Lilly, a 14 year old cat, was brought in by his owner due to anorexia, increased vocalisation and lethargy. The owner noticed a vital change in his routine, which was him urinating and drinking more frequently. Due to these symptoms Lilly was admitted, put on intravenous fluids to make up the loss of vital nutrition …
Category: Brave Hearts
July Braveheart – Lucy
This months Braveheart is awarded to a cocker spaniel named Lucy aged 12 years old. Lucy originally visited us in April for her annual vaccinations. Her owner mentioned they had noticed some lumps on the underside of her abdomen that they wanted veterinary surgeon Sally to check. The decision was made to take some fine …
June Braveheart – Lenny
The beautiful 8 year old Staffy suffered on the 1st of April a Road Traffic accident. Despite trauma and shock he found his way back home to his Mum, who noticed the injury immediately and therefore rushed him straight away to our veterinary practice to be checked by one of our veterinary surgeons. Poor Lenny …
Georgie – May Cat Brave Heart
Georgie is a 15 year old ginger and white cat, who was brought in to see a vet after her owners noticed a red lump on one of her ears. The vet carried out a procedure called an FNA (Fine needle aspirate), a fairly non-invasive procedure where a needle and syringe is gently placed into …
May Braveheart – Nugget
Nugget was chosen as our Brave Heart recipient because of her astonishing recovery from a terrible accident and her courage and bravery during this time. Nugget first came to see us as a baby for her vaccinations in 2016. She had a laparoscopic spey in 2017 but other than that has been very healthy. In …
April Braveheart – Harvey
Harvey is a beautiful 3 year old ginger cat who is very deserving of this month’s braveheart award. He was first seen by one of our veterinary surgeons, Sally Ward, as he had been having trouble urinating. On examination he had a small bladder and was admitted for sedation to pass a urinary catheter. A …
March Braveheart – Spice
This months Braveheart award goes to Spice a lovely 14yr old feline patient of ours. Spice came in to see us in October due to vomiting, anorexia, weight loss and dehydration. He was admitted to the hospital for blood tests, and then hospitalised for intravenous fluid therapy, medical management, and to try and tempt him …
February Braveheart – Minnie Scott
Our Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital Braveheart for February 2019 is Minnie Scott – a beautiful white Persian cat. Minnie came in as an emergency due to haemorrhage around her rear end. After being triaged by one of the nurses who took a quick history from her owner, Minnie was seen by a veterinary surgeon. Minnie’s …
Brave Heart – January 2019 – Swci Evans
Swci (pronounced Suki) is a lovely little Cocker Spaniel who came to Moor Cottage Veterinary Hospital as she wasn’t feeling quite herself. She didn’t have her usual good appetite and wasn’t running around as much as normal. We performed urine, faecal and blood tests, as well as carrying out an ultrasound scan and radiograph of Swci’s …
Hector’s story…
Hector is a lovely Springer Spaniel who has been visiting us since he was a little pup of 8 weeks old. He has now reached the ripe old age of (nearly) 14! At the end of November, Hector was rushed into us as he was unable to stand and was very distressed and disorientated. He …