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The Dick White Academy has become the first  UK training centre to be approved to offer the new VetSkill Level 3 Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Companion Animal). This qualification has been designed to train Veterinary Nurses to have a holistic approach to their work, a passion for making a difference to the lives of animals,…

Over the past few weeks we have observed a marked increase in the incidence of Mycobacterial infections in cats from samples submitted to the laboratory from vets across the country. We have detected these in cytology specimens by observing non-staining rods on routine staining, which subsequently stain with ZN. The clinical presentations included the presence of…

At DWR, not only are we committed to providing excellent patient and client care, but we are involved in numerous important research projects, many of which are in collaboration with other organisations. We openly share our research findings with other colleagues so that as many vets, researches and, ultimately, patients as possible can benefit. One…

This beautiful kitten, called Jinx, was brought to us by Alresford Kitten and Feral Rescue when he was just 8 weeks old. He had a vascular ring anomaly, meaning that an abnormal major vessel from the heart was trapping the oesophagus and restricting passage of food. This can be seen on the left hand side…

Ben was sent to us recently for removal of a thorn that had penetrated his eye. This was causing him a lot of pain and he was in danger of losing the eye. Thankfully, our Ophthalmology Team was able to remove the thorn  with the help of an operating microscope. Penetrating ocular foreign bodies can…

On Thursday 8th August 2019, at 8.00 pm, DWR’s Head of Ophthalmology James Oliver BVSc PhD CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS will be giving a Webinar, describing the components of the canine lacrimal system and pre-ocular tear film. Using several case examples, he will cover the main clinical signs associated with acute and chronic tear film deficiencies…

Our Physiotherapy Department has recently added low level Laser Therapy to its array of therapeutic approaches. Class 3B low-level Omega Laser (non-heating) Low Level Laser Therapy provides light energy that stimulates the body’s natural healing processes, optimising repair and helping to restore normal cellular function. It stimulates healing growth response through: increased ATP and protein…

Nobody wants to receive the news that their dog has cancer, but it is encouraging that the array of available treatments is increasing. At DWR Veterinary Specialists, we have just administered a new form of personalised immunotherapy to a dog for the first time. Immmunotherapy is the treatment of disease either by activating or suppressing…

We are very pleased to welcome Kathleen Tennant BVetMed CertSAM CertVC FRCPath MRCVS to our Diagnostic Pathology Team. Kathleen qualified from the University of London in 1996 and stayed at the Royal Veterinary College to complete an Internship before undertaking a Residency in Medicine and Clinical Pathology at Cambridge. Following a year in first opinion…

Lily is a gorgeous Giant Schnauzer. She was admitted by us in May 2018, aged 3 years, because she was lame and her primary care vet suspected that she had a bone tumour based on x-rays of the leg. Our Diagnostic imaging Specialists performed a CT scan which confirmed that Lily had a lesion causing…