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Some patients stay with you—and this month, Suzie’s story is a beautiful example of multidisciplinary teamwork, skills, and truly patient-centred care at Eastcott referrals Meet Suzie, a brave 2-year-old miniature schnauzer who faced a very painful and complex condition: pancreatitis with secondary ileus. These conditions don’t just make pets unwell—they can cause ongoing, deep discomfort…

Beau, a 7-year-old male neutered German Shepherd, was referred to us in June 2025 for investigation and treatment of a slow-growing mass on the back of his skull.  CT confirmed an osteoproliferative mass originating from the nuchal crest, the appearance of which was typical for multilobular tumour of bone, also known as a multilobular osteochondrosarcoma…

Tommy is a 9 year old Labrador who was seen by our orthopaedic service for investigation of severe elbow pain. Part of these investigations involved CT scans performed which when reviewed by our imaging team diagnosed both severe elbow dysplasia (the cause of the lameness) and a surprise mediastinal mass. This mass then sampled under…

Gall Bladder removal Gall bladder mucocele (GBM) is becoming increasingly commonly diagnosed in canine patients. The decision to remove the affected gall bladder is usually straight forward if the patient is showing clinical signs that will be improved following surgery. However, if the animal is not currently showing any obvious symptoms it can be harder…

Patient: Ralph, 5-year-old male neutered Greyhound, 30 kgPresenting Complaint:Ralph was referred to Eastcott Veterinary Referrals to the dentistry and orofacial maxillofacial surgery department for investigation and management of ongoing oral pain and inappropriate oral inflammation. Pre-Anaesthetic Assessment A thorough pre-anaesthetic evaluation was carried out by one of our veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia specialists. No abnormalities…

Mowgli, an 8-year-old male Main coon, was visited in our Neurology service for a chronic history of weakness affecting the hind limbs within the last 6 months, with an acute deterioration in the last week showing sporadic yelps when trying to jump. The neurological examination showed marked atrophy on hamstring muscles and severe discomfort on…

Kenji, a 14-year-old male Japanese Shiba Inu, presented to the neurology department at Eastcott following a hyperacute onset of inability to walk, severe left head tilt and left side rolling. He was neurolocalised in the central vestibular system and MRI documented changes consistent with an ischemic stroke affecting the right cerebellar hemisphere and interpositus nucleus.…

Lola is an 11 years young and full-of-life Chihuahua who was referred to the neurology service for investigation and treatment of incoordination of her hind limbs that had been steadily getting worse over a few weeks.  Lola was seen by Tom Shaw, specialist in neurology and after a consultation the decision was made to perform…

Ziggy is a lovely 11-year-old Wire-haired Vizsla who presented to us in March with a sudden onset of inability to walk on his hind limbs the day prior to presentation. On neurological examination he was unable to walk but able to move his back legs (paraparetic). The findings were compatible with a problem in his…

Augusta is a lively French bulldog who was referred to our Ophthalmology team with her eye near to rupturing! She had a large ulcer, which was so deep there was only one layer of cells left before it perforated. This type of ulcer is called a Descemetocele and is a surgical emergency. Augusta is classed…