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Vets here at Paragon Referrals have generously donated surgical equipment and textbooks to veterinary colleagues in Africa. The benevolent gesture was arranged by Jane Scott, an advanced practitioner in internal medicine. Kind-hearted Jane spent six years working alongside vet nurse Theresa Sparkes, who’s since returned to her native Zimbabwe to work as a hospital manager…

It’s a big change from looking after people’s pearly whites to supporting vets referring to a state-of-the-art animal hospital – but for our new Business Relationship Manager, Danielle Littlewood, it’s another great role for putting smiles on people’s faces.  Qualified dental nurse Danielle started work with Paragon last month and has already immersed herself in…

Welcome to our ‘assessment of compounded transdermal mirtazapine as an appetite stimulant in cats with chronic kidney disease’. This Summary is written by our Internal Medicine Specialist Andrea Holmes BSc BVSc(Hons) DipECVIM MRCVS. READ FULL HERE >>

We’ve been profiling our fantastic team members to find out more about them and the work they do. This time, we’re giving a shout-out to our amazing senior nursing team, who work tirelessly to provide exceptional healthcare for all patients at Paragon Referrals. Our senior RVNs play an important part in the development of our…

Welcome to the latest edition of the Paragon Press, filled with clinical papers, top tips, CPD and more. Take a read here over a coffee! Read Today >>

The pain and anguish of losing her first child is now inspiring Nicola to help other families facing tragedy and heartbreak. Nicola Challice, a credit controller here at Paragon Veterinary Referrals, lost her son Ethan in 2007 when he was just five days old. She never had the chance to make memories with him but…

Here at Paragon Referrals we are urging dog owners to be vigilant after treating a case of the potentially-fatal infection lungworm in a young Sprocker Spaniel. One-year-old Poppy was seriously ill when she was referred to us, after a dramatic deterioration in her health over the previous fortnight. She was lethargic, wheezing as she breathed…

In Greyhounds with paw pad corns, is surgical excision more effective at resolving lameness than extirpation? READ HERE >> Kenny, D. and O’Neill T., (2020) Avascular Necrosis of the Intermedioradial Carpal Bone in a 6-Month-Old Dog. VCOT Open, 03(02): e53-e59 DOI:10.1055/s-0040-1713122 Kenny, D., Lantzaki, V., Ayl, R., Barker, D.  (2020) Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a dog with apocrine…

We have earned glowing praise after masterminding the “miraculous” recovery of a critically ill Labrador. We were the last hope for Vanessa and Steve Sears, the distraught owners of nine-year-old Autumn. The precious family pet was referred to us after deteriorating rapidly following a week of severe sickness, diarrhoea and bleeding, which had left her…

Here at Paragon Referrals, we have issued an urgent appeal for dog owners to sign their pets up to be potentially lifesaving blood donors. We have issued the appeal as donations for emergency blood banks has declined rapidly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are one of many vet practices across the country which receives…