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Specialist-led veterinary orthopaedics & neurosurgery in the North West🐾
Exceptional care | Fixed prices | Supporting our patients, owners and veterinary community.💙

🐾 Patient of the week: Dolly 🌟 Dolly’s family noticed something wasn’t right after a running injury. Her right ankle sta...
05/08/2026

🐾 Patient of the week: Dolly 🌟

Dolly’s family noticed something wasn’t right after a running injury. Her right ankle started giving way with a strange “jerk-like” motion each time she put weight on it. She was referred straight to us for a specialist opinion.

What was going on: standard X-rays weren’t enough to find the problem, so we used stressed views, gently pulling the foot and leg in opposite directions to show exactly where the instability was hiding. This revealed one of the small joints in Dolly’s ankle had become unstable, letting her foot drift inward. It’s a genuinely unusual injury, and one that isn’t well documented.

Can you spot the difference between pictures 2 and 3? Swipe to picture 4 to see the answer.

The fix: two screws placed across the joint, linked with wire to hold everything secure. Afterwards, Dolly wore an ankle brace to protect the repair, which she tolerated brilliantly, and this was gradually loosened over time to help rebuild strength through the joint.

At her eight week progress check, Dolly was doing fantastically and is now fully recovered and back to loving her exercise. Her family were kind enough to leave us this review 👇

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Well done Dolly, what a star 💙

A really enjoyable evening 💙Last week we welcomed vets from practices across the region for our CPD evening, “Refer or W...
28/07/2026

A really enjoyable evening 💙

Last week we welcomed vets from practices across the region for our CPD evening, “Refer or Wait? Navigating Spinal Disease in Dogs and Cats”.

We started with food and a proper catch up before the talks, which is always one of the nicest parts of hosting these. It is good to put faces to the voices we usually only hear on the phone.

Tom then talked through the decisions that sit behind a spinal case: how to grade a patient, what imaging really adds, and when surgery genuinely changes the outcome.
Emma, Alex and Kerry followed with physiotherapy in the post-operative patient, covering conservative management, hydrotherapy and how a rehabilitation plan actually progresses week by week.

The feedback for both sessions was excellent, and the topics people suggested are already shaping our autumn event. We will share the date soon.

If you have a spinal case you are not sure about, please do give us a ring. There is no charge for talking something through, and quite often the answer is that the patient can stay with you 💙

📞 0161 962 8851

✉️ [email protected]

Two dogs, same signs, same week. One needs emergency surgery. One does not.Telling them apart is the hard part 💙Refer or...
14/07/2026

Two dogs, same signs, same week. One needs emergency surgery. One does not.
Telling them apart is the hard part 💙

Refer or Wait? Navigating Spinal Disease in Dogs and Cats

Wednesday 22 July
Drinks and nibbles from 7pm, talks 7:30 to 8:45pm
Dogwood Referrals, 9 Lawson Grove, Sale, Manchester.

Tom will work through the decision points: the signs that warrant referral, the cases that can reasonably be watched, and the red flags that change everything.

Emma, Alex and Kerry, our ACPAT-qualified chartered physiotherapists, then cover what happens next, for both the conservatively managed patient and the post-operative one. Rehabilitation is where good outcomes are won and lost, and it rarely gets the airtime it deserves.

You will leave with a clearer sense of when to pick up the phone and what to tell the owner while they decide. CPD certificates will be emailed to everyone who attends.
Free to attend, vets and nurses all welcome. Please pass it on to any colleagues who would find it useful.

RSVP by Monday 20 July to [email protected]

Congress season! 🩺💙This week Tom has been at the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) Annual Scientific Meetin...
11/07/2026

Congress season! 🩺💙

This week Tom has been at the European College of Veterinary Surgeons (ECVS) Annual Scientific Meeting in Liverpool, one of the highlights of the European veterinary surgery calendar. It’s brought together specialist surgeons for talks, case discussions and the latest advances in small animal surgery.

It’s also been a lovely full circle moment, as Liverpool is where Tom completed his specialist surgical training. It’s been great catching up with old colleagues and mentors, all against the backdrop of the sunny Liverpool docks.

Days like these are exactly why continuing professional development matters so much to us. Staying at the cutting edge means we can keep bringing the very best options to our patients.

More to come once we’re back and unpacking everything we’ve learned 👇

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08/07/2026

🐾 This ankle had completely collapsed. Ten weeks later, watch her go 💙
Skye came to us with chronic ligament damage in her ankle — common in middle-aged collies, and not something splints or supports can fix. A partial tarsal arthrodesis later, she’s back to her brilliant self.
Well done Skye 🐾

🐾 Patient of the week: SkyeSkye’s family noticed her back leg was a bit off — nothing dramatic, just slowly getting wors...
08/07/2026

🐾 Patient of the week: Skye

Skye’s family noticed her back leg was a bit off — nothing dramatic, just slowly getting worse — until her ankle suddenly gave way. Her vet referred her straight to us for a specialist opinion.

