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Northwest Veterinary Specialists Oncology Department Northwest Veterinary Specialists is part of the Linnaeus Veterinary Ltd (A Mars Company).

😍Everyone Meet Maggie!😍Maggie is a long term visitor to Northwest Veterinary Specialists!! Maggie first came to us in Ju...
02/05/2025

😍Everyone Meet Maggie!😍

Maggie is a long term visitor to Northwest Veterinary Specialists!! Maggie first came to us in June 2022 which led to a diagnosis of renal dysplasia and chronic kidney disease, which has been beautifully managed by her super mum and dad along with our Internal Medicine department.

But in November 2024 a mass was discovered on her left hind leg, which following investigations was diagnosed as a mast cell tumour.

Maggie was then referred to our Soft Tissue department in December 2024 where she had the mass removed.

Due to the high grade nature of the mast cell tumour a follow up chemotherapy protocol was initiated in January 2025.

This involved eight injections of vinblastine over a 12 week course. Due to her kidney disease, the dose of the vinblastine was reduced to avoid toxicity or worsening her renal disease.

We had a few stop and starts with her treatment, this was due to her not feeling 100% on some chemo days, and we absolutely do not want to impact her quality of life as she's the happiest little boxer in the world.

🥳So finally this week Maggie completed her chemotherapy course.🎉

Here she is showing off her certificate 😎🥳

The ongoing plan for Miss Maggie is to return to NWVS in about one month for further investigations to assess the response to chemotherapy and to hopefully make sure there has been no metastasis (spread of the cancer).

We love you Maggie!😍

Join us at NWVS for an evening focusing on dog first aid 🐶🩹Our experienced team of vet nurses will show how to spot when...
02/05/2025

Join us at NWVS for an evening focusing on dog first aid 🐶🩹

Our experienced team of vet nurses will show how to spot when something isn’t right with your pet, and how to act in an emergency before you get to a vet.

Along with the chance to practice CPR and bandaging animal models, there will also be advice on first aid, wounds and common medical emergencies.

📆 Thursday 29th May 2025
⏰ 7pm – 9pm (arrival from 6.30pm)
📍 Northwest Veterinary Specialists, WA7 3FW

Food and refreshments will be provided and there will be the opportunity to have a tour of our hospital.

To reserve a place email >> [email protected]

Join us at NWVS for an evening focusing on dog first aid 🐶🩹

Our experienced team of vet nurses will show how to spot when something isn’t right with your pet, and how to act in an emergency before you get to a vet.

Along with the chance to practice CPR and bandaging animal models, there will also be advice on first aid, wounds and common medical emergencies.

📆 Thursday 29th May 2025
⏰ 7pm – 9pm (arrival from 6.30pm)
📍 Northwest Veterinary Specialists, WA7 3FW

Food and refreshments will be provided and there will be the opportunity to have a tour of our hospital.

To reserve a place email >> [email protected]

17/04/2025

🥰Everyone meet Rosie!🥰

💖Rosie is the cutest little bean who first came to visit Team Onco mid February 2025 following a diagnosis of lymphoma🧬.

💉We started her on a chemotherapy protocol involving alternating two different medications every 3 weeks!💉

🤔Rosie's mum and dad adore her, and were understandably really quite concerned about starting chemotherapy with Rosie, mainly due to this possibility of side effects and complications following treatment that would affect her quality of life.🥴

🤝They had a good long chat with us, and a neighbour whos doggo had also had chemotherapy, about starting treatment and opted to move forward.🥳

🥳And they are so happy that they did! Rosie is kicking cancers butt right now AND having the best time!🥳

⚽️Just you all look at these videos of Rosie! The one with the football was taken the same day she had had chemotherapy three weeks ago!!⚽️ (videos in the comments)

🌳The one with the sticks, was taken a few days later!🌳

🧘‍♀️And that last one, you know, the one where shes sat on the sofa🧘‍♀️, in the sun eating a little snacky snack was taken last week, a few hours after she had had her third dose of chemotherapy!! 🌞

💖Now doesn't she look like she's having the best time! 💖

🫶Quality of life for our patients is the number one thing for us!!🫶

🤝And if that means we have to tweak protocols or doses to make sure that can happen we will!🤝

💖We love you Rosie and look forward to seeing you in a few weeks for your next treatment! 💖

Everyone meet Rufus!! Dear sweet Rufus came in initially to see Oncology Specialist Jess, and Team Oncology, before head...
11/03/2025

Everyone meet Rufus!!

Dear sweet Rufus came in initially to see Oncology Specialist Jess, and Team Oncology, before heading off to surgery.

Rufus is 100% living his best (spoilt 💖) life after surgery and we love it!!



