Case Studies
Maestro had evidence of hind limb ataxia
Maestro presented with a history of hind limb ataxia, which was steadily worsening with a rapid deterioration prior to his referral to Vet extra
Congratulations Tizer and Jackie, what a team!
Tizer visited Jacques in September 2016 with intermittent forelimb lameness
Ozzy is treated for Wobblers Syndrome
Ozzy is treated with neck surgery by Jacques for a syndrome known as Wobblers Syndrome
Stan presented with a neurological history
Stan presented to Jacques with a neurological history of ataxia and nystagmus
Walter was experiencing pain in his neck
The suspected cause for his pain was an intervertebral disc extrusion also known as a slipped disc
This very handsome chap is Wilson
Wilson presented with a history of sudden onset weakness of his hind limbs
Brucey had a condition called Hemivertebra
A bone graft is used to fill the space left by the abnormal vertebra
Bertie and Freddie came to Vet Extra with sore backs
It’s not common though to see two brothers in the hospital at the same time
Taylor the handsome dalmatian from Shetland
It is quite rare to come across a patient requiring 2 types of surgery during the same stay
Bella was stood on by a horse!
Bella came to us as she had been stood on by a horse and she had a fractured vertebrae and a dislocation in her neck!
Read all about ‘Cassie’s Adventure’s’
Just arrived in the UK, now on Sale! ‘Cassie’s Adventure’s’!
Treacle has a Hemilaminectomy
Treacle presented with paralysis of her hind legs, inability to wag her tail and no control over urination
Oscar is Awesome!
It has been a long road to recovery for Oscar after his surgery but he is now looking fantastic
Cubby undergoes spinal surgery
Cubby had quite a sizeable disc prolapse which was operated on that day
Aiofe recovers from Granulomatous Meningoencephalitis (GME)
Aiofe is a little Boston Terrier that presented to us with sudden onset seizure activity
4 month old Bailey has surgery on her neck
There are some patients that look into your eyes, melt your heart and then give you a little kiss on your nose
Merryn is back to see Jacques
Merryn came back to see Jacques for a recheck after her Corpectomy surgery
Chip returns for surgery
It is unusual to see a patient multiple times in such quick succession as we did with our little Chip
Bertie recovers from hindleg paralysis
Bertie presented to Jacques with hind leg paralysis
Boo the pug has surgery for an arachnoid cyst
Boo had surgery to correct an Arachnoid cyst which was compressing her spinal cord
A handful of kittens for Jacques to see
One of them was showing unusual circling behaviour and appeared to be blind on presentation to the first opinion vet
Our News Archives
- We are excited to announce the opening of Vet Extra Neurology, Scotland’s premier veterinary neurology referral service on Monday 4th August 2014. Appointment bookings are now being taken, please contact reception on 01786 445665.
- Vet Extra Neurology are pleased to announce that we will be working closely with Burgess Diagnostics to provide a State of the Art MRI and CT imaging service for our patients.
- After 20 years of pioneering work in veterinary neurology, Jacques Penderis was recently awarded the 2014 BSAVA Blaine award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal medicine and surgery. We can be confident that Jacques will look after your clients, patients and pets with the same level of excellence and commitment (hopefully for the next 20 years!).