Hampden Veterinary Hospital

04/08/2026

☀️ The warm weather is set to continue, with temperatures staying in the mid-20s for the rest of the week and climbing even higher next week. ☀️

While many of us enjoy the sunshine, it can quickly become dangerous for our pets.

🐾 Make sure your pets always have access to fresh water
🐾 Provide plenty of shade and cool places to rest
🐾 Walk dogs during the cooler parts of the day, such as early morning or late evening
🐾 Avoid hot pavements, which can burn paw pads
🐾 Never leave pets in cars, even for a few minutes
🐾 Watch for signs of heatstroke, including excessive panting, drooling, lethargy, vomiting, or collapse

Some pets are at higher risk of heat-related illness, including flat-faced breeds, older pets, overweight pets, and those with underlying health conditions.

If you're concerned your pet may be suffering from heatstroke, contact your vet immediately. Early treatment can save lives.

☀️ How are your pets keeping cool this week? Share your photos and tips in the comments! 🐾 🐶🐱💙



Photo taken from laurent planson crequer on Pexels

03/08/2026

We're delighted to be sponsors of this fantastic event! Come along, meet the teams and have a fabulous day out!

🤝 A huge thank you to Hampden Veterinary Hospital for supporting the 157th Bucks County Show!

We're delighted to welcome Hampden Veterinary Hospital as one of our valued sponsors for BCS2026. Their continued commitment to animal health and welfare makes them a fantastic partner for one of the county's biggest celebrations of agriculture, livestock and rural life.

📅 Thursday 27th August 2026
📍 Weedon Park, HP22 4NS

Please join us in thanking Hampden Veterinary Hospital for their support, and be sure to check them out.

31/07/2026

We're proud to work with Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, supporting puppies on their journey to becoming life-changing hearing dogs through regular vaccinations and health checks.

The charity is urgently looking for volunteer puppy trainers across Buckinghamshire, particularly in Haddenham, West Wycombe and Chinnor.
Hearing dogs are trained to alert deaf people to important sounds such as smoke alarms, doorbells, alarm clocks and baby monitors. They also provide invaluable companionship, confidence and emotional support.

As a volunteer puppy trainer, you'll:

🐶 Welcome a puppy into your home
🐶 Receive full training and support from Hearing Dogs
🐶 Have all puppy-related costs covered by the charity
🐶 Need no previous dog training experience
🐶 Help transform the life of a deaