‘MIRACLE GIRL’ ELLA STILL TOP DOG – DESPITE HAVING HALF A LUNG

A ‘miracle’ dog is continuing to defy the odds – scooping multiple agility awards despite having nearly half of her lung removed. Cocker Spaniel Ella Brisco was rushed to our state-of-the-art hospital following unexpected and uncommon complications from a routine operation.  The pup had gone into renal failure and received treatment from our industry-leading emergency…

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LABRADOR LILY EATING AGAIN AFTER VETS REMOVE TENNIS BALL SIZE TUMOUR

A food-mad golden retriever is back enjoying her meals after our expert team successfully removed a cancerous mass the size of a tennis ball which had left her unable to eat. Ten-year-old Lily from Telford began coughing and bringing up her food around a year ago, but initial tests came back clear, leading owner Alix…

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DOG CHAMPING AT THE BIT AFTER SEVERE DENTAL DISEASE TREATED

A close up image of a sand-coloured Chihuahua. She is under anaesthetic with a tube coming out of her mouth and she has severely decayed teeth.

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…

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STUNNED 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…

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WILLOWS ‘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…

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WILLOWS’ 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…

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CAT’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…

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OUR 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…

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MIRACULOUS BOW HAILED AFTER PIONEERING CANCER TREATMENT AT WILLOWS

An image of Bow, a black labrador with grey hairs around his muzzle, sitting on some gress. In the background there is a beach and the sky is cloudy

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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‘ONE IN A MILLION’ DOG ENJOYING LIFE AFTER CANCER ALL CLEAR

An image of Henry, a black cocker spaniel dog, sitting and look straight at the camera. In the background there is woodland

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,…

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