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Orthopaedic Small Animal Referrals Team joined by Andy Morris. Duncan our small animal orthopaedics specialist has been joined by Andy Morris. Andy Andy has a particular interest in orthopaedic traumatology and skeletal development in young animals.

Read Vet Referrals Spring 2017 Newsletter with veterinary articles, case histories, CPD news and up to date information about Eastcott Referrals.

Under the guidance of our ophthalmologists Ida Gilbert and Mark Ames and our soft tissue surgeon Poppy Bristow, Intern Malwina Kowalska performed a retrospective study evaluation into the outcomes in over 150 phacoemulsification treatments for cataracts at Eastcott Referrals. She presented this to the BrAVO at BSAVA.

Canine lung tumours are uncommon but are usually seen in older patients typically 9-12 years of age. They are usually malignant with the vast majority (97%) being carcinomas. We do very occasionally see benign masses (e.g. pulmonary lipoma) but these are considered very rare.

A recent review of our cataract surgery patients found that approximately 50% of cases were diabetic dogs. Functional vision was achieved in over 95% of these cases, however some of our diabetic patients were not suitable for cataract surgery due to potentially avoidable lens rupture and retinal detachment. Vision can be saved in some cases of lens capsule rupture if surgery can be performed promptly.

Vacancy to join our Veterinary Referral Team. We are looking to recruit two ECVS, RCVS or ACVS Diplomates or Board eligible residency trained candidates. We would be happy to consider applicants who wish to pursue roles in solely soft tissue or orthopaedics or candidates who would like to do both.

We are looking for 6 well-motivated interns to work in our team to support our referral and first opinion teams. New graduates and experienced candidates will all be considered.

Winter 2016 newsletter. Cases covered include Immediate Mandibular Bone Reconstruction and Dog Total Hip Replacements. Both cases were treated by specialists at our Swindon Referral Centre.

We are now offering total hip replacement surgery. Total hip replacement can be a very effective salvage surgery for a number of conditions leading to pain or loss of hip function, including hip dysplasia, chronic hip luxation and femoral head fractures.

Immediate Mandibular Bone Reconstruction Following Segmental Mandibulectomy in a Dog by Peter Southerden BVSc MBA DipEVDC MRCVS RCVS Recognised and European Specialist in Veterinary Dentistry