Posts by Linnaeus Sarah
Expanded neurology services
Feline Neurology With the recent expansion of our Neurology Team, which now comprises 3 Specialists, 3 Residents and an Intern, we have introduced a dedicated Feline Neurology and Neurosurgery Clinic. Neurology can be a very challenging discipline in cats due to their unique behaviour towards pain and the specificity of clinical manifestations of feline nervous…
Read MoreNew, flexible monitoring
Our patients are now among the first in the UK to benefit from the brand new MostCareUp by Vygon – the only monitor able to obtain, in real-time, even the slightest haemodynamic variations. This portable minimally invasive system uses an arterial line that, in complex cases, would already be in place. Its many advantages include…
Read MoreAward Winners – and proud of it
We are delighted to have been awarded the ‘Best Small Animal Referral Centre – UK’ in the Global Health & Pharma Animal Health Awards 2016. The Award Programme aims to acknowledge and reward those who have gone beyond their duty of care to improve the welfare and health of animals. Many thanks to all of…
Read MoreExpansion for Aniplant
The Dick White Charitable Foundation has been supporting Aniplant in Havana since 2010. It has renovated and equipped a clinic in the city which is caring for street dogs and cats and performing over 3,000 sterilisation surgeries each year. Last July, one of our Radiologists visited the clinic and installed an ultrasound machine, staying for…
Read MoreDistinction for Charlee Hurlock
We are very proud of Charlee Hurlock, our Night Nurse Supervisor, who has been studying for the last two and a half years at Myerscough College – a specialist institute within the University of Central Lancaster. As well as her duties here at DWR, she has been working towards a Higher Education Diploma in Advanced…
Read MoreTheatre Refurbishment
As our clinic has expanded and developed over the years, the number of operating theatres required to meet the needs of our caseload has grown from two to five – accommodating soft tissue, orthopaedic, ophthalmology and neurosurgery. Thanks to the investment available since our recent shared venture agreement with the Pets At Home Vet Group,…
Read MoreOur very own Jamie Oliver!!
We are delighted to announce the recent appointment of James Oliver BVSc CertVOphthal DipECVO MRCVS to our Ophthalmology Team. James graduated from the University of Bristol in 2002. He became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists in 2011 and worked in referral practice until joining us in 2017. He is currently working…
Read MoreNew members of Internship Programme
We are delighted to welcome the following colleagues to our Internship Programme: Gianluca Bini MRCVS Gianluca graduated in 2014 from the University of Perugia in Italy. He undertook an internship and traineeships before spending 2 months visiting Departments of Anaesthesia at the Universities of Pennsylvania and Bern. He has since undertaken further training in anaesthesia…
Read MoreTwo more Specialists for DWR
We were delighted and very proud to receive the news that Darren Barnes and Ben Blacklock recently passed the rigourous exams required to become a Specialist. Darren is a member of our Surgical Team and is now a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons. Ben is a Diplomate of the European College of…
Read MoreLola ‘unlocked’ by veterinary expertise
Lola had always been a lively young boxer, enjoying nothing more than a romp along the beach in her hometown of Lowestoft. On one such occasion recently, she suffered a wound on her left forelimb and visited the local veterinary practice where she was treated with antibiotics and bandaged. When she returned to the practice…
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