Through the dedication of our orthopaedic surgeons and extended patient care team, we are able to treat a variety of clinical conditions that require more bespoke intervention. We asked the clinical team some frequently asked questions about limb sparing and limb salvage surgery at Fitzpatrick Referrals, led by Professor Noel Fitzpatrick who has innovated these […]
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In conversation with our imaging team on World Radiography Day 2017
To mark World Radiography Day on 8th November, our imaging team participated in a Q&A about their chosen career, the differences between human and veterinary healthcare, and what life is like working at Fitzpatrick Referrals. What made you decide to become a radiographer? Sally: I used to be a veterinary nurse and loved being involved […]
Doing the ordinary extraordinarily well
Through the dedication and skill of our orthopaedic specialists and extended patient care team, we are able to treat a wide range of small animal clinical conditions every day. This includes routine procedures for developmental elbow disease, cruciate ligament disease, patellar luxation and fracture management, ranging through to the more unique and complex surgeries such as limb salvage procedures and limb deformity […]
Innovative orthopaedic procedures
Alongside our daily caseload of routine orthopaedic procedures, we perform a small number of advanced and custom procedures for dogs and cats where traditional surgical methods may not be appropriate or when the problem is so complex or unusual that only a custom implant can help. By working closely with a team of biomedical engineers, […]
Client Column: Our Bobby by Marc Etheridge
Bobby, our three-year-old Miniature Poodle, had seemed to be struggling to keep up with his playmate, Amy the Toy Poodle, and had started to develop an intermittent limp. Our family vet suspected cruciate ligament problems and took some x-rays. These showed that the poor chap had a problem that meant that his hip would pop in […]
Meet our Interns – Leonor
Fitzpatrick Referrals has a team of 18 interns consisting of veterinary surgeons who devote one year of their working life to improve their understanding of specialist treatment and care in orthopaedics, neurology, oncology, soft tissue surgery and diagnostic imaging. Our interns play a key role within our care team and undertake supervised rotation through their […]
How I got into veterinary nursing, by Kelly Ripley
For our final post as part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month, Kelly Ripley shares how she came to her current role as a referral veterinary nurse at Fitzpatrick Referrals and the important role our nurses have in ensuring the very best care is given to our patients. What made you become a veterinary nurse? I’ve […]
Life as a referral veterinary nurse by Sarah King
As part of Veterinary Nurse Awareness Month this May, we’ve been chatting with a few of our nurses to share how they got into referral nursing, and give an insight into the profession and life at Fitzpatrick Referrals. First up is Senior Veterinary Nurse, Sarah King, who works at Fitzpatrick Referrals Orthopaedic and Neurology centre […]
Client Column: Our Stewie by Mike and Donna
Our Stewie, by Mike and Donna Stewie is our first dog and was a typical bouncing bundle of fur when he arrived with us at 8 weeks old. At only 11 weeks we noticed something was wrong – and we were devastated to be told by a specialist that he had a hemi vertebrae and that […]
11 neurology questions that every vet will want to know
THJ Watson BVM&S MRCVS, Clinical Director of Medina Veterinary Group, has put forward his questions to Fitzpatrick Referrals’ neurology team that every primary care vet will want to know. Together, the team took some time out to answer these questions. A big thanks to Tim who took time out of his busy schedule to share […]
Fitzpatrick Referrals’ Bionic Heroes
We’re proud to have helped many dogs and cats facing total limb amputation to go on to live happy and adventurous lives on four paws with PerFiTS prostheses. A PerFiTS (Percutaneous Fixation to Skeleton) prosthesis, innovated by Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, is a uniquely designed implant that is packed full of groundbreaking technology. Special coatings allow […]
12 pet cancer questions answered
To mark World Cancer Day, we collected the most commonly asked questions our team receives to shed light on some of the subjects families want to know about when they find out their animal has cancer. 1. How do pets cope with cancer? The most important thing to remember is that your pet does not […]