Eden Veterinary Referrals

20/12/2024

This week’s star patient is the handsome humphrey who was seen by Vet Kate as an emergency medicine referral.

Humphrey had not been feeling himself after eating a tea towel the day before and having a mischievous history of eating things he shouldn’t have his owner made an appointment with his normal vets.

He was admitted for further investigations and radiographs. Following imaging there was a suspicion of a gastric foreign body and he was referred to EVR for gastroscopy.

We are proud to host several flexible endoscopic cameras at Eden. This allows our vets to be able to diagnose and treat a wide array of conditions, in particular the retrieval of foreign material!

Vet Kate and her nursing team were able to retrieve 6 pieces of towel!!! All without the need for surgery. Humphrey was the perfect patient and woke up from his general anaesthetic and was discharged home that evening. Hopefully he’s learnt his lesson this time!

18/12/2024

What happens to your pet overnight?

We are proud to offer 24hour, on-site, dedicated inpatient care for our patients allowing round the clock care! 💙

15/12/2024

Check out Minnie at her 14 day appointment with surgeon Edd, it’s like she never fractured her elbow! 💝

15/12/2024

🐾 Meet Minnie, a beautiful 5-month-old French Bulldog, who recently had quite the adventure (even though we’re not exactly sure how it happened!). One morning, Minnie was limping badly and despite her discomfort, she didn’t let it stop her from zooming around. Her owners took her to the vet, where X-rays revealed she had broken her elbow.

When it comes to fractures involving joints, there’s a crucial 48-hour window for surgery to prevent complications like cartilage damage and arthritis. Unfortunately, Minnie didn’t get surgery until 5 days after the injury, which caused the bone to shift out of place (see the purple dashed line on her radiographs) and begin healing incorrectly. But with expert care, we were able to align the bone ends and restore the elbow to a close-to-normal position.

We’re thrilled to report that just 14 days post-surgery, Minnie is back to her excitable, energetic self and moving comfortably! We’re hopeful that with continued care, this once seriously injured elbow will regain good function and comfort long term.

Wishing Minnie a full recovery and many more happy, playful days ahead! 🌟

12/12/2024

Did you know we offer a range of regenerative and biological medicine at Eden?!

Some of the products we use are;
- Platelet rich plasma (PRP)
- Adipose derived stem cells
- Xenogeneic derived stem cells (DogStem)
- Soon to stock Autologous Conditioned Serum (ACS)!!!
- we also stock Arthramid, a cross-linked polyacrylamide hydrogel which integrates into the joint tissue providing shock absorption to the joint.

We use these products in a variety of cases - both soft tissue and orthopaedic. Each treatment regime is tailored to our patients’ and their conditions. Regenerative medicine is often used to treat arthritis, tendon and muscle strains.

Get in touch to find out more!

06/12/2024

What a festive time we had our wreath making class this week!

Fun was had by all, and all the wreaths were just beautiful! 🎄❄️💜

03/12/2024

MRI is a non-invasive and invaluable imaging modality used for a variety of conditions.

Burgess Diagnostics Limited MRI scanner comes monthly to EVR and you can refer a patient for an outpatient MRI via our website.

Want to know if a case could benefit from this imaging modality? Get in contact and our vets will be happy to help! ☎️

01/12/2024

This week we are telling the story of 12 week old Sage, who came to us as an emergency after being attacked by a dog.

Poor sage was unexpectedly attacked whilst on a walk and sustained significant injuries and developed cardiovascular shock. He was rushed to his primary care vets where he was given emergency treatment to stabilise his condition.

Once stable, Sage was referred to us for further investigation and treatment. Due to the location of his injuries, radiographs and thoracic CT scans were performed.

Sage was diagnosed with a pneumothorax, 9th rib fracture, pulmonary contusions and pleural haematomas. He also had fractured two of his metacarpals. Luckily, non of these injures required surgery and after several days of supportive care and monitoring, Sage was able to go home!

He has been back for his check up and is doing so great, well done Sage! 🐾

27/11/2024

Bella returned to us last week as part of her annual cancer check up!

Bella underwent surgical removal of a thyroid carcinoma and post operative chemotherapy last year. She has done amazingly well and still remains in remission!

We are thrilled to be able to help so many pets with a cancer diagnosis. Bella will continue to be monitored over the next year. 💜

26/11/2024

Referring Vets!!

Do you know about our FREE orthopaedic radiograph reporting service?!

This service aims to support our local general practice vets in managing orthopaedic cases efficiently and providing the highest level of care for your patients.

You will receive an orthopaedic surgeon’s interpretation of your radiographs with follow-up advice to help you manage the case.

