Hampden Veterinary Hospital

08/08/2026

All you need is a cat❤️😺

A cat to greet you when you get home. A cat to curl up beside you on the sofa. A cat to make you laugh with their quirky antics and keep you company through life's ups and downs.

This International Cat Day, we're celebrating our feline friends and all the joy they bring to our lives.

Share a photo of your cat in the comments below! 📸🐾

07/08/2026

Branch Opening Hours Update

Please note that our branch opening hours vary throughout the week. If you are planning a visit, we recommend checking the times below before travelling.

Our Elm Farm branch remains open throughout the week, while appointments and services at Haddenham and Watermead are available on selected days only. If your usual branch is closed, our team at Elm Farm will be happy to help.

For urgent enquiries outside of these hours, please contact our emergency service.

We look forward to welcoming you and thank you for your understanding.

06/08/2026

Handsome Springer Spaniel 🦷✨ Buzz ✨🦷 visited the hospital this week for a dental procedure.

While anaesthetics and dentistry might not be every dog's idea of fun, Buzz was an absolute superstar throughout. Our team gave him plenty of cuddles and care, and he's now on the road to a fresher, healthier smile. 💙🐾

We hope you're enjoying some well-earned rest at home, Buzz!

05/08/2026

🐾Milo🐾 is currently staying with us while he recovers from an injury, and it looks like he's making himself very comfortable!

When walking past his kennel, I was amused to find one of our PCAs had actually shut herself in with him so she could hand-feed him his lunch. Safe to say Milo has everyone wrapped around his little paw. ❤️

We wish this handsome boy a speedy recovery and will continue to spoil him with plenty of TLC while he's with us. 🐱

(admin Kim)

Many thanks to Milo's human family - and to our lovely PCA Pri! - for allowing us to share this photo!

04/08/2026

☀️ The warm weather is set to continue, with temperatures staying in the mid-20s for the rest of the week and climbing even higher next week. ☀️

While many of us enjoy the sunshine, it can quickly become dangerous for our pets.

🐾 Make sure your pets always have access to fresh water
🐾 Provide plenty of shade and cool places to rest
🐾 Walk dogs during the cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or late evening
🐾 Avoid hot pavements, which can burn paw pads
🐾 Never leave pets in cars, even for a few minutes
🐾 Watch for signs of heatstroke, including excessive panting, drooling, lethargy, vomiting, or collapse

Some pets are at higher risk of heat-related illness, including flat-faced breeds, older pets, overweight pets, and those with underlying health conditions.

If you're concerned your pet may be suffering from heatstroke, contact your vet immediately. Early treatment can save lives.

☀️ How are your pets keeping cool this week? Share your photos and tips in the comments! 🐾 🐶🐱💙



Photo taken from laurent planson crequer on Pexels

03/08/2026

We're delighted to be sponsors of this fantastic event! Come along, meet the teams and have a fabulous day out!

🤝 A huge thank you to Hampden Veterinary Hospital for supporting the 157th Bucks County Show!

We're delighted to welcome Hampden Veterinary Hospital as one of our valued sponsors for BCS2026. Their continued commitment to animal health and welfare makes them a fantastic partner for one of the county's biggest celebrations of agriculture, livestock and rural life.

📅 Thursday 27th August 2026
📍 Weedon Park, HP22 4NS

Please join us in thanking Hampden Veterinary Hospital for their support, and be sure to check them out.

31/07/2026

We're proud to work with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, supporting puppies on their journey to becoming life-changing hearing dogs through regular vaccinations and health checks.

The charity is urgently looking for volunteer puppy trainers across Buckinghamshire, particularly in Haddenham, West Wycombe and Chinnor.
Hearing dogs are trained to alert deaf people to important sounds such as smoke alarms, doorbells, alarm clocks and baby monitors. They also provide invaluable companionship, confidence and emotional support.

As a volunteer puppy trainer, you'll:

🐶 Welcome a puppy into your home
🐶 Receive full training and support from Hearing Dogs
🐶 Have all puppy-related costs covered by the charity
🐶 Need no previous dog training experience
🐶 Help transform the life of a deaf person

With demand for hearing dogs increasing and more than 70 enquiries received every month, more volunteers are needed than ever.

We've had the pleasure of seeing these wonderful puppies throughout their training journey and know just how much of a difference they go on to make.

Are you interested in finding out more? Visit 👉 www.hearingdogs.org.uk

💜 One puppy. One volunteer. One life changed.



photo of labrador taken from Pexels

30/07/2026

Please see attached the branch opening hours for the week ahead!

28/07/2026

When people think of veterinary X-rays, they often picture dogs with broken legs or cats needing injury checks. But our diagnostic imaging equipment helps patients of all shapes, sizes and species… including ducks! Omo the duck visited us this morning for some radiographs, giving us a fascinating glimpse inside her feathered frame.

Her X-rays showed interesting findings:

Two eggs on board! Omo has two eggs sitting well down in her oviduct, getting ready for the next stage of their journey.

Mild age-related changes were seen around both stifles (knees), with some mild calcification in the surrounding soft tissues.

Her air sacs appeared symmetrical, which is reassuring, and her small intestine looked empty, with coils of bowel visible but no food material present.

Radiographs are an invaluable diagnostic tool, allowing us to assess everything from bones and joints to eggs, organs and air sacs in our avian patients. Omo was a star patient throughout her imaging session and certainly kept our team interested with her findings!

We look forward to learning more about this lovely duck's condition as her investigations continue.💚🦆



Many thanks to Omo's humans for allowing us to share her story!

27/07/2026

It was another busy weekend for our Small Animal Hospital team, with a huge variety of cases keeping everyone on their toes! So busy, in fact, that we're sharing this write up with you...

Saturday saw plenty of patients needing attention, including four bandage changes, several post-operative and stitch check appointments, and a variety of pets feeling under the weather. We treated dogs with limping and mobility issues, vomiting and diarrhoea, breathing concerns, and a range of accidental ingestions including two socks, a soft toy, dark chocolate, Meloxicam overdose, and an incorrect dose of prednisolone. Our feline patients included cats with injured paws, pyrexia, lethargy, post-op checks, and one rather unfortunate patient who had been discovered in a toilet bowl!

Sunday brought another full day of emergencies and urgent appointments. The team cared for a dog with a bleeding nasal tumour, a suspected stroke patient, a bitch struggling with whelping for over 24 hours, and a dog with a painful grass seed. We also saw several poisoning and ingestion cases, including two cats who had eaten lilies, and dogs who had variously eaten chicken bones, a Tampax, mouldy grapes, raisins, and a chocolate brownie.

Our feline patients certainly kept us busy too, with cases including suspected urinary problems, several lethargic and vomiting cats, a cat that had fallen from a window, one that wasn’t right, and perhaps the most dramatic of all… a cat presented with a missing tail!

Other memorable weekend visitors included a dog involved in a fight with a rat, a rabbit with a very sore red eye, dogs suffering with gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, coughing, breathing difficulties and sudden lethargy, alongside numerous patients requiring further investigations and supportive care, and of course this doesn't include our inpatients from the end of the week!

A huge thank you to our dedicated vets, nurses, reception and support staff who worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to care for every patient who came through our doors. 🐶🐱🐰

Here's hoping for a slightly quieter week ahead... although experience tells us not to count on it! ❤️🐾