Ivy Lodge Vets | Compassionate Care for Your Pets in Upminster

Syringohydromyelia is also known as ‘Chiari-type malformation’ (a reference to the human disease) and ‘caudal occipital malformation syndrome’. Affected dogs develop a cyst-like lesion in their spine and this causes pain, and movement abnormalities....

In the late 1960’s the British Veterinary Association (BVA), in conjunction with the Kennel Club (KC), started a scheme to assist dog breeders in the eradication of the inherited eye disease, progressive retinal atrophy (PRA). Later the International...

Hip dysplasia is a common and often debilitating joint disease affecting many larger breed (usually pedigree) dogs. Affected dogs have a genetic tendency to develop the disease but the severity of the disease can be influenced by other factors. The Kennel...

We ask a lot from our dogs when we expect them to fit into our hectic modern lives. Happily most dogs adapt to our lifestyle with seeming ease but there are a few dogs out there for whom the modern way of life can get a bit too stressful at times. Some...