Follow the link below for more information 🩻

Perineal Hernia - Eden Vets Referral can help with the diagnosis and treatment of perineal hernias in both dogs and cats

25/11/2024

This week we’re going to tell the story of Frankie the French bulldog!

Frankie was referred for surgical treatment of his bilateral perineal hernias. These had been slowly progressive over several months. His owners were noticing constipation with soft, fluctuating swellings either side of his tail base. Urination was deemed normal.

Frankie was admitted for further investigations prior to surgical management. One of the reasons we perform radiography is to assess the position of the bladder, and in Frankie’s case our suspicions were confirmed - his bladder had retro flexed back into the right sided hernia!

A urinary catheter was placed prior to surgery to ease replacement of the bladder back into the abdominal cavity. Closure of the hernias involved creation of an internal obturator muscle flap and sutures placed between remaining muscles , the IOM flap and the sacrotuberous ligament. These sutures are pre placed prior to ligation.

Frankie was also castrated to reduce the risk of reoccurrence as testosterone is one of the major risk factors for development of perineal hernias.

Perineal Hernias are always best treated as soon as they are identified via surgery. This gives the best outcome for the patient and reduces the risk of complications such as urinary obstruction.

Please don’t hesitate to email our surgical team for advice or use our website to refer a patient - thank you! 🙏

22/11/2024

So now you know we are a part of the RFG scheme…

But what exactly is the RFG scheme?!

The Kennel Club and University of Cambridge's Respiratory Function Grading Scheme assesses Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs for a breathing problem known as BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome).

The scheme advises owners if their dog is affected by BOAS and gives guidance to breeders on how to lower the risk of producing affected puppies. A selection of regionally approved assessors (vets trained especially in BOAS) have been appointed to carry out respiratory function grading on dogs of these breeds.

Dogs can be assessed from the age of 12 months and this should be repeated every two years for their lifetime, or until you stop using them for breeding.

This scheme is not just for breeders, but for any pet owner of one of the above named breeds! The data allows us to create trends and monitor the overall respiratory health of the populations.

We hope this allows these breeds to be breed with respiratory health in mind and therefore reduce the risk of breathing difficulties.

Click on the link to find out more!

https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health-and-dog-care/health/getting-started-with-health-testing-and-screening/respiratory-function-grading-scheme/

19/11/2024

Did your pets wake up to a snow day today? ❄️🐾

Please travel safely and let us know if you’re delayed heading to us today, thank you ☃️

18/11/2024

Vet Georgina is now an official Respiratory Function Grading Scheme assessor for the Kennel Club!!

This means that we are on the list of official health testing clinics for the following brachycephalic breeds: British Bulldog, Pug and French Bulldog.

We will be performing RFG clinics for pet owners and breeders in the new year!

Read our next post to find out more about the scheme!

17/11/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️Unmissable Opportunity within Veterinary Lameness Diagnostics ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A truly UNIQUE opportunity has arisen for a veterinary surgeon to join us in our ever-expanding referral lameness clinic at Eden Veterinary Referrals.

We accept referrals nationwide and are proud to see many canines with lameness and gait abnormalities. Part of our success is our ability to identify and diagnose many soft tissue injuries with use of novel diagnostic methods such as musculoskeletal ultrasound, a rarely used tool in canine orthopaedic disease.

Due to this we are seeing an ever-growing number of sporting and performance dogs and work alongside many veterinary physiotherapists to formulate patient rehabilitation and treatment protocols.

Do you have…
🦴 A real passion for canine soft tissue and orthopaedic conditions?
🦴 An enthusiasm for rehabilitation and sporting dogs?
🦴 A keen interest to learn how to perform MSK ultrasound?
🦴 A desire to explore a range of treatment options including advanced surgical and regenerative medicine therapies?
🦴 Finally, can you deliver outstanding patient led care?

Then YOU need US!

Please read the complete role advertisement and don’t hesitate to contact us should you require further information. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Thank you and we looking to hearing from you!

https://eden-veterinaryreferrals.co.uk/veterinary-orthopaedic-lameness/

15/11/2024

We’ve got some exciting news… 🥳

One of our surgeons, Georgina recently undertook a course to become involved in an important monitoring scheme of certain breeds on behalf of the kennel club. 🐾

Stay tuned to find out more…!

12/11/2024

Clients please be aware ahead of your visit of a road closure between Hough and the practice today and tomorrow.

We believe the closure is due to pipe work across the road.

Thank you

10/11/2024

On Remembrance Sunday, we unite behind our Armed Forces community and honour those who gave their lives for our freedom, both human and animal alike. 💜

Thank you to Jools for organising this wonderful wreath honouring service animals past and present!