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Many of you know us through our Animal Ambulance service, helping pets safely reach the care they need in urgent or specialist situations.

But did you know we also offer Cat-only Veterinary consultations and Registered Veterinary Nurse home visits? Whiskers 'N' Beans is only the third registered nurse owned veterinary practice in the UK and the first nurse owned home visit vets! Allow Whiskers and Beans to provide top quality care at premium prices direct to your door.

29/09/2026

🐾 A VERY LONG DAY FOR OUR AMBULANCE TEAM 🚑

Yesterday was one of those days where our ambulance team barely had time to catch their breath.

🐶Our first call was to help transfer a poorly little French Bulldog who had suddenly started having seizures. She was taken to her primary vets for stabilisation and initial investigations, but unfortunately, no underlying cause for the seizures could be identified.
She therefore needed specialist care for further investigation.
We carefully settled her into our ambulance, put her on seizure watch, and began the journey from central London to the specialist hospital 💚.

🐈No sooner had we completed that transfer, we were called to help a critically unwell cat experiencing breathing difficulties.
He had been taken to his vets in Uxbridge, but it quickly became apparent that he required specialist care. We carefully settled him into our oxygen chamber, with emergency plans in place should his condition deteriorate, and set off for Marlow.

🐶 We then received a message from a lovely client whose poorly dog we had recently transported to a 24-hour hospital after he suddenly became unable to use his back legs and developed neurological symptoms.

After several days in hospital, he was finally ready to go home. 🥰
Although he is still experiencing neurological signs, he is slowly recovering and being at home is the best place for him. Our job was to make his journey home as smooth, calm and stress-free as possible while he continues his recovery.

Three very different patients. Three very different journeys.
But every transfer has the same goal — to get each patient safely where they need to be, with their comfort, wellbeing and individual needs at the heart of everything we do. 💚

🚑 Whiskers n Beans Animal Ambulance
💜Professional
🤎Compassionate
🤍Patient-Focused
📞 07933 801584 / 07354 517244
🌐 www.wnbanimalambulance.co.uk
✉️ [email protected]

Because sometimes, getting them there safely is just as important as where they are going. 🐾

27/09/2026

💔🚑 A critical journey for a very poorly boy…

Today, our ambulance team headed out to Witham to transfer a very poorly, incredibly sweet boy who had been hit by a car.

His devastated owners rushed him straight to their nearest veterinary practice, where the team immediately set to work providing pain relief, stabilisation and investigating the extent of his injuries.

X-rays were taken and, sadly, there were concerns that he had suffered a ruptured diaphragm.

🫁 The diaphragm is the thin sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen and plays an important role in breathing. When it tears following significant trauma, abdominal organs can move through the tear and into the chest, taking up the space the lungs need to expand. This can make breathing extremely difficult and can require urgent surgery.

There were also concerns that he may have suffered internal bleeding, alongside significant external bruising from the impact.

With his condition requiring specialist surgical care and continued intensive monitoring, the plan was made to transfer him to a specialist hospital in Stansted.

🚑 We carefully transferred him into our ambulance and settled him into our oxygen chamber, allowing us to provide supplemental oxygen while keeping handling and stress to an absolute minimum.

We connected our monitoring equipment and continued his intravenous fluid therapy before setting off, with his understandably very worried owners following closely behind. ❤️

Throughout the journey, our team closely monitored his condition — watching his breathing, oxygen saturation, heart rate and overall stability while keeping him as calm, comfortable and supported as possible.

With a patient struggling to breathe following significant trauma, even small changes can be important. Our job was to recognise those changes quickly and provide the support he needed while getting him safely to the specialist team.

On arrival, we were met by the awaiting veterinary team, who immediately began triaging him and assessing his condition.

And with that, our part in his journey was complete. ❤️‍🩹

For our team, this transfer was about far more than getting a patient from A to B. It was about providing continuous nursing care, oxygen therapy and monitoring between hospitals, while giving a critically injured patient the safest possible journey to the specialist treatment he desperately needed.

Now, he is in the hands of the specialist team.

We are keeping everything crossed for this incredibly brave boy and his family. 🐾❤️‍🩹🚑

27/09/2026

Some patients need more than transport. They need an entire intensive care unit to move with them. ❤️‍🩹🚑

A beautiful female dog had been rushed into her local 24-hour veterinary hospital after suddenly letting out a scream before gradually losing consciousness.

By the time she arrived, she was critically unwell.

Her veterinary team immediately intubated her and began breathing for her, but she was unable to take over her own breathing and remained completely dependent on mechanical ventilation.

