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DOG CHAMPING AT THE BIT AFTER SEVERE DENTAL DISEASE TREATED
An elderly Chihuahua who needed to have all of her teeth removed due to severe dental disease is now chewing over a new lease of life thanks to our vets. In fact, thirteen-year-old Thalula was one of the first patients seen by our recently-opened Dentistry service. Thalula already had 15 missing teeth when she was…
Read MoreSTUNNED FAMILY WITNESS DOG’S STICK IN THE EYE HORROR
An Oxfordshire family watched in horror as their pet dog was almost blinded when a stick plunged into his eye during a game of ‘fetch’ in the garden. The energetic seven-year-old black labrador, called Toby, was seriously injured after he enthusiastically chased after a ball which had bounced into a bush. Abingdon’s Leila Rawes Barton…
Read MoreWILLOWS PARTNERS WITH BIRMINGHAM DOGS HOME
The team here at Willows is looking forward to providing valuable support to Birmingham Dogs Home (BDH) thanks to a unique new partnership. The link-up with the charity will see our state-of-the-art hospital and world class team deliver expert care and treatment to some of the second city’s most vulnerable dogs, in addition to…
Read MoreWILLOWS ‘DE-LIVER’ DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR DACHSHUND DUO
Our Specialist-led team has delivered a double helping of joy and relief to the owners of two young miniature dachshunds. Ten-month-old Norman and eight-month-old Bruno both needed urgent surgical treatment here at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service after being diagnosed with identical congenital liver conditions. Erika Villedieu, Specialist in Small Animal Surgery here at…
Read MoreWILLOWS’ CLINICAL TEAM BOOSTED WITH RETURN OF SPECIALIST TOBY GEMMILL
The clinical team here at Willows has been boosted by the return of a renowned Specialist to our Orthopaedic service. Toby Gemmill, RCVS and ECVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, first joined us in 2005 as an Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon. He became Clinical Director in 2016 and then Managing Director in 2020, balancing leadership…
Read MoreTENACIOUS TED’S LIFE SAVED AFTER GRASS SEED LEADS TO EMERGENCY DOUBLE SURGERY
Our talented team recently carried out two emergency surgeries on the same day to save the life of a beloved pet dog. We provided lifesaving treatment to two-year-old Sprocker, Ted, who had suffered a severe spinal infection caused by a grass seed he had inhaled. Following the emergency operations, Ted spent two weeks receiving round-the-clock…
Read MoreCAT’S SIGHT SAVED IN LATE-NIGHT OP AFTER 2cm THORN PIERCED EYE
An emergency out-of-hours operation here at Willows has saved the sight of a cat whose left eye had been pierced by a 2cm-long thorn. The two-year-old domestic shorthair, called Oberon, was in dire danger of losing his vision and was rushed to our team for treatment. The dramatic out-of-hours case saw Oberon quickly taken for…
Read MoreEMERGENCY CHEST SURGERY SAVES DOG STRUGGLING TO BREATHE
A working dog left struggling to breathe after a severe infection is back to full fitness following emergency chest surgery here at Willows. Sprocket, a seven-year-old Springer Spaniel, underwent the life-saving procedures as his health had rapidly deteriorated to the point where breathing was becoming a real problem after contracting a condition called pyothorax, believed…
Read MoreOUR CROWNING GLORY! WILLOWS LAUNCHES DENTISTRY SERVICE
Exciting news… we have launched a dentistry service here at Willows which makes us the only veterinary referral dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery facility in the Midlands. Dentistry clinician James Haseler, who heads up our new department, said: “Willows has an enviable global reputation for delivering excellence in pet health care and the opening of…
Read MoreMIRACULOUS BOW HAILED AFTER PIONEERING CANCER TREATMENT AT WILLOWS
A 12-year-old Labrador has been hailed a “miracle” success story by the specialist vet who treated him for an inoperable mouth cancer. Chiara Penzo, a renowned RCVS and European Specialist in Veterinary Oncology here at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service in Solihull, said beloved family pet Bow had responded brilliantly to pioneering electrochemotherapy treatment.…
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