News

New member of the Soft Tissue Surgery Specialist Team

13 April 2011

Dr Stephen Baines VetMB PhD CertVR CertSAS DipECVS MRCVS

European and RCVS Specialist in Small Animal Surgery

We are delighted to announce that Stephen Baines has just joined fellow Specialists, Rob White and Chris Shales, in the Soft Tissue surgical team...

£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!...

Willows is coming to Crufts 2011!

2 March 2011

Willows will, for the first time, have a stand at Crufts this year.  Our presence throughout each of the four days of the event will give dog owners and breeders (and any passing vets or veterinary nurses!) an opportunity to meet with  a number of members of our veterinary, nursing and management teams. 

So, if you are visiting Crufts this year do come and visit us on Stand 198A in Hall 1 - you can pick our brains, learn more about our services, pick up some free gifts and take the opportunity to enter our Crufts Competition with the chance of winning a £500 cash prize!  We look forward to seeing you there!

Veterinary Professional Newsletter - Spring 2011

1 March 2011

Our latest Update is filled with news about Willows services and staff.  It also contains interesting case reports, practical tips for practitioners and a ‘What’s your diagnosis?’ quiz to test your ophthalmic knowledge...

Willows launches its own in-house emergency service

4 October 2010

From now on, if your pet is registered with Willows' general practice clinic and he or she becomes ill in the night, over a weekend or on a bank holiday, you can have the peace of mind of knowing that there is always a Willows' veterinary surgeon awake, on our premises and on duty who you can speak to for advice and who you can come to see if necessary. All you need to do is to telephone 0121 712 7070

One year on at Willows...

4 August 2010

It  barely seems possible that it is now a year since we moved into our new state-of-the-art hospital.

It has been a busy year for Willows, as the number of patients we treat has increased and the new services that we are offering have proven popular.  The numbers of staff in the practice have...

Visit to Tenacres school

13 July 2010

On Tuesday 13 July 2010, Laura Shaw one of our primary vets, visited Tenacres First School in Redditch.  She held an assembly for the whole school talking about the care of pets.  The aim was to discuss important issues in the care of all pet species and to bring home the message that all pets need looking after in many different ways. 

Hip (hip, hooray) for British short hair, Alfie!

1 June 2010

Alfie, a two-year-old British short hair cat, was referred to Willows because of severe hip pain that was causing persistent lameness in his right hind leg...