Join us for a day at Bath Vet Referrals Congress 2023.
We are thrilled at the success of the event last week, thank you to everyone that came and to the sponsors Veterinary Instrumentation Veterinary Pathology Group HARTMANN GROUP H&R Healthcare
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Bath Vet Referrals Congress 2023 is underway. Birgitt Rimell of Hartmann and H&R Healthcare came to speak to the vet and nurse streams about reducing infection risks. #Hartmann #H&RHealthcare #BathVetReferrals #VeterinaryCongress #Vet #Nurse
Do you remember Buzz? Buzz presented to one of our referral surgeons Ted Corfield due to hind limb paralysis. Buzz was welcomed home by his sister Jessie and couldn’t wait for some cuddles. The family are all dedicated to ensure a successful recovery. Buzz came to see us for his 4 week recheck and he is already starting to walk. We are so pleased with Buzz’s progress! We look forward to seeing how far he has come at his next recheck.
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To celebrate our commitment to providing innovative and excellent patient care we have decided to rebrand.
Since opening, we have become a well-respected multidisciplinary referral centre situated in the South West of England. Our dedicated team of knowledgeable and professional referral clinicians and experienced nursing team offer an extensive referral service.
Our current brand has offered comfort and reassurance to many, however, after careful consideration we have decided to take steps to refresh our brand identity and to formally change our name to Bath Vet Referrals. These changes represent our desire to evolve and progress; our new branding also pays homage to Bath itself.
As of Autumn 2022, our new brand identity will gradually take hold. Our services, facilities and commitment will remain the same.
We are also delighted to announce that the Small Animal Rehabilitation Centre will now form part of the Bath Vet Referrals service. Formerly known as Bath Canine Hydrotherapy, the service will remain located at 494 Wellsway, Bath BA2 2UD. More information can be found via our website https://www.bathvetreferrals.co.uk/ .
The rebrand is a true demonstration of Bath Vet Referrals continual growth and reflects the hospital’s spirit and desire to offer a progressive and distinctive referral service.
Thank you for being part of our journey and look forward to sharing our new brand with you.
Happy International Women's Day from all at Bath Vet Referrals
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Meet Twiglet
Meet Twiglet,
This lovely girl was outside all day and came back home completely non weight bearing on her left hindlimb. Twiglet’s worried mum brought her to see vet Lucy, who gave her pain killers straight away and performed x-rays. As suspected, Twiglet has suffered several fractured bones in her foot – 2nd, 4th and 5th metatarsals. Twiglet’s case was handed over to referral surgeon Barbara who performed a combined and external skeletal fixation of the fractures. The metal pins were bent and secured with acrylic putty and the whole leg dressed to make her as comfortable as possible. Twiglet came in for her 6 week x-rays and the fractures had fully healed. The pins were easily removed, Twiglet was signed off and made a full recovery! Well done!😊
To refer a case to us please visit our website https://www.bathvetreferrals.co.uk/refer-a-case or in the case of an emergency please call us on 01225 982777
Meet Huxley - PPDH Case
This handsome boy is Huxley during his 2 week post operative check with Barbara 😊 He was transferred to us as an emergency with laboured breathing. The xrays from the referring practice were highly suggestive of a diaphragmatic rupture with stomach displacement to the thoracic cavity. As the stomach was stuck, it further inflated and caused more pressure on the lungs and difficulty breathing. This condition was life threatening. Huxley was rushed into surgery with our referral surgeon Barbara and senior nurse Cathy. During the procedure, no rupture was found but a defect in the diaphragm called a peritoneal-pericardial diaphragmatic hernia (PPDH). Very rarely animals are born with this condition – an oversized hole in the diaphragm where organs can freely pass through the abdomen to the thoracic cavity. The stomach was quickly decompressed with a stomach tube and pulled back through the hernia to its normal position. Huxley was very closely monitored throughout his anaesthetics by Cathy and his lungs mechanically ventilated. The hernia was repaired and a prophylactic gastropexy (suturing the stomach to the abdominal wall) was performed to prevent the stomach from displacing again. Repeat xrays were taken to confirm organ reduction and lung inflation. Huxley recovered extremely well, started eating straight away and was discharged home the next day 😊
To read more about other cases we have seen please visit our website https://www.bathvetreferrals.co.uk/referring-vets/news
Meet Indie
Indie (a 2 year old female Boxer) was out for a walk and jumped onto a slope. She landed awkwardly, cried out and was suddenly unable to bear weight on the leg. She was taken to the Rosemary Lodge Veterinary Hospital where a fracture was suspected. She was given strong pain relief, radiographs were taken and the leg was placed in a support bandage. The radiographs showed that there were fractures of the right tibia and fibula, with a butterfly fragment at the mid shaft tibia, and a spiral fissure extending towards the hock. Indie was subsequently referred to Jon Shippam at Bath Vet Referrals.
Fractures that are very close to, or even involving joints are more demanding to treat. If the joint is involved then accurate reconstruction is essential to avoid severe osteoarthritis and joint pain. If a fracture or fissure extends very close to a joint it creates difficulties placing implants to achieve sufficient stability for the fracture to heal. In this case a CT was performed to check the exact location of the fissures to help with surgical planning.
After assessing the CT images it was decided that standard plating procedures would carry a significant risk of the fissure propagating, but that a double plating technique using a single locking screw at the lower end of each plate would minimise this risk whilst achieve the minimum requirement for stable fixation. Locking screws have threaded heads that ‘lock’ into the plate. The CT showed that a fissure extended to within 10 mm of the joint surface, but confirmed that it would be safe to place two locking screws at 90 degrees to each other and avoid the fissure and the joint surface.
Two locking compression plates (LCP’s) were applied to the right tibia, one on the cranial aspect of the bone, and one on the medial aspect of the bone. Post operative radiographs showed that the tibia was suitably aligned and that the most distal screw had successfully avoided the joint surface and the fissure.
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Meet Jasper
Meet Jasper
This little brave dog is Jasper 🧡 he was brought in the practice to treat his anal glands but a routine blood screen revealed raised liver parametres. He came back later to see vet Nicola, who performed an abdominal ultrasound scan which showed a very large >8cm mass in his liver. X-rays of Jasper’s lungs were taken the same day which thankfully did not show any tumour spread. A follow up abdominal ultrasound with our referral medic Federica revealed no spread of tumour to the abdominal lymph nodes and few nodules on the spleen. Jasper had major surgery with our referral surgeon Barbara where the whole spleen and the huge liver mass were removed with specialized energy sealing devises and surgical staplers. Jasper has made an amazing recovery and was able to go home the next day! Even more relieved we were to hear from the lab that the splenic and liver mass – hepatocellular adenoma were both benign, meaning that the surgery was curative and Jasper could get back to his normal life with no further treatment. He quickly got back to his routine - serving as a therapy dog 🧡What an absolute superstar!! Wishing Jasper and his loving family all the best! 😊
Please visit our website to read more casestudies https://www.bathvetreferrals.co.uk/referring-vets/news
Final Call for registrations for our Free Vet CPD on the 14th July.
Come on don't miss out, email us today [email protected], to recieve the registration links and details.
***Time is running out to join our Free Online CPD this coming Wednesday 14th July***
Please come and join us, the meetings are recorded and a link to the recording is sent to all registered delegates, so if you aren't able to make the Live event, you can still benefit from the wealth of knowledge that Dr Jenny Lambert and Dr Samantha Lane have to share.
Email us today to be sent the registration link [email protected]
Bath Veterinary Referrals is a multidisciplinary referral centre located on the outskirts of Bath.
