Wednesday 28 January 2015

First Aid for Pets...


FIRST AID APP
Download this Free "First Aid for Pets" app developed by Boehringer Ingelheim, you will be able to select our clinic as your "local vet" to have easy access to our details when 
you need. Search for "First Aid for Pets" in your app store...

Wednesday 14 January 2015

Mast Cell Tumors - the great pretenders...

A small lump had appeared on Poppy the Boxer’s chest. Thankfully her owners brought her straight in for a check up.

A sample of cells was taken using a needle (a fine needle aspirate). This sample was placed on a slide, had special stains applied and was examined under a microscope. A large number of mast cells were present.

Mast cells normally respond to inflammation and allergies. Sometimes there are a cancerous proliferation of these cells and the formation of a tumour. Some of these tumours can be very aggressive and spread elsewhere in the body.