Archive for August 2022

A cat called Tanqueray who had been plagued by a chronic ear condition has received a real tonic after a being treated with dog medicine. The six-year-old Maine Coon had been struggling for six months with an acute ear infection and was eventually referred to us here at Willows. Our renowned head of dermatology Dr…

One of our amazing Veterinary Nursing team members here at Willows has spoken of her immense pride at being a volunteer at the recent Commonwealth Games. Jo Vale was one of 14,000 volunteers chosen from 46,000 applicants to help keep the 2022 games in Birmingham running smoothly. Jo, who said she had ‘grown up’ with…

An ‘anorexic’ dog’s refusal to eat was soon explained when the one-year-old Cocker Spaniel was examined by our industry-leading multidisciplinary team.  A CT scan carried out here at Willows revealed a six-inch stick had speared through the young dog’s stomach, abdominal cavity and into her pelvic canal.   The dog, called Susan, underwent emergency surgery with…

A pet owner has spoken of their delight after one of our brilliant Ophthalmology team used a pig’s cornea to save a young bulldog from becoming blind. Three-year-old Marley had already lost his left eye after suffering a deep corneal ulcer which had perforated the eyeball. So, when he was diagnosed with an identical problem…