And it wasn't just her breathing that needed support.

She was unable to adequately maintain her own blood pressure or regulate her body temperature, meaning her team were having to support some of the most basic functions needed to keep her stable.

Despite intensive treatment, she was showing no signs of improvement.

Her team needed to understand why she had deteriorated so suddenly, and a CT scan was the next step. The problem was that the scanner was at another local 24-hour hospital.

That's when we received the call. 🚑

Moving a patient this critical requires far more than simply transferring them from one hospital to another. Her intensive care couldn't stop for the journey — it had to come with her.

We carefully transferred her onto our transport ventilator, connected her to our multiparameter monitoring equipment and loaded her into Penny.

Throughout the journey, our RVNs continuously monitored her ECG and heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, end-tidal carbon dioxide and body temperature, alongside her ventilator parameters, circulation and overall response to treatment.

Every reading mattered.

When a patient cannot breathe independently, support their own blood pressure or maintain their body temperature, even small changes can be significant. Our job was to recognise those changes immediately and continue supporting her every step of the way.

She remained intubated and mechanically ventilated throughout the journey, with active warming and cardiovascular support continuing alongside her monitoring.

We arrived at the receiving hospital and waited while her CT scan was performed.

Once the scan was complete, we prepared to do it all again.

She was reconnected to our ventilator and monitoring equipment, carefully loaded back into Penny and returned to her original hospital — still ventilated, still requiring intensive support and still critically unwell.

But now her veterinary team had something incredibly important that they hadn't had before: more information.

The CT findings could help them understand what was happening and allow them to make an informed decision about the next steps for their patient.

Sometimes our journeys are about getting a patient to specialist treatment.

Sometimes they're about getting them home.

And sometimes they're about making advanced diagnostics possible for a patient who is simply too unstable to travel without intensive care.

For patients like this girl, the ICU doesn't stop at the hospital doors.

It travels with them. ❤️🐾🚑

Whiskers ’N’ Beans Critical Animal Ambulance
🫁 Mechanical ventilation during transport
📈 Advanced multiparameter monitoring
❤️ Critical-care support throughout
🧑🏼‍⚕️ RVN-led care
⏰ 24/7, 365 days a year

26/09/2026

Yesterday with Whiskers 'N' Beans Veterinary Services 🐱🐶🐾

We had the pleasure of working alongside the team at Whiskers 'N' Beans Veterinary Services to help with 4 pets preparing to travel to Australia 🇦🇺 — 3 cats and a very fabulous dog!

One of our cats was particularly nervous and we were prepared that sedation might be needed. But thanks to the team’s expert handling and low-stress approach, we were able to get everything done without sedation. 🙌

This just highlights the importance of RVNs and the integral work they do 🩺💚

We are grateful to have the team Whiskers 'N' Beans Veterinary Services to be able to help us with at home sedations (when necessary). They also offer a pet ambulance along with other home visit services.

Thank you Whiskers 'N' Beans Veterinary Services for all your help! 💚🐾

26/09/2026

🎂 Today is a very special day for one of our previous ambulance patients — Frank. ❤️

Today, Frank’s family are celebrating his 4th birthday, feeling incredibly thankful that he is happy, healthy and here to enjoy it with them.

Just over a year ago, they feared this was a birthday they might never get to see.

Frank was brutally attacked by another dog while playing in his local park. He suffered devastating injuries, and his life hung in the balance.

What followed was a long road of emergency treatment, specialist care and recovery — and we were privileged to play a part in getting Frank safely to the care he desperately needed.

Today, we received the loveliest message from his family:

💌 “Frank is 4 years old today, happy and healthy after a long recovery. Can never thank you enough for the massive part you played in saving his life just over a year ago x”

Messages like this mean more to us than we can ever really put into words.

When we transport critically ill or injured patients, we often meet them and their families on one of the worst days of their lives. We don't always get to see what comes afterwards — the recovery, the walks, the cuddles, the birthdays and all those ordinary moments that suddenly mean everything.

So today, we are celebrating alongside Frank and his family. ❤️

Happy 4th Birthday, Frank! 🎉🐶

After everything you've been through, seeing you happy and healthy is the best birthday update we could possibly ask for.

