For pet owners
Our veterinary specialists
We are a large, multi-disciplinary veterinary referral hospital in Alton, Hampshire. We only see cases referred by veterinary surgeons for specialist diagnosis and treatment. We have teams of specialists and advanced veterinary practitioners in a broad range of disciplines, including cardiology, dermatology, dentistry, emergency care, critical care, internal medicine, oncology, orthopaedics, neurology and neurosurgery and soft tissue surgery. We believe that a very important aspect of delivering the highest standards of care for pets is communicating with their owners and their primary vets in an efficient, empathetic and caring manner. Our staff have excellent clinical training, qualifications and experience.
What is wrong with your pet?
This section aims to help provide some valuable information regarding the condition, diagnosis and possible treatment options.
Potential Conditions
Click on the cross over the area that your pet is affected to see the types of conditions that can occur in these regions.
Contact usFractures
Fractures can occur from direct trauma, ie road traffic accidents, fights with other dogs, or sporting injuries.
When a fracture occurs, one of the main objectives is to stabilise the bone and any fragments to allow healing, reduce pain, and limit movement so they cannot cause further damage to surrounding muscle, nerves and blood vessels. There are several different methods for stabilising fractures.
Contact usOtitis Externa
This is an infection or inflammation of the outer ear canal.
Parasites, foreign bodies, allergies, and diseases causing abnormal skin renewal time have all been known as factors that directly cause this problem.
Contact usElbow Dysplasia
This is commonly diagnosed in young, growing dogs and is where there is abnormal development of the elbow joint.
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Fractures
Fractures can occur from direct trauma, ie road traffic accidents, fights with other dogs, or sporting injuries.
When a fracture occurs, one of the main objectives is to stabilise the bone and any fragments to allow healing, reduce pain, and limit movement so they cannot cause further damage to surrounding muscle, nerves and blood vessels. There are several different methods for stabilising fractures.
Contact usCruciate Ligament
The cranial cruciate ligament is an important structure of the knee joint. It attaches the femur to the tibia, preventing instability of the knee, when this ligament becomes ruptured or torn the femur slides or rubs on the tibia resulting in pain and inflammation causing the dog to be lame and painful.
Contact usHip Dysplasia
Hip dysplasia affects growing dogs, it is a malformation of the hip joint which leads to excessive laxity of the joint.
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Potential Conditions
Click on the cross over the area that your pet is affected to see the types of conditions that can occur in these regions.
Contact usFractures
Fractures can occur from direct trauma, ie road traffic accidents, fights with other dogs, or sporting injuries.
When a fracture occurs, one of the main objectives is to stabilise the bone and any fragments to allow healing, reduce pain, and limit movement so they cannot cause further damage to surrounding muscle, nerves and blood vessels. There are several different methods for stabilising fractures.
Contact us
Potential Conditions
Click on the cross over the area that your pet is affected to see the types of conditions that can occur in these regions.
Contact usFractures
Fractures can occur from direct trauma, ie road traffic accidents, fights with other dogs, or sporting injuries.
When a fracture occurs, one of the main objectives is to stabilise the bone and any fragments to allow healing, reduce pain, and limit movement so they cannot cause further damage to surrounding muscle, nerves and blood vessels. There are several different methods for stabilising fractures.
Contact usOur referral vets
We only see cases referred by veterinary surgeons for specialist diagnosis and treatment. We have teams of specialists and advanced veterinary practitioners in a broad range of disciplines, including cardiology, dermatology, dentistry, emergency care, critical care, internal medicine, oncology, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery and soft tissue surgery. We believe that a very important aspect of delivering the highest standards of care for pets is communicating with their owners and their primary vets in an efficient, empathetic and caring manner. Our staff have excellent clinical training, qualifications and experience.
