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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…

Nell is a talented working sheepdog who spends her days doing what she loves most - managing sheep with focus, intelligence and that classic “eye” that makes a great sheepdog truly special. Nell doing her favourite thing! Her owner described her as one of the best dogs he had ever worked with. But over time, he began to notice a change. Nell became quieter. She seemed reluctant to work and, eventually, unable to do the job she had always excelled at. When his farm vet detected something unusual while listening to her heart, Nell was referred to Karl Bovenizer, our…

Ziggy the cat came in to see Emma after being missing for five days. When he finally returned home, his owner noticed that his jaw appeared out of alignment and there was visible trauma to his left eye. A CT scan revealed that Ziggy had suffered extensive head trauma, most likely as the result of a road traffic accident. His most significant injuries included: A fracture through the right mandibular ramus A displaced, comminuted fracture of the left mandible, just behind the canine tooth These injuries left Ziggy’s jaw very unstable and meant he was unable to eat properly. CT…

Rowan first came to see us in late November 2025 after her owners noticed she was struggling to walk and becoming increasingly unsteady on her feet. This loss of balance, known as ataxia, was clearly observed during her consultation videos and was understandably very worrying. A Complex Presentation Rowan was initially assessed by Alison, one of our neurologists. Her clinical signs were suggestive of a possible spinal cord abnormality. However, during her examination it became clear that there was more going on. Rowan had a persistently high temperature and blood tests showed raised inflammatory markers, indicating an underlying systemic illness.…

The beautiful Hazel! Hazel is usually an active outdoor cat but she came home one night and her owner instantly knew something was not right. Hazel presented to Emma, one of our orthopaedic surgeons, as she was unable to walk normally on her hind limbs. Emma performed a CT scan which showed that Hazel had sustained multiple pelvic fractures, presumed to be from a road traffic accident, with the most significant of these being bilateral sacroiliac luxations. This is where the pelvis attaches onto the vertebrae and is important as without this attachment the pelvis becomes quite unstable. Bridge Referrals…