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Please bookmark this page and visit regularly to find out what is happening at our referral centre.

You can keep up to date on our news, changes to our services as well as reading the great stories and successes of our teams and the brave pets we see everyday.

Common Spring Poisons 

Our Internal Medicine team see a number of pets referred to us this time of year who have ...

Cambridge vet helps rescued orangutan back into the wild

A rescued orangutan called Dias who underwent much-needed dental treatment is now loving life back in the wild ...

Important Information

Over the last year, we have seen our costs increase significantly and we have absorbed the majority of ...

The Dangers of Foreign Bodies

A ‘foreign body’ is something that gets stuck inside your dog or cat that shouldn’t be there. This ...

Pet antibiotic resistance – how can we safeguard our future?

What does antibiotic resistance mean? Antibiotics can be effective at treating bacterial infections. However, over time bacteria can ...

Much needed Dental Unit hand-delivered to Borneo Orangutan Rescue Centre.

Gerhard Putter is the head of our new dental service, one of only a very few specialist-led veterinary ...

Puppy Heart Murmur Clinic Success

Our Puppy Heart Murmur Clinic has seen nearly 30 puppies since it started last year, with around half ...

A study with the University of Cambridge to eradicate eye disease in Old English Sheepdogs.

A pioneering collaboration between our Ophthalmology team and the University of Cambridge has the potential to eradicate an ...

Gold-level cat-friendly clinic (CFC) accreditation awarded by the International Society of Feline Medicine (ISFM).

We are so honoured to be awarded this prestigious award for our high-quality care for cats. With our ...

Nurse CPD events

To learn about more of our CPD events for nurses please click here.

Programme for the Oncology/Pathology CPD Day

 Mast cell tumours 09.00 - 09.30amApproach to the waxing and waning massCharlie Pittaway09.45 - 10.15amCytology of mast cell tumours ...

New Dentistry & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service

Small Animal Dentistry and Oral Surgery Specialist Gerhard Putter joined our team recently. Gerhard, who is an RCVS ...