Posts Tagged ‘Dogs’
EMERGENCY 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 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.…
Read MoreGRATEFUL DOG OWNER’S THANKS TO WILLOWS AFTER FAMILY PET IMPALED ON STICK
A dog lover has spoken of his horror at finding his 10-month-old puppy impaled on a 13-inch stick. Kevin Blythe, from Hereford, said he heard a “howl of agony” and then discovered his cocker spaniel Louie with a stick stuck deep into his throat. Local vets only gave the treasured family pet a 50-50 chance…
Read MoreOWNER’S TEARS OF JOY AS OUR TEAM SAVES SIGHT OF PRECIOUS ‘THERAPY’ DOG
A dog owner’s sobs of despair turned to tears of joy after specialist care here at Willows saved the sight of her precious ‘therapy’ pet. Sarah Marshall, from Nottingham, was distraught when her Husky Akasha completely lost her sight overnight and said she feared the family’s 10-year-old dog would never see again. However, in a…
Read MoreELTON’S ‘STILL STANDING’ DESPITE SPINAL INJURY
A young puppy who was left paralysed in his back legs and unable to even wag his tail after a freak accident is now back on all paws thanks to Specialist treatment here at Willows. Eleven-week-old Sussex spaniel Elton suffered a severely bruised spinal cord after jumping off a half-metre high wall in front of…
Read MoreCLEAN SWEEP AS SOOTY’S CHRONIC EAR ISSUE CURED BY WILLOWS
A much-loved young poodle from Staffordshire with a severe ear problem is now pain-fee thanks to Specialists here at Willows and the determination of his loving owners. Sooty’s ear condition, known as bilateral Pseudomonas otitis, which proved resistant to numerous drugs, was so severe it required the expertise of our dedicated Dermatology team to devise…
Read More‘ONE IN A MILLION’ DOG ENJOYING LIFE AFTER CANCER ALL CLEAR
A ‘one in a million’ cocker spaniel is cock-a-hoop after ear cancer fears were allayed by industry-leading specialists here at Willows. Fifteen-year-old former Crufts competitor Henry was referred to our specialist-led team after an unidentified mass was discovered in his right ear. As part of a multidisciplinary approach, Henry was assessed by Erika Villedieu,…
Read MoreLIFE’S A BEACH AS WILLOWS WORKS WONDERS ON WOLFGANG’S ‘WONKY LEG’
A rescued dog’s ‘wonky’ leg is working properly at last following Specialist surgery here at Willows. Five-year-old Wolfgang already had a deformed left foreleg when he was adopted from Romania at the age of 18 months but over the past year, his new owners realised the problem had significantly worsened. The beloved pet was soon…
Read MoreWILLOWS LAUNCHES PIONEERING CARDIOLOGY SERVICE
Willows in the West Midlands has launched a ground-breaking cardiology procedure for dogs only previously used in human healthcare. The minimally invasive transeptal puncture (TSP) now being performed by our world-renowned cardiology team avoids opening the chest or heart and involves using minimally invasive techniques to pass a thin flexible tube from the right atrium…
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