Handsome Remy! It’s not only your pets that manage to get themselves into trouble… ours do too. Remy, who is part of the team at Bridge Referrals and belongs to one of our night nurses, was sadly involved in a road traffic accident eight weeks ago. It was a huge shock when Jessie, his owner, called in, understandably distressed to find Remy struggling. He was rushed straight in, where he was immediately assessed and stabilised by our orthopaedic surgeon Emma. Remy was in shock on arrival, unable to rise and markedly painful over his pelvis, with significant instability on palpation.…

Beautiful Su! 🐾 Su is a beautiful cat who recently presented to us as an emergency after getting herself into a rather unusual bit of trouble. Like many cats, Su has a curious and playful nature. However, on this occasion her curiosity led her to take an interest in something a little unexpected - a piece of expensive jewellery. Her owner noticed that Su had managed to get hold of a ring, and before they could intervene, Su swallowed it! Cats are not always the first animals people think of when it comes to swallowing foreign objects, but Su proved…

Kes is a lovable, young, and very active boy. When his owners dared to try and sneak away for a weekend without him, Kes decided to take matters into his own paws. After jumping at a door and landing awkwardly, he suddenly became non–weight bearing lame on his right hind limb. His referring vets were able to palpate a fracture and promptly placed a secure bandage to immobilise the leg before sending Kes as an emergency referral to the orthopaedic department here at Bridge Referrals. Emma, one of our orthopaedic surgeons, performed radiographs of the right hind limb, which revealed…

Handsome Clarke 💙 The handsome Clarke was urgently referred to us in January after becoming progressively unwell, initially showing gastrointestinal signs and lethargy. Blood tests at his primary care practice revealed that he was critically anaemic, so on admission to Bridge he was immediately stabilised with a life-saving blood transfusion, kindly supplied by the amazing donors at Pet Blood Bank UK! ❤️ Based on his blood results and breed, the initial suspected diagnosis was immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia (IMHA) - a condition where the immune system attacks the body’s own red blood cells, leading to severe, potentially life-threatening anaemia. Following his…

When you bring home a new puppy, the last place you expect to end up is the vets… but unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to little Lily! 💛 Beautiful Lily! At just 4 months old, Lily (weighing only 3kg) jumped down awkwardly and suddenly became non-weight bearing lame on her left hind limb. She was seen by Emma, one of our orthopaedic surgeons, in our orthopaedic department. Radiographs of Lily’s leg revealed a long oblique fracture of the tibia and fibula, with instability felt on palpation. Pre-op radiograph showing Lily's fracture A Delicate Repair Given how young and tiny Lily…