Posts by Jan

Exciting News!! The Ophthalmologists at DWR are now offering a sight-saving technique for dogs with corneal disease. This is a routine procedure in people, and is starting to be used in the veterinary field. The team at DWR is among the first to offer it to their canine patients. Mable is a 3-year-old crossbred referred…

Doolin was found abandoned in a field in Romania in the middle of winter and, luckily for her, rescued by not-for-profit organisation Hope for Romanian Strays. She was cared for and spayed before being brought to the UK where Foster Carer, Suzy Ash, had agreed to give her a temporary home. Very soon after she…

We are pleased to invite our colleagues to 2 full-day CPD Seminars in April: 2nd April: Ophthalmology Our Ophthalmology Team will be presenting on topics including: The Ophthalmic Examination Ocular Therapeutics for the General Practitioner Ocular Emergencies Diseases of the Canine and Feline Eyelid Eyelid Surgery for the General Practitioner To reserve a place, contact:…

As an employer of over 300 people, DWR is acutely aware of the importance of mental health skills and awareness in the creation of a safe, healthy workplace.  For that reason, we have implemented a programme of Mental Health First Aider Training. This involves 2 days of training by qualified instructors, at the end of…

One of our priorities here at DWR is the exchange of knowledge and experience among our veterinary colleagues, For this reason, many members of our team will be attending BSAVA 2019 and contributing oral and poster presentations. These include clinicians from our Neurology/Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology and Soft Tissue Surgery departments. Among the highlights are presentations…

Following the popularity of previous one-day seminars by our Ophthalmology Team, a further event was held at the British Racing School in Newmarket on 2ndApril. Once again, the day was fully booked the audience enjoyed an informative day’s CPD with talks on The Ophthalmic Examination, Ocular Therapeutics in General Practice and Ocular Emergencies through the…

Physiotherapist Fiona Smee has nominated ‘Dolly’ as her Star of the Week’. This cheeky little dachshund is 5 years old and has had 2 spinal surgeries carried out at DWR in the past year. Fiona is really impressed with her courage and determination. She has made a huge improvement recently, doing lots of trotting in…

Hydrotherapy is used regularly for the rehabilitation of dogs following injury and/or surgery. In theory, it should be equally useful for cats. The problem is, they are far less compliant and willing to please than dogs and so, generally, this hasn’t been an option. Titch, however, a laid back 8-year-old Maine Coon x Norwegian Forest…

No owner wants to hear that their dog has been diagnosed with cancer but at least Oakley’s owner was given the option of life-saving surgery for his much loved pet. Oakley is an 11-year-old labradoodle referred to DWR at the beginning of April. Unfortunately, a CT scan showed that he had bone cancer, specifically a…

Corneal injuries and opacities are eye problems that are very often diagnosed in animals as well as people, and they can lead to scarring or cloudiness of the cornea, which decreases vision and may progress to blindness. As in human ophthalmology, by using advanced corneal surgeries vets are able to save animals’ sight and increase…