Here's to many, many more birthdays. 🥰🐾

Happy Birthday, superstar! ⭐

22/09/2026

🚑 CRITICAL AMBULANCE TRANSFER 🐾
We were called to assist with the critical transfer of a beautiful Maine C**n who was suffering from tachypnoea — this means an abnormally rapid respiratory rate, which can be a sign of significant respiratory or cardiovascular disease.
His very worried owner had noticed that he was struggling to breathe and had taken him straight to his emergency vets. Whilst there, he was given medication to help keep him calm and reduce the stress associated with handling and his breathing difficulties. It was decided that he needed to be transferred to a referral specialist for further investigation into what was causing his respiratory distress.
There are a number of possible causes of increased respiratory rate in cats, including feline asthma, heart disease, allergies, fluid within or around the lungs, and other respiratory conditions, so further diagnostics were needed to establish exactly what was happening. ❤️‍🩹
We carefully settled this beautiful lion into our oxygen chamber — although, being a Maine C**n, he managed to take up most of the chamber himself! 🦁😂
Once comfortable, we set off for Potters Bar, with continuous monitoring by our RVN throughout the journey.
Because he was breathing rapidly and was a very large cat inside an oxygen-enriched environment, temperature monitoring was particularly important. Oxygen chambers can become warm, particularly when there is limited air exchange and additional equipment is being used. Increased temperature can contribute to stress and discomfort and may potentially increase respiratory effort, so we monitored his environmental temperature closely throughout the journey and adjusted things as needed to keep him as comfortable as possible.
Then, whilst en route, his understandably very worried owner called us with another concern — her other cat had also started showing an increased respiratory rate. After speaking with his treating veterinary team, she was advised that he should also be brought in for assessment.
Without hesitation, we arranged a slight detour to collect him.
And suddenly… both babies were on board! 🐱🐱🚑
Both were carefully monitored for respiratory changes during the remainder of the journey, with both patients heading to the same referral specialist.
We are very happy to say that both travelled well and were safely handed over to the awaiting ECC (Emergency and Critical Care) team, where they could be triaged and investigated further.
What an incredibly stressful and frightening situation for their owner. 💔 We can only imagine how worried she must have been seeing both of her babies struggling.
They are now in the right place, surrounded by a specialist team who can investigate what is happening and hopefully provide some answers. ❤️
We are keeping everything crossed for these two beautiful boys. 🐾
Safe travels. Safe hands. Compassionate care. 🚑💚
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19/09/2026

🐾 REMEMBER LITTLE HERBERT? 🐾

Some of you might remember that a few days ago we transported two very poorly patients together to the Royal Veterinary College, both needing urgent referral-level care.

Well, today we received some photos and videos that would brighten anyone’s day! 🥹💚

Meet Herbert, a gorgeous 3-month-old Dachshund puppy. 🐶

Herbert had developed serious breathing difficulties and needed urgent specialist care. We transported him safely and comfortably to the Royal Veterinary College, providing oxygen throughout the journey and closely monitoring his breathing, oxygen levels and overall condition along the way. 🫁❤️

And now for the update we were all hoping for…

🏡 HERBERT IS HOME! 🏡

After receiving the treatment and specialist care he so desperately needed, this little superstar has been discharged back to his family. 💚

And judging by the photos and videos we received today, Herbert is wasting absolutely no time getting back to the very important business of being a puppy!

🐾 Exploring his surroundings
🎓 Learning new skills
👃 Investigating absolutely everything
😈 Getting into a little mischief
🌎 And generally putting the world to rights!

Seeing a critically unwell patient safely reach the specialist care they need is incredibly rewarding.

But getting to see them back home, happy, curious and enjoying life again?

That’s the bit that really makes our day. 💚

Well done, Herbert.

You’re one very little superstar with one very big personality! ⭐🐶

Keep exploring, little man. 💚🐾

19/09/2026

🐾 Another emergency transfer today 🐾

Today, our ambulance assisted with the transfer of a very poorly cat who had suddenly developed rapid and laboured breathing at home. Her understandably worried owners contacted a home-visit emergency service, where she received initial stabilisation and treatment.

Following assessment, it was decided that she required further investigations and hospitalisation, with oxygen support needed throughout her journey.

This poor girl had also recently lost her sight, with a concern that this could potentially be linked to an underlying cardiac condition. 💔.

She was carefully placed into our oxygen chamber and given time to settle before we began the journey to a 24-hour emergency hospital in Twickenham.

Throughout the transfer, our team closely monitored her respiratory rate, breathing effort and demeanour, making sure she remained as stable and comfortable as possible.
On arrival, her breathing and respiratory effort had deteriorated significantly, so she was taken straight through to triage. The hospital team immediately began working to stabilise her and investigate what was causing her deterioration.

