The importance of microchipping!! This handsome fellow is Diesel. He was handed in as he was found wandering down the road with no visible owner. Jo checked for a microchip and he was registered to an address in Canvey Island, Essex! Jo phoned the telephone number that was registered with with the microchip data base and discovered his owner was working here in Norfolk. He came to the surgery straight away and picked Diesel up. It is a legal requirement to have your pets microchipped and as this story shows it is very important to keep your details up to date.

This little chap is Seth who visited us this week for castration. Doesn’t he look so chilled during his stay? At SVC we are a gold standard feline friendly practice and we strive to ensure our feline patients are comfortable and relaxed during their time with us. Seth is pictured here with RVN Gemma who is our cat advocate for the practice.

This is Jo….. she has recently joined Swaffham Vets. Jo has been working within Veterinary practices since 2011 and qualified as an RVN in 2016. Jo lives locally with her husband and 2 spaniels. She enjoys all thing Mini ( the cars) and attends many Mini rallies and get together’s. Jo is also an avid supporter of the local charity Scotty’s Little Soldiers. Welcome to Swaffham Jo!

This is Ronnie. We have had the pleasure to get to know him and his wonderful family over the past couple of months. Ronnie was seen as an emergency and underwent a splenectomy to remove a tumour. The tumour had caused severe blood loss so Ronnie also received a blood transfusion. He made a full recovery but sadly the tumour that was removed was malignant. Ronnie spent a further month in the fantastic care of his family before the difficult decision was made to put him to sleep. Ronnie was the gentlest of dogs and the mark he and his family left at Swaffham will not be forgotten. We all send our..

This is the adorable Little Man. We saw him as an emergency at 3.45 am towards the end of July. He had been involved in a road traffic accident and was suffering from severe shock and bruising. Following hospitalisation and further diagnostic tests it was discovered that Little Man had a ruptured bladder. Lisa performed a Laparotomy and she repaired a small tear along his bladder wall. He was hospitalised for observation to ensure he was able to pass urine. Little Man made a full recovery and we are happy to say he is back to his normal self. We have chosen Little Man to be Septembers Courageous..