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A pioneering collaboration between our Ophthalmology team and the University of Cambridge has the potential to eradicate an eye disease that affects some Old English Sheepdogs. The discovery by veterinary clinicians and geneticists has identified the genetic variant that causes an inherited eye disease syndrome in this breed. This has enabled the development of a…

Our Puppy Heart Murmur Clinic has seen nearly 30 puppies since it started last year, with around half needing treatment after early detection of their congenital heart defects. Without the early diagnosis, these puppies could have died or developed symptoms of heart disease such as heart failure. Laurent Locquet, one of our Consultants in Cardiology,…

Gerhard Putter is the head of our new dental service, one of only a very few specialist-led veterinary dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery centres in Europe. Gerhard, a Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Specialist travelled to Borneo with colleagues, to undertake a busy volunteer schedule working with local vets and teaching workshops. Among the…

Our Internal Medicine team see a number of pets referred to us this time of year who have ingested a natural material out on a walk or something they have found at home! Common Dog poisons Slug and snail pellets – metaldehyde poisoning is very serious and requires urgent treatment. Dogs may appear unsteady and…