For us, every transfer is about more than simply getting a patient from A to B. It's about providing a calm, controlled and closely monitored environment for some of the most vulnerable patients when they need it most. ❤️‍🩹

We are hoping this little lady receives the treatment she needs and makes a positive recovery. 🐾

Whiskers n Beans Veterinary Ambulance
🚑 Specialist veterinary patient transport
💚 Supporting pets, owners and veterinary teams when it matters most.

18/09/2026

🚑 Yesterday, our ambulance responded to a very critical little patient.

She had been admitted to the veterinary hospital in Kent for what was expected to be a routine procedure. Sadly, midway through the procedure, she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest 💔.

The veterinary team acted immediately and, thankfully, managed to successfully restart her heart. ❤️

As time went on, she began showing some positive signs of recovery. However, her neurological signs had not fully returned, and it was decided that she needed specialist intervention and further intensive care.

Given how critical and unstable she was, transport by ambulance was the safest and only appropriate way to transfer her.

We carefully prepared her for the journey to Potters Bar, ensuring she remained as stable and comfortable as possible throughout the transfer.

Once on board, we connected her to our continuous monitoring equipment, allowing us to closely monitor vital parameters such as her heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and other essential observations throughout the journey.

For a critically ill patient, this monitoring is vital. A patient who has just experienced cardiac arrest can deteriorate very quickly, and changes in their vital signs may be the first indication that something is going wrong. Continuous monitoring allows the veterinary team to recognise these changes immediately and respond accordingly, rather than relying on occasional checks.

Our ambulance provides a controlled environment where critical patients can be monitored and supported throughout their journey, with the aim of maintaining stability from one veterinary hospital to the next. 🚑

It was a very delicate journey, but she was in the hands of a dedicated veterinary team every step of the way.

We are keeping everything crossed for this little fighter. 🤞❤️

Whiskers n Beans Animal Ambulance
🚑 Safe. Monitored. Compassionate veterinary transfers.

15/09/2026

Today was one of those days that truly highlights what intensive veterinary nursing is all about ❤️🐾

We were called to assist two critically unwell patients at the same time. Both had been admitted to a 24-hour veterinary hospital where, following initial stabilisation and intensive care, it was determined that they required specialist intervention.

🐶 Our first patient was a beautiful 3-month-old puppy suffering from non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (NCPE).

NCPE occurs when fluid leaks into the lungs without heart disease being the primary cause. The fluid interferes with the lungs’ ability to exchange oxygen effectively, which can cause severe breathing difficulties and dangerously low blood oxygen levels.

In such a young puppy, further specialist investigation was needed to try to establish why this had happened and determine the most appropriate treatment.

🐱 Our second patient was a gorgeous 4-year-old cat in heart failure, with enlargement of one of the chambers of the heart. He too required specialist assessment and ongoing intensive care.

Both patients were oxygen-dependent and required close monitoring throughout the journey.

🧑🏼‍⚕️ Our RVNs continuously monitored:

❤️ Heart rate
🫁 Respiratory rate and respiratory effort
🩷 Mucous membrane colour
👀 Demeanour and responsiveness
📈 SpO₂ (blood oxygen saturation)

🐱🐶 Both patients remained connected to oxygen throughout transport — one supplied via our oxygen concentrator and the other via an oxygen cylinder, allowing us to provide two independent oxygen supplies simultaneously.

This is what intensive veterinary nursing during transport is all about: constant observation, careful handling, minimising stress, recognising even subtle changes in a patient's condition and being prepared to respond rapidly if they deteriorate.

With both patients carefully loaded and settled into the ambulance, we began our journey to Potters Bar.

Unfortunately, the M25 was closed and the surrounding roads were heavily congested, forcing us to take an alternative route and making an already challenging transfer considerably longer than usual.

But our little passengers did brilliantly. ❤️

Despite how critically unwell they were, both travelled incredibly well and remained as stable as we could have hoped for throughout the journey.

Cases like these demonstrate why critically ill animals sometimes need far more than simply getting from one hospital to another.

They need experienced veterinary nursing, oxygen therapy, appropriate monitoring, specialist equipment and continuous observation from collection through to handover.

We’re incredibly proud that we were able to provide the level of care these two patients needed today. 🐾💚

Whiskers ’N’ Beans Animal Ambulance
🚑 24/7 Specialist Veterinary Patient Transport
👩‍⚕️ Registered Veterinary Nurses on transfers
🫁 Oxygen • Monitoring • Critical Care Support

Because when the patient is critical, the journey is part of their care. ❤️🐾

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