WINNERS of the Burgess Excel Vet Awards 2025 have been announced. Now in their sixth year, the awards celebrate outstanding achievement, dedication and innovation across the UK’s small animal veterinary community.  They were established in 2020 to recognise individuals and practices demonstrating exceptional commitment to the treatment and welfare of small animals.

THE owner of Sausage Dog Box has launched a new company called BreedFit by Surgery Suit, which creates post op recovery wear and compatible absorbent pads for pets in tailored breed-specific sizing. The innovative GOTS-certified organic cotton and OEKO-TEX Bamboo recovery garments are non-toxic and hypoallergenic to cater for pets with sensitive skin.

A FAMILY dog has received a life-saving operation after local vets identified a life-threatening disease as a result of a free dental check. Eddie, the nine-year-old Border Terrier, was brought in to All Creatures Vets in Warrington for a free ‘summer smiles’ dental check, as his owner Dee had noticed a lump on his gum. All Creatures vet Simon Gillingham confirmed Eddie had dental disease and planned surgery under anaesthetic to remove the lump. He also recommended taking blo

A DOG whose leg became lame while playing in the park has been cured thanks to innovative surgery. Lola, a lively three-year-old neutered female Hungarian Vizsla, was referred to East of England Veterinary Specialists, Cambridgeshire, after suddenly becoming lame on her right hind limb. Specialist Orthopaedic surgeon Mark Bush took charge of the case and immediately identified a swollen and painful tarsus.

HARRISON Family Vets has become the official shirt sponsor of Stoke City Football Club’s famous club mascots - a pair of hippos affectionately known as Pottermus and Pottermiss.

A CELEBRITY vet who features on This Morning and hosts a popular YouTube show will be helping to focus attention on Birmingham Dogs Home. Dr Scott Miller, a regular face on the popular breakfast show who also has more than 114,000 subscribers to his Rescue Vet channel, has been named at the home’s celebrity ambassador for the year.

A STOKE veterinary practice has donated specialist pet breathing equipment to Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which firefighters can use to save the lives of dogs, cats, rabbits and other small animals that have been caught up in fires.

A BELOVED family dog’s leg has been saved after veterinary specialists performed a rare and complex operation.

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