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Hattie suddenly became very ill at home. She was panting lots and not interested in food or water. She was brought in to see Simon, who found that her breathing and heart rate were much faster than normal. She was also running a high temperature.

We are taking part in Mid-Warwickshire Cats Protection neutering campaign again this February.

Cats Protection are committed to reducing the number of homeless cats. As well as working tirelessly to find homes for stray cats the charity also supports a programme of spaying and castration to reduce the numbers of unwanted litters of kittens.

Molly is a spaniel who loves running through bushes but one day her owner noticed that her right eye was weeping more than normal and she was holding it partly closed. She was brought in to see vet Becky.

A lump appeared on the top of Rodney's head. It wasn't very big and looked very similar to a wart. His owners booked him in to have it removed. For a definitive diagnosis the lump was sent to the laboratory for the specialist pathologist to identify it. With their high power microscope the pathologist found that it was a haemangiopericytoma. These can be nasty tumours that spread locally.

Congratulations to Becky on her nomination for Pet Plan Vet of the Year and thank you to the lovely clients who took the time to nominate her.

Smokey had just been adopted by his owner and was brought in to us to restart his vaccines.

Today at Warwick we received a lovely certificate from Pet Plan telling us that we had been nominated for Veterinary Practice of the Year by one of our clients. It is a real boost for our whole team to receive the nomination and we really appreciate it.

We first saw Bono a few months ago as he had blood in his urine and was struggling to empty his bladder.  Initially we thought he might be suffering from a bladder infection but when he did not respond to treatment we decided to investigate further.

Our water babes Helen and Emily celebrated 4 years in our Hydrotherapy unit at Wellesbourne in December.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

As always, we will have one of our vets on call 24 hours a day in case of any emergencies over the whole festive period. If your pet needs emergency care when our surgeries are closed call 01926 400255 or your usual surgery number.