The Pet of the Month award is given to a pet who has had an interesting or unusual problem, or who has bravely come through a major illness.
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December 2009
Poppy
Poppy is a 5 year tabby cat and she was brought to Alfreton Park Veterinary Hospital during the out of hour’s service at the end of September.
October 2009
Keeper
Keeper is a fifteen year old, male neutered Patterdale Terrier. He has been coming to the Alfreton Park Veterinary Hospital since he was a puppy.
August 2009
Chester
Chester is a one year old male cat; his owners brought him to the vets in June as he had been missing for a few days. On clinical examination his left hind limb was obviously broken
July 2009
Smudge
Smudge is a three year old male neutered cat. His owners brought him to the vets in June as his right eye was swollen.
May 2009
Daisy
Daisy is a five month old Lhasa Apso puppy. Her owners brought her to the vets in March due to lameness on her right fore.
April 2009
Tina
Tina is a 10 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Her owners called the out of hour’s emergency service in February. Tina had swallowed a whole potato and started choking.
March 2009
Molly
Molly is a five month old Pug x Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Puppy. Molly’s owners brought her to the vets for her first puppy vaccinations when she was eight weeks old.
February 2009
Sweep
Sweep is a seven month old British Shorthair. Her owners brought her to the vets for a check up at the end of December. Carole the vet examined Sweep and noticed that she had an umbilical hernia and recommended that this should be repaired when Sweep was neutered.
January 2009
Simba
Simba is a 10 year old Japanese Akita. His owners brought him to the vets at the end of November as he had become incontinent at home. Simba was an un-neutered male dog.
