Antibiotic Awareness

Help us to keep antibiotics working… What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop mechanisms to reduce the effects of the antibiotic. These mechanisms evolve through mutation and adaptation. Mutations can be good or bad for bacteria. In some cases, the mutation kills the bacteria and it may provide the bacteria with a…

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Alabama Rot

As we head into the autumn and winter months, we want to help dog owners and make them aware of the symptoms of Alabama Rot. The disease, which originally appeared in the late 1980s, was first detected in the UK in 2012. When it affects the kidneys, it, unfortunately, has a 90 per cent mortality…

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Willows achieve Investors in the Environment Silver Level Award

We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Willows have achieved the Investors in the Environment Silver Level award. Over the last 12 months, led by our Green Giants project team and sponsored by Willows Managing Director Toby Gemmill, we have worked hard to acknowledge our carbon footprint factors and what impact that has…

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Chris Shales to present at RCVS Fellowship Week

The RCVS Fellowship Week is taking place between 30 September – 7 October 2021. It will include various free online activities, such as the Fellows of the Future student competition, culminating with the virtual Fellowship Evening at 7.30 pm on Thursday 7 October. The 38 new Fellows, including Willows Specialists Chris Shales, Head of Soft…

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Willows Specialists Achieve Fellowship Awards

A huge congratulations to Willows Specialists Chris Shales and Richard Harvey who have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to the UK veterinary profession by the award of Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS), by routes of Meritorious Contribution to Clinical Practice and Meritorious Contributions to the Profession respectively. These are prestigious…

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION – PRODUCT RECALL

Cat feeding from bowl

Fold Hill Foods has taken precautionary action to recall several dry cat food diets due to safety concerns. This is a result of a concerning spike detected by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the number of pancytopenia cases in cats throughout the UK. What should I do? If you have bought any of the…

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LIFE NOW SMELLING OF ROSES FOR MR PICKLES

A Romanian rescue dog has made a remarkable recovery from a rare cancerous tumour thanks to specialist-led treatment here at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service. The stricken Corgi-crossbreed had only been in his new UK home a week when he developed worrying symptoms, including breathing difficulties and an increasing flow of discharge and blood…

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WILLOWS TEAM SAVE LIFE OF DOG STRUCK DOWN BY POTENTIALLY FATAL TETANUS

Willows Specialists in Neurology and Emergency and Critical Care have battled for a month in order to save the life of a beloved family pet stricken by tetanus. Copper, a one-year-old lurcher-cross, was brought to us after his devastated owner was told there was little his local vets could do to treat the rare condition.…

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WILLOWS LAUNCHES SPECIALIST-LED PARENTERAL NUTRITION SERVICE

Here at Willows, we are building on our industry-leading Clinical Nutrition offering with the launch of a Specialist Parenteral Nutrition service. Our team has marked the one-year anniversary of its Specialist Clinical Nutrition service with the launch of the additional treatment, making Willows one of the very few in the UK to offer such a…

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