Your data on MRCVSonline
The nature of the services provided by Vision Media means that we might obtain certain information about you.
Please read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy for details.

In addition, (with your consent) some parts of our website may store a 'cookie' in your browser for the purposes of
functionality or performance monitoring.
Click here to manage your settings.
If you would like to forward this story on to a friend, simply fill in the form below and click send.

Your friend's email:
Your email:
Your name:
 
 
Send Cancel

New 'Pet Wellbeing Centre' opens in Nottingham
Danyl Johnson and senior veterinary surgeon Sarah Brown.

The PDSA practice will provide vital veterinary care for struggling pet owners.

Owners struggling to provide care for their pets in Nottingham will now be able to access vital veterinary care, thanks to the launch of a new PDSA Pet Wellbeing Centre.

The purpose-built centre was officially opened on Monday (7 November) by singer Danyl Johnson, and the charity's veterinary team, director Jan McLoughlin and deputy chairman John Miller.

Replacing the charity's old site on Dunkirk Road, The Marian and Christina Ionescu Hospital on Radford Road includes a vibrant waiting area, improved kennel facilities and eight spacious consulting rooms.

It has been designed to make visiting the vet a stress-free experience, and also features a room dedicated phone consultations, two operating theatres, diagnostic and digital x-ray facilities and a more extensive car park.

PDSA senior vet Sarah Brown said: “PDSA has been caring for pets in Nottingham since 1927, when the charity first opened a dispensary in the city. Now, nearly a century later, we’re thrilled to formally open a brand new, much-needed centre to support pets and people in need in Nottingham.

"Our services continue to be a vital lifeline for owners struggling to provide care for their pets and it’s a privilege to start this positive new chapter to help those most vulnerable in the local community."

The new hospital will also be used to train the next generation of veterinary surgeons through its links with the University of Nottingham, and includes a large, dedicated room for veterinary students. It was made possible thanks to the generous donations of PDSA supporters and members of the public.

Sarah added: “We are so grateful to every single supporter and organisation that has donated to help this fantastic new hospital become a reality."

Image (C) PDSA.

 

Become a member or log in to add this story to your CPD history

Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

News Story 1
 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here

Click here for more...
News Shorts
Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.