What was going on: the ligaments at the back of her ankle had worn down over time, causing one of the ankle joints to collapse. It’s a change we see fairly often in middle-aged collies. Splints and supports don’t help here — the ligaments won’t heal, and the forces going through it are too great.

The fix: a partial tarsal arthrodesis — fusing the affected lower joints while keeping normal movement in the main ankle joint.

Ten weeks on, Skye’s X-rays showed exactly what we hoped for, and she’s back to her brilliant self. Her family were kind enough to leave us this review 👇

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Well done Skye — what a star 💙

📋 Referring vets — this one's for you.Since welcoming Will Petchell to the Dogwood Referrals team, we've had lots of mes...
23/06/2026

📋 Referring vets — this one's for you.

Since welcoming Will Petchell to the Dogwood Referrals team, we've had lots of messages asking about his case list. So here's what you need to know:

Will accepts referrals in:
🦴 Orthopaedic surgery — fracture repair, joint disease, ligament injuries, and more
🧠 Neurosurgery — intervertebral disc disease (IVDD), spinal conditions, and neurological assessment

ECVS residency-trained at the University of Liverpool and published in the veterinary literature, Will brings an exceptional level of surgical expertise to Dogwood Referrals with the same warm, communicative approach your clients and patients deserve.

Not sure if a case needs referring? Our surgeons are always happy to help. Call or email to discuss a case, send over x-rays or scans for our opinion, or just have a chat about next steps — free of charge, with no obligation to refer. We're here to support you, however that looks.

Referring is simple. Get in touch via our website or if you have an emergency just call us directly and our team will handle the rest.

We're here to support you and your patients, that's what Dogwood is all about. 💙

⭐ Dogwood Referrals Star of the Week: Jack! ⭐Some patients leave a lasting impression… and Jack certainly did. 😸💙Eight w...
18/06/2026

⭐ Dogwood Referrals Star of the Week: Jack! ⭐

Some patients leave a lasting impression… and Jack certainly did. 😸💙

Eight weeks ago, this cheeky chap was referred to us by Medivet Ashton 24 hour after X-rays revealed a serious fracture of his left humerus.

Humeral fractures are among the more challenging orthopaedic injuries we treat, with major nerves and blood vessels lying close to the bone and important anatomical differences in cats adding another layer of complexity.

Our specialist orthopaedic team carefully stabilised the fracture using a pin, plate and screws, achieving excellent alignment and giving Jack the best possible start on his road to recovery. 🩻🔩

The rest was down to Jack and his devoted family.

When he returned for his check-up, he didn’t just walk into the consult room… he practically bounced out of his carrier! Follow-up X-rays showed the fracture healing beautifully, and we were thrilled to give him the all clear to get back to being the adventurous, mischievous cat he was always meant to be. 🐾

A huge thank you to medivetashton24hour for their trust and collaboration, and congratulations to Jack and his family on such a fantastic result.

At Dogwood Referrals, we’re proud to support referring practices with clinical excellence, exceptional care and outstanding service, helping pets get back to doing what they love.

⭐ Well done, Jack. You’re a superstar! ⭐

Meet Will Petchell. 🐾 🌟 💙 ECVS residency-trained, published in the peer-reviewed literature, and one of the finest surge...
11/06/2026

Meet Will Petchell. 🐾 🌟 💙

ECVS residency-trained, published in the peer-reviewed literature, and one of the finest surgeons we’ve had the pleasure of working with — Will joins Dogwood Referrals as our newest orthopaedic and neurosurgery surgeon.

Will enjoys all aspects of orthopaedics and neurosurgery, with a particular interest in trauma, fracture repair, and joint surgery.

For Tom, this one is personal. He supervised Will through his residency whilst at the University of Liverpool, and welcoming him now as a colleague is a full-circle moment we’re incredibly proud of.

Will is now accepting orthopaedic and neurosurgery referrals. Get in touch to refer a case. 💙

👀 Something exciting is coming to Dogwood Referrals…We've been a little quiet lately — but for very good reason.Our team...
09/06/2026

👀 Something exciting is coming to Dogwood Referrals…

We've been a little quiet lately — but for very good reason.

Our team is growing, and we can't wait to introduce you to someone who's going to make a real difference for the animals and practices we work with every day.

Stay tuned. The big news drops this week. 🐾

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9 Lawson Grove, Sale
Manchester
M336JN

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