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Fingers crossed this glorious weather lasts over the Easter weekend!  Especially as on Easter Monday (21st April) we will be running our Fun Dog Show with the Guildford Lions again this year.  All funds raised are going to help local Guildford charities.  The show is being held as before at Shalford Park (GU4 8AA) and registration starts at 11am with classes only costing a £1.00 to enter.  We hope to see you there for a bit of fun and to raise lots of money for these great causes!

Many of you will have seen the worrying news over the weekend of a TB outbreak in cats that has spread to people.  This is the first time that a person has ever caught TB from their cat and although this is a concern it is incredibly unusual and should not cause alarm.

Our case of the month for March 2014 is lovely Maddie.  She is an 8 year old Jack Russell Terrier bitch who lives with Tilly her sister.  Interestingly her case highlights the importance of considering neutering your pet. Be warned though there are some gruesome pictures!

We will all be cheering Sammy and Freddie on tomorrow at Crufts!  Here they are on the front page of the Surrey Advertiser today with their owner Hazel Russell-Davis.  They are part of the team relay and despite the fact they only have little legs they can really put on a turn of speed!

February's case of the month is the very sweet Tilly, a mild mannered, nine and a half year old Shetland Sheepdog or “Sheltie” as they are more commonly known. She came to Oak barn Vets suffering from a limp in her left foreleg which seemed to have come on quite suddenly. Tilly loves her ball and is generally an active dog but when Louise saw her she had developed quite a hobble.

Many dog owners will have heard about Alabama Rot in the media this week and the worrying news that it is killing our dogs out on their usual walks.  To put your mind at rest this is a recent development in the investigation of something known as Seasonal Canine Illness (SCI) that we have been reporting for some time now (link to our blog from October 2012).

January has our case of the month highlighting some incredible images taken to investigate a very wobbly guinea pig called Steve!   If you look at the bottom of the page you can watch a short 3D video showing the inside of his head!  We promise you it's not a dinosaur!

December's case of the month is a really unusual case with a very happy ending in a lovely rabbit called Luna.  Most of you would look at a lump like this in a mouth and think that it carried a really bad prognosis but read on as Luna is doing brilliantly!