Introducing Rufus, a remarkable patient who has shown incredible strength and resilience. 🐾

In February 2024, Rufus was referred to our skilled oncologist, Jess Grant, after an uneven ulcerated lesion was found on his gum near his back tooth. 🦷

Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma. 😔 Following a thorough CT and Ultrasound scan to ensure the disease hadn't spread, Rufus was referred to our expert surgery team. 🏥

Under the care of EBVS European Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, Matt Smith, Rufus underwent a hemi mandiblectomy to remove the tumour, with all cancerous cells successfully excised. ✂️

Throughout his procedure and recovery, our dedicated team of Registered Veterinary Nurses and Anaesthetists provided exceptional care during his general anaesthesia and immediate recovery phase. 🩺💉

Rufus spent four days in our High Dependency Unit, where our inpatient care nurses supported him throughout his recovery. They helped him regain the ability to eat and drink independently while ensuring he remained comfortable before returning home to continue his healing process. 🛏️💚

A year on, Rufus is thriving! He's back to his active, happy self and is now enjoying life to the fullest, celebrating his 9th birthday with a hike in the Peak District. 🎉🥾🎂 We are incredibly proud of his journey. 🙌

Rufus's case highlights the importance of the collaborative efforts between our dedicated teams, working together to provide the highest standard of care. 🤝🐾

🎊Massive congratulations to oncologist Mary for becoming our new clinical director!🎊
22/01/2025

🎊Massive congratulations to oncologist Mary for becoming our new clinical director!🎊

Congratulations to Mary Marrington, who has been appointed as our new Clinical Director! 👋

Mary graduated from Cambridge University in 2002 before working at the RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital for five years, before completing a residency in oncology at the University of Liverpool.

After spending six years as a senior lecturer in oncology at the University of Liverpool, Mary joined us as an Oncology Specialist here at NWVS and set up our dedicated oncology service.

She was appointed Head of Oncology in 2018 and Head of Oncology and Internal Medicine in 2024. She also set up our oncology residency programme, where she has trained four residents to date.

Mary is excited to support our team of outstanding and dedicated clinicians in fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and innovation, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and client experience.

Outside of work, Mary is married with two children 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 four horses (Dolly, Clover, Mia, Thai) 🐎 two dogs (excitable Labrador x Skye and cheeky beagle Bingo) 🐶 and three barn cats (Ted, Roy, Keeley).

Congratulations, Mary!

🥰Everyone meet Vinny!! 🥰🥰Vinny is the bestest boy!🥰🤕Vinny was first refered to our Oncology Service in July 2024 with su...
22/01/2025

🥰Everyone meet Vinny!! 🥰

🥰Vinny is the bestest boy!🥰

🤕Vinny was first refered to our Oncology Service in July 2024 with suspected lymphoma. He had enlarged lymphnodes and a pleural effusion (fluid in the chest around the lungs)🧪

🧬Lab tests showed that it was lymphoma and we started a 25 week chemo protocol for him🧬

💖Vinny has done so well during the protocol and has totally stolen our hearts with his puppy dog eyes!💖

💊Today Vinny recieved his 16th and final treatment in this protocol! 💉

🎊Yay Vinny!🎊

🎊Here he is showing off his certificate🎊

💖We look forward to seeing Vinny soon for his check ups!💖

❤️Everyone meet Henry ❤️🥳Henry is a very special boy who was rescued from a life on the streets in Bulgaria.🥳He took ove...
18/11/2024

❤️Everyone meet Henry ❤️

🥳Henry is a very special boy who was rescued from a life on the streets in Bulgaria.🥳

He took over his owners life in December 2023.

😕But sadly in January he started to have some bloody discharge collecting around his prepuce and a firm mass was also discovered around the body of the pen*s.😒

🧬He was referred to our soft tissue surgery department for further investigation and a diagnosis of transmissible venereal tumour (TVT) was made.🧬

🌍TVT is pretty much unheard of in the UK, but is unfortunately very common in many south eastern European countries.🌍

💉Henry received six injections of vincristine over 6 weeks and he was amazing for it!💉

❤️Henry is the sweetest and happiest little bean, and we love getting to see him!❤️ Plus he also likes biscuits - it's all part of the treatment plan I promise 😁

🥳At the end of the six treatments we re-examined Henry and found the lesion/masses had resolved.🎉

🧐Henry has had two further check ups since completing the treatment and thankfully there was no evidence of the mass reoccurring.🧐

🎉Here's Henry back in April showing off his certificate, and also then on his beach holiday this summer!🎉

We look forward to seeing him very soon for his next check up!😍

🥰Everyone meet AJ 🥰😔AJ became lame on his right hind leg in early April this year. He had no history of an injury or ove...
08/08/2024

🥰Everyone meet AJ 🥰

😔AJ became lame on his right hind leg in early April this year. He had no history of an injury or overexerting himself.😔

☢️His vets took some xrays of both of his hind legs, so they could compare the normal left leg to his lame right leg, and his pelvis.☢️

🦴The xray showed some bone changes to the right femur and AJ was sore when the leg was palpated.🦴

