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Summer is grass seed season! Roo is a 3 year old Border Collie who was brought to Cogges because he had suddenly started shaking his head. On examination vet Rachel found that he had a grass seed in his right ear. Because the seed was deep in the canal, and Roo was understandably uncomfortable, he

Indie is a 6 year old cross-breed dog. She came to see Karen in December 2017 because she was having difficulty getting up and down. Karen couldn’t find any abnormalities apart from the fact that Indie had gained about 6kg over the past year, which made her very overweight. Indie was referred to our nurse-led

Norman is a 4 year old Pug who is generally fit and well. Last month he started vomiting, went off his food and became quiet and uncomfortable. His presentation and preliminary tests were suggestive of pancreatitis and he initially responded well to the pain relief and bland diet we use to treat this condition. A

Throughout May we are supporting ‘National Veterinary Nursing Awareness’ month, promoted by the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA). Here at Cogges Veterinary Surgery we have eleven qualified registered veterinary nurses (RVN’s), with two students currently undergoing training. The first person you will see or talk to when visiting or contacting our practice is a veterinary

Littly is a 14 year old cat; when he was a youngster he was hit by a car and needed major surgery on one of his hind legs, but since then he has remained fit and well. When he came to Cogges for his booster vaccination in 2017 his owner mentioned that he had been

Milo is a 6 year old cat who was brought to Cogges a few months ago with very swollen eyelids that made it impossible to examine his eye. He was given medication and once the swelling had resolved, he was sedated for a thorough examination. We found Milo had a deep ulcer in his eye,