Pet Owners

When amputation becomes the best option 🐾

Amputation is carefully considered and is often a last-resort treatment when a limb can no longer be successfully treated.

It may be necessary following severe trauma, infection, certain tumours or significant limb damage.

While it can seem daunting, dogs often adapt remarkably well to life on three legs, especially after a hindlimb amputation. They can continue to walk, run, play and enjoy life.

Ultimately, the goal is simple: to relieve pain and give the patient the best possible quality of life. 🐶

📍 If you ever have concerns about your pet’s mobility or pain, don’t hesitate to speak with your vet.

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From critical to cuddles – well done Allie! 💙

When Allie was admitted to our Critical Care Service, she was severely ill with an acute kidney injury. Conventional treatments had failed, leaving dialysis as her only option

Allie underwent two haemodialysis treatments, allowing her blood to be filtered while giving her kidneys time to rest and recover

With round-the-clock nursing care and so much TLC, Allie became brighter, started eating, and her kidney function bounced back 🙏🥹

A huge thank you to Allie`s dedicated family for trusting us with her care, and to our incredible Emergency, Dialysis and Nursing teams for working together every step of the way

We wish you a continued smooth recovery Allie! ❤️

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It is with the deepest sadness that we share the passing of Dickie

Dickie had been bravely battling a terminal illness, and last week it became clear that he was ready to cross the Rainbow Bridge 🌈

Dickie was a foundation of our hospital and our family, joining rounds every morning and evening, helping finish any unwanted meals, and providing much needed moral support to countless inpatients and pet parents ❤️

He saved multiple lives through regular blood donation until advancing age precluded him

Dickie was a much loved staff member, the best child`s playmate and a trusted confidante

He will be missed more than we can put into words

We have the greatest empathy for every pet family that has to go through the heartache 💔🌈 ...

What was Nala thinking?!🙈🧦
A superb save from Natalia and Eimear on our Medicine team who helped pupper Nala avoid a date with surgery by scoping a giant sock out of her stomach 🙌
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We are so proud of Dr. Jennyfer Thibaud, who successfully completed her ECVS surgery residency programme this week 👏🥹

Jennyfer has been with us for the past 4 years for internship and residency training during which time she has grown into an exceptional surgeon 🙌

Jennyfer has exemplary clinical skills, and shows the utmost compassion for every patient under her care

She not only excelled on the clinic but published multiple scientific research articles in leading journals, successfully mentored interns on their first publications, and presented lectures on the global stage 🌎

We wish Jennyfer the very best as she moves to Switzerland to take up an academic position at the University of Bern🇨🇭

We are honoured that you chose to come on this amazing journey with us and we can`t wait to visit you for some skiing and fondue 🫕⛷️

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Just 11 weeks to go until the world`s largest small animal orthopaedic conference hosted in beautiful Rome 🌎🙌
Veterinary orthopods get your skates on- early bird registration ends July 15th
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When we started Ireland`s first small animal dialysis programme just over a year ago, we invested in infrastructure for not one but two dialysis platforms

This incredible service has gone from strength to strength and today we reached another milestone when we had two patients undergoing dialysis simultaneously to treat their kidney injuries 🙌

Blood purification therapies such as dialysis are a literal lifesaver, helping to take the place of the kidneys or liver while the body recovers from illness or injury, and removing harmful toxins, inflammation or immune complexes

This lifesaving service simply wouldn`t be possible without the incredible ECC Specialists and nurses who go above and beyond, completing rigorous additional training and committing to working the unsociable hours this service often demands 🙏

Pets and people don`t decide when to get sick and we are committed to ensuring they can always access the most advanced care as and when they need it ❤️‍🩹

Thank you to everyone who supports us and shares our vision 🥹

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