🎗The vets were concerned that AJ had a bone tumour.🎗

🧐AJ was then refered to team oncology for further investigation.🧐

☢️AJ had a CT scan of his hind legs, thorax and abdomen. This was to allow us to assess the right leg, plus check for any evidence of tumour spread to the lungs and abdominal organs (this is called metastasis).☢️

🦴The CT showed an aggressive bony lesion on the distal part of the right femur.🦴

✂️Amputation of the right hind leg was advised. ✂️

😷The limb ampuation surgery was carried out by one of our soft tissue surgeons and AJ recovered well.😷

💉Once the wound had healed AJ started with a course of carboplatin chemotherapy.💉

💉AJ recieved four treatments of an injectable chemotherapy agent called carboplatin and he tolerated the treatment like a champ 🥰

🥰Here is AJ showing off his certificate and bandana - we are so proud of him! 🥰

🙌Well done AJ 🙌

💖Team Onc love you lots💖

🤩 Everyone meet Kayla 👑🧬Kayla first came to us early February 2024 following a diagnosis of lymphoma🧬💉We started Kayla o...
04/04/2024

🤩 Everyone meet Kayla 👑

🧬Kayla first came to us early February 2024 following a diagnosis of lymphoma🧬

💉We started Kayla on the 25-week multi chemotherapy drug protocol right away.💊

💊The dose and frequency of chemotherapy medications administerd to our cat and dog patients is much much lower than used in human oncology.💉

💜Quality of life for these guys is so so important💜

💊Kayla is still recieving chemotherapy - we just administered her 7th treatment which is week 8 out of 25. 💉

🔥Kayla is doing great!🔥

✴️Things Kayla has been up to DURING her chemotherapy protocol....✴️

✅️Enjoying icecream🍦
✅️Running around forests🌲
✅️Laying in streams/swimming in swamps🙈
✅️Sitting in patches of flowers - looking as pretty as the flowers🪻
✅️Wondering where her next treat is coming from while on a walk up a hill🍪
✅️Demanding to be the center of attention - both at home and in the hospital (she has the most perfect little woooof, just to gently remind you she is there)👑👑👑👑👑

🤩Team Onc love you Kayla!🤩

💖Everyone meet Pippa💖🧬Pippa first came to visit Team Onco in November 2022 and a diagnosis of lymphoma was made.🧬💉We sta...
15/03/2024

💖Everyone meet Pippa💖

🧬Pippa first came to visit Team Onco in November 2022 and a diagnosis of lymphoma was made.🧬

💉We started Pippa on the 25 week CHOP chemotherapy protocol - this incorporates three different medications given over 16 treatments over the course of 25 weeks.💊

🌟Pip completed the protocol in May 2023! Whoop Whoop!🌟

Sadly, in September 2023, Pippa relapsed her lymphoma so we immediatly restarted the chemo protocol again!

🔥Pip has rocked her chemo protocol from the very beginning!🔥

😠We did have a very small inconvenient bit of lameness that tried to throw a spanner in the works - it tried! 💪

🌟🌟Pippa completed her SECOND chemo protocol last week - which is fantastic!🌟🌟

🏞And we are so pleased she been able to continue her amazing hiking all over the hills and mountains of England and Scotland during her treatment!🏕

😇😇Pip is a sweet perfect angel... even when she's shouting at us for more treats and to voice her displeasure at being in a kennel! 😇😇

🥰We love you Pip!! 🥰

We look forward to seeing Pippa for her check.ups which we schedule every 4 weeks

The wonderful Classic FM are playing calming classical music to help our pets over the next few nights 💞Tune in to Pet C...
04/11/2023

The wonderful Classic FM are playing calming classical music to help our pets over the next few nights 💞

Tune in to Pet Classics 🐾 on 📻 Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November, 5-9pm.

Pets scared by the fireworks? Come and join us for two nights of calming classical music, in the musical sanctuary we call Pet Classics. 🐾

📻 Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 November, 5-9pm.

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/northwest-veterinary-specialistss-giving-pageTeam Oncology is joining up wit...
07/06/2023

https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/northwest-veterinary-specialistss-giving-page

Team Oncology is joining up with Cancer Research UK and participating in June's challenge!

The challenge is .........

100 skips per day!

If you would like to sponsor us with all funds going towards Cancer Research UK please click on the link.

and what would be even better is if you would like to join us - you can sign up by clicking on this link - they'll even send you a skipping rope if you need one https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/get-involved/find-an-event/skipping-challenge?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_organic&utm_campaign=clayton_organic&fbclid=IwAR2g-FMY8uWDzpNoTH26LAmosjmLVMK6yUQnLfmFeW2jJhdkViYUrbTuVBs

Dogs and cats are welcome to also participate 🐱🐶 and yes we do want to see videos🤩

Find support and motivation throughout the month, alongside skipping top tips and fundraising inspiration in our Skipping Facebook group.

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