December 02, 2005
Caroline's Kilimanjaro Challenge for VetAid
Our vet Caroline Allen will be hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of the charity VetAid. The money raised from the 19,340ft climb will help rural communities in Africa by providing stock and education on how to keep productive, healthy animals.
If you would like to support Caroline and VetAid, please sign the form in the Practice or speak to Caroline.
For more information on the charity visit: www.vetaid.org
Posted by russell at 06:00 PM
New head nurse
After a rigorous search we are happy announce the appointment of our new head nurse Anne Richings.
She brings to the Practice a wealth of experience and knowledge and is a very welcome addition to the team.
Posted by russell at 02:44 PM
New state of the art ultrasound
We are excited to announce the recent arrival of our new MyLab Vet ultrasound machine. This machine has the latest ultrasound technologies available in veterinary medicine and is the first one of its kind in the UK.
The machine is based on a similar model for use in humans and its fantastic capabilites and image quality means faster, better diagnoses.
Ultrasound allows us to view images of the internal anatomy of the body in real-time, such as the heart in motion, the abdominal organs, eyes, masses, tendons and, of course, the fetus in utero.
Some diagnoses we have already made using our new machine include: intestinal intussusception, polycystic kidney disease, bile duct obstruction in a cat, pancreatitis in a cat, dilated cardiomyopathy (dilation of the heart) in a Cocker Spaniel, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickening of the heart muscle) in several cats, abdominal tumours in cats and dogs, bladder tumours, benign bladder polyps and more.
The faster we get to a diagnosis, the faster we can start treatment and therefore the better the prognosis.
Posted by russell at 02:13 PM