Titina was brave for her eye exam on Tuesday 11th June with Shannon. She is an elderly dog, just over 11 and a half, with diabetes and cataracts.  Although she is completely blind in her right eye due to a mature cataract, her left eye still has some vision, albeit quite compromised. We will monitor her eyes regularly to check for symptoms of inflammation (uveitis) and glaucoma.  Fortunately, she is…

Feline Ophthalmology check up Minnie was brought in to see Dr Shannon Gaffaney to check her weepy left eye.  Minnie is a British Short Hair and is just over 5 years old.  She is also prone to sneezing which can cause mucous discharge but hasn’t done this for a while.  She is otherwise a healthy cat.  It is possible that Minnie’s eye lids are very tight to her eye balls…

Dr Shannon Gaffaney met Baxter, a Golden Doodle who is nearly 12 years old last week to check his eyes for ocular opacity.  Baxter has age related lens changes but this does not affect his vision at all.  He had a tear test done which measures both quality and quantity of the tears produced.  The quality measures how well it coats the eye and for how long and the quantity…

Ophthalmology Assessment Missy is a lively 3 year old female Staffordshire Bull Terrier who was presented to Dr Shannon Gaffaney for an eye health check.  Her eyes are 100% healthy and nothing untoward was detected. Missy is a happy exuberant young dog  who loves to play with her housemate Poppy.

Ophthalmology Examination Meet Smithy who is an 11 year old deaf Staffordshire Bull Terrier.  He was presented to Dr Shannon Gaffaney for a eye health check and was very brave during his examination.  His eyes were stained to be able to see any issues.  Shannon was very happy with the examination and Smithy’s eyes are perfectly healthy and no issues were found. He is a very happy dog aside from…

We are delighted to introduce Shannon Gaffaney, Advanced Practitioner in Ophthalmology.  She will be leading our new ophthalmology second opinion and referral service at Godstone. Shannon has been passionate about animals from a very young age. She grew up in California with dogs, cats, horses and a few other ‘smallies’.  She jumped at every opportunity to pursue her veterinary ambitions, which eventually brought her to the UK. Qualifying from the…

Update from Medivet: Thank you for supporting our neurology referral services at the Veterinary Referral Centre.   Unfortunately, from 25th October 2023, we will be unable to provide this service for the time being. We will still be able to offer you the following services: Dermatology referrals Cardiorespiratory referrals Ultrasound referrals Endoscopy referrals We are working to develop our clinical provisions and hope to share more information with you soon. Thank…

Today is #WorldVeterinaryDay World Veterinary Day was created in 2000 by the World Veterinary Association to highlight and promote the lifesaving work performed by veterinarians around the globe.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM – CHRISTOPH – ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON Dr Christoph Stork (DVM, DVetMed, DipECVS, MRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Surgery, EBVS European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Surgery) will be joining us regularly from Wednesday 3rd May providing an orthopaedic surgical service.

Hemilaminectomy Dennis, a very lovable French Bulldog, was presented to Dr John Parker with ongoing spinal pain. An MRI was performed, identifying a slipped disc. The surgical procedure to correct a slipped or herniated disc in dogs and cats is called a hemilaminectomy. Dennis had a slipped disc in his lumbar spine, so the middle of his back. Dr John performed a hemilaminectomy to relieve the slipped disc. The surgery…