Alnorthumbria Veterinary Group - Morpeth

26/08/2024

Growth spurt!

Happy National Dog Day!

Look how much puppy Remi has grown, he’s almost as big as his brother Oakley!

26/08/2024

22/08/2024

Hugo is back and better than ever!

Hugo attended our Ponteland branch for repeat blood tests to make sure he is continuing to progress following his multiple blood transfusions a couple of months ago!

He is doing so well and is life and soul of the party!

21/08/2024

This months photo challenge is in celebration of the pets that are no longer with us, as August is Rainbow Bridge Rememberance Month.

Anyone who has ever had a pet knows how horrible it can be to lose them, no matter the circumstances

Please share some photos of your beloved pets of the past, to celebrate your time together and keep their memory alive!

21/08/2024

The magnificent Moose!

Moose attended our Ponteland branch for his second vaccine with Nurse Ebony and was very grateful for the gravy bones!

20/08/2024

The very cute Coco and Chanel!

They attended our Morpeth branch for their spay and castration and the staff couldn’t get enough of their cuteness

19/08/2024

A huge congratulations to our PCA Hannah for passing her A-levels and getting into vet school!

She worked incredibly hard and we wish her luck in her studies!

14/08/2024

We have had a male black and white collie handed into our Alnwick branch found near Blakelaw Court.

14/08/2024

Here we have Ralph undergoing an orthopaedic procedure where we used a nerve stimulator to monitor the effectiveness of the nerve block used.

This helps to see if the anaesthesia being injected, so Ralph doesn’t feel any pain during and following the procedure, is in the correct place and is working correctly!

13/08/2024

❗️ New Legislation ❗️

To all of our bird owners, from the 1st of October 2024, regardless of flock size, birds must be registered with the Animal & Plant Health Agency

Exemptions apply

See the government website for more information

12/08/2024

Say hello to Felix!

Felix is wearing our blood donor bandana because he and his owner were kind enough to volunteer him as being a blood donor to a patient who needed a blood transfusion!

Blood banks don’t keep cat blood in storage like they do with dog blood, so we need patients like Felix to be at the ready!

10/08/2024

Here we have Harry the tortoise attending our Alnwick branch for a nail clip with our Nurse Sarah!

He is named Harry as he is always walking in One Direction!

09/08/2024

Bramble and Rowan in for their vaccines at our Morpeth branch getting all the attention they deserve from our receptionist Christine!

08/08/2024

We are trying to locate a client who came into our Wooler surgery at the end of July and enquired about rehoming a cat called Tinker. Please could you contact the surgery if you have any contact information for this person.

08/08/2024

Hank making himself extra comfortable for his 6 month health check with Nurse Kayleigh

06/08/2024

Today is Fresh Breath Day!

Here we have Tiberius, before and after a scale and polish!

As you can see, this significantly reduced the build up on his teeth, decreasing the risk of dental disease as he gets older!

It is important to maintain the health of your pets teeth to prevent smelly breath, pain and disease/infection!

05/08/2024

We’re seeing a lot of grass seed related cases recently! Be sure to check your pets!

04/08/2024

Some dental x-rays at our Ponteland branch recently!

Dental x-rays are also available at put Alnwick branch

03/08/2024

A luxating patella is in simple terms, a dislocated kneecap

This is common in smaller breeds but can occur in any breed, and can be genetic or due to trauma

As this condition progresses, the patella dislocates more easily and more frequently, which has a negative impact on the joint, and increases the likelihood of other orthopaedic conditions such as cruciate disease (see our post from last week!)

Mild cases are usually asymptomatic, however, a common sign is ‘skipping lameness’ where the animal lift the hindlimb for a few ‘skips’ before resuming a normal walking gait

A physical exam usually diagnoses the condition, and further diagnostics such as x-rays and advanced imaging (CT and MRI) may be required to analyse the extent of the orthopaedic disease.

Some cases may require conservative medical management such as pain medication, joint supplements, maintaining ideal weight, physical rehabilitation and exercise restrctions.

However, the more advanced caes, surgery may be required.

01/08/2024

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31/07/2024

Our July sporty winners!

Thank you for your submissions!

30/07/2024

30/07/2024

How to fight the summer beasties!

29/07/2024

There are two cruciate ligaments within the stifle (knee) that attach the femur (thigh bone) to the tibia (shin bone) keep the joint secure and preventing over-entension or over-rotation of the joint.

Cruciate disaease is usually the result of degeneration of the fibrers within the ligament in the knee weaken over time. This can be due to genetics (breeds predisposed to this) and activity.

Surgically this can be corrected in many ways, one being a TPLO (Tibial plateau levelling osteotomy)which uses plates and screws to fix the bone into position

28/07/2024

Another day another CT!

This is Charlie and he was in for a CT to help diagnose a cause for his front limb lameness.

They always look so snug and comfortable when being scanned!