General Practice News

Nurse Jenny locks in on voluntary work

26 August 2011

Willows Veterinary Nurse, Jenny Jones, recently swapped her nurse’s uniform for a hard hat and high-vis jacket in order to volunteer for the Waterway Recovery Group, a subsidiary of the Inland Waterways Association...

Health warning! – Lungworm on the increase in dogs!

23 August 2011

Angiostrongylus vasorum, or lungworm, used to be considered a problem confined to the South West of England and Wales, but it has been increasingly diagnosed in dogs in the Midlands and elsewhere in the UK...

French bulldog ‘urnee’ tells willows veterinary staff to ‘get on your bike!

19 August 2011

Urnee McClaughlin’s owner was so pleased with the treatment and care he received during his recent stay at Willows Veterinary Centre & Referral Service, that she made a generous donation of £1000 as a ‘thank you’ to all the staff...

£100 of M&S vouchers won!

12 April 2011

The lucky winner £100 of M&S vouchers has just been just been selected in our quarterly client feedback prize draw.  The ticket allocated to the winner of the draw, who was referred to us from a veterinary practice in Leeds, was chosen at random by another client who had been referred to us from a practice in London.  The ticket was drawn from over 200 entries received in the first quarter of the year...

Sight for sore eyes

11 April 2011

When a vet living in Malta needed an eye specialist for her own dog, she thought nothing of travelling to Solihull in the Midlands for treatment.  Ruth Camilleri told vets at Willows that she had chosen them above all others because she "wanted to see the best".  

Ruth's Yorkshire Terrier, Henrietta, is nine years old and suffers from an unusual disease of the corneas (the 'windows' at the front of the eyes). Due to the risk of losing her sight, she is currently on long-term medical management of the problem to keep it under control. Ruth says, "I believe that what really makes a difference at Willows is the kindness, dedication, genuine interest and competence of the staff there."

Willows makes a successful debut at Crufts and £500 cash prize won!

4 April 2011

Willows presence at Crufts this year proved to be a great success.  20 of our veterinary, nursing, animal care and management staff were involved in manning our stand, and we all thoroughly enjoyed meeting with literally hundreds of breeders, dog owners and other visitors over the four days of the show.  It has to be said, however, that we were all pretty foot sore and more than ready for a cup of tea and a sit down at the end of our shifts!...