Patients' Stories
One of the wonderful things about working with animals is the letters (and photos!) we receive from owners whose pets have been inpatients here.
If your pet has been in making friends with the nurses, causing havoc, or just quietly getting better, we'd love to hear from you.
Cookie is a six-year old cat who came to us to perform the delicate surgery required to fix a complicated leg fracture.
Two-year-old Idris is a very lucky black cat who needed orthopaedic surgery at Burnham House following a major accident on New Year's Day.
Miniature Dachshund Benson had spinal surgery at Burnham House for a slipped disc. His story is coming soon.
Hungarian Viszla Sprocket is our 2010-11 Patient of the Year for his lovely nature and permanently wagging tail in the face of serious illness. Read his story
here.
Rhoda is a badger living at the Wildwood Trust near Canterbury. She was spayed at Burnham House.
The story of the Good Samaritans of Folkestone, the kindness of strangers, and a happy ending.
For 2009-10 we voted our first feline Patient of the Year. The Award went to three-year-old tabby cat Halloran Marlowe, who has had a long convalesence involving several operations and many hundreds of stitches to close a nasty wound on his back.
Scout is Border Collie who was diagosed with epilepsy at nine months old. Read her story
here.
Our 2008-9 Patient of the Year award went to nine-month-old cocker spaniel Beau Penfold, who had major heart surgery at Burnham House. Read his story
here.
Our 2007-8 Patient of the Year award went to diabetic Sneezer Anderson. Read Sneezer's story
here.
Our 2006-7 Patient of the Year was Ella House, a red setter who was a model inpatient following facial surgery.
Retriever Cabus was our 2005-6 Patient of the Year and is still going strong on his chemotherapy. Read Cabus' story
here.
Tell us your pet's story! Give us a ring, pop into the surgery, or drop us an email.
Updated 19/4/11 hp