We have recently invested in a K laser at jubilee. Lasers work by increasing blood flow to the affected area and thus increased oxygen allowing healing cells to do their work.

They have a natural anti inflammatory effect and kill bacteria.

We are using it for lots of things including wound healing, musculoskeletal issues and pain control. If you are interested in hearing more about it then please feel free to make an appointment with one of our vets. We use it on all pets companion animals, horses and even exotics. The following 5 pictures are of a horse with a chronic wound that had refused to heal. Our nursing team went out and lasered the wound on 5 occasions over 2 weeks to terrific effect. See the pictures below.

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In the last month we have invested in a new cardiac ultrasound scanner. This allows us to look within the heart itself and examine the chamber sizes, how well the muscles are working and identify holes within the heart and leaky valves.

A new cardiac study called the “EPIC TRIAL” (www.epictrial.com) has showed that dogs with cardiac murmurs displaying heart chamber enlargement before the onset of clinical signs of heart failure benefit dramatically from the use of the drug pimobendan. In this trial  the median delay from starting the drug to displaying signs of congestive heart failure was 15 months. So thats 15 more quality months of great quality of life.

At jubilee we are very keen to identify these dogs so we can improve their quality of life. Small breed dogs especially cavaliers tend to be over represented. If you have a small breed dog that you are concerned about or if you know your dog has a heart murmur or is displaying symptoms of heart failure- heavy breathing, reduced exercise tolerance or cough then feel free to make an appointment with one of our vets.

Please note that even if your dog is already in heart failure we have medications that can make a real difference.

Zepps procedure

We see lots of infected ears in dogs at Jubilee especially in breeds with floppy hairy ears and ones that like water. Sometimes we can’t clear the infections with medications and we have to resort to surgery. This is Zepps procedure. The ear canal has been opened up with surgery and this improves the circulation of air, stops the environment being so humid and allows better cleaning of wax. Bacteria, yeasts and ear mites find it harder to become established so infections tend to clear. If your dog has an ongoing problem with its ears, make an appointment to talk to Gareth Torney at the surgery to discuss the benefits of surgery. 

This dog fell out of his owners arms and fractured his front leg. At 1.7kgs this is the smallest orthopaedic procedure we have done at jubilee vets. The numbers on the X-ray are cms to give you an idea of scale.

Small bones like this can fail to heal because of the size and poor blood supply so it is vital the bones are held together tightly with a bone plate and screws. This is a 2 mm plate and you can see the size of it relative to a bic pen. 

The dog was rested strictly for 1 month and went on to make a full recovery.

Post surgical X-ray showing plate position. Perfect reduction.