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The team at Willows are delighted to see one of our Specialists appointed to the clinical board of parent company Linnaeus in the newly-created role of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) subject matter expert. Fergus Allerton, RCVS & EBVS® European Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine here at Willows now leads the group’s response to the threat…

Meet Tucker, a 12-year-old Labrador who was referred to Soft Tissue Specialist Will Robinson, for investigation and management of suspected laryngeal paralysis. Laryngeal paralysis is a rare condition where the nerve supply to the larynx (voicebox) is affected which reduces the animal’s ability to open his vocal chords when breathing in, resulting in exercise intolerance.…

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…

A grateful dog owner has paid a glowing tribute to the team here at Willows who saved her young Labrador’s life. Pet owner Amanda Coleman, from Leicestershire, feared the worst throughout a dramatic four-month fight for life for three-year-old Poppy, which began when the young lab was speared in the neck by a stick. Incredibly,…

Our top team of highly-experienced Orthopaedic Specialists are proudly leading the way across the UK and Europe for Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery in dogs. We now boast an unrivalled service for Total Knee Replacement surgery, with Specialists Alexis Bilmont, Stephen Clarke and Toby Gemmill all recognised as certified TKR surgeons. Toby, who is managing…

A Student Vet Nurse (SVN) here at Willows has recently played a vital part in a major operation to cure a dog’s lameness. While SVN Emma Paul was not directly involved in the surgery to repair a damaged cranial cruciate ligament, her role was still essential to proceedings, as she used her sign language skills…