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Marmite is our Case of the Month for April.  You may remember her as our March 2012 Case of the Month!!!  She is sadly the first patient to appear twice in this spot. This time however she was incredibly lucky to survive after being hit by a car.

Next week is Rabbit Awareness Week which is a nationwide scheme that hopes to improve rabbit welfare. Rabbits make very rewarding pets!

We've had a lovely surprise this week!

Anonymously we have been nominated for three top prizes in the Veterinary world!  Oak Barn Vets has been put forward for Vet practice of the year, Louise has been put forward for Vet of the year and Karen has been nominated for Vet Nurse of the year.

It's March's Case of the Month already!  To make a change we thought we would show you how a routine operation is performed at the surgery rather than one of the 'ill' cases!  This month you will follow Lexie and her day at Oak Barn Vets undergoing a Lap Spay.

We are very excited to announce that we are now able to offer key hole surgery to our patients!

Key hole surgery refers to surgery performed through very small incisions, usually 1 cm long, using a camera system called a Laparoscope to see inside the body and perform the surgery.  Through these tiny holes we can see all of the internal organs often more clearly than with conventional surgery.  By introducing forceps and other instruments through these small incisions we can perform many procedures with reduced handling of tissues and thus less pain to our pets.

This month Harvey Moore is our case of the month with a very unusual reason for a runny nose.

Harvey is a very lively Lowchen, or as the breed is otherwise know a Little Lion Dog.  At only 2 years of age he had been suffering with a runny nose for approximately 10 months before coming to Oak Barn.  Unusually the left nostril only ever seemed to be affected with a clear or yellow discharge but recently a more worrying  nose bleed had been noted and on occasions he seemed to be upset having his head handled and would occasionally yelp as if in pain.

Thankfully Rocky has made a full recovery this week but we thought it was important to warn you of the risks of Lily poisoning to cats.

Sadly there has been a case of Seasonal Canine Illness confirmed today in Surrey.

The dog concerned over the last week has been walked in the Mackies Hill/Hurtwood area leading towards Holmbury Hill.  On two occaasions he has also walked from Shere across to Edgerley Park in Farley Green, down to Brook, up to Blackheath and back across the cricket pitch, over Albury Heath and back to Shere via Pond Lane.

Unfortunately our local RSPCA rescue centre has recently been inundated with rabbits who through no fault of their own are looking for new forever homes.

This January sees Malcolm as our case of the Month!  A very brave cat whose sudden loss of miaow was very nearly fatal.
As you can see from the photographs Malcolm is a very smart cat.  At just over seven years old he enjoys a happy country life, hunting mice, enjoying his food and generally getting fuss from his family.