Winter Stories From London Vets

The cold and gloomy winter may be in the past now but let’s remember some of our sweetest and naughtiest winter patients across our group.

Eating Spectacles?

This is lovely but very, very naughty Louis who was brought in by his mum as he had decided it would be a very good idea to chew mums spectacles (!!) into rather a lot of small pieces.
Following this Louis started vomiting bile overnight and of course there is always a chance that Louis swallowed some of the lenses.
We took x-rays, bloods and Kate also performed an ultrasound.
At the moment all looks well but we will keep a very close eye 🤓 on Louis to see if he develops any other symptoms that could indicate a foreign body.
Louis has been a star patient🥇

A Mischief

This naughty boy is Bailey!
Bailey ate a bar of chocolate 🍫 and now he’s feeling sorry for himself (as you can see in the picture). After spending a few hours with us, Bailey went home and we hope that he will not eat any naughty treats again!
Chocolate is poisonous for our little friends and in large amounts, it can be fatal for your dog. In addition, coffee, raisins, grapes and sultanas (very festive sweets🎄) are very toxic and they can even cause kidney failure.

Blocked Bladder – Signs To Look Out For

Poor William had to have emergency surgery with us last Friday morning, due to his bladder becoming blocked ☹️

We are pleased to report his surgery went well 😊 and William spent the weekend at our out of hours clinic in Thamesmead. He came back to us on Monday and is pictured below eating some yummy food 😁

There are a few reasons why male cats bladders can become blocked such as stress, infection and bladder stones. It is an emergency condition which requires prompt diagnosis and treatment.

Louie’s Wobbly Episodes

This lovely boy is Louie. He saw our Vet recently because he had had some wobbly episodes and she noticed he had a heart murmur. He came in so our Vet Viraf, who has undertaken further training in ultrasonography, could do an Echo, or ultrasound, of his heart. You can see a video of this in the comments below

His scan did not show any major abnormalities but Louie does have high blood pressure. We have started him on some medication and will monitor him closely, alongside his excellent owner

Don’t let the little frowny face fool you, he was a very well behaved boy and didn’t mind being here at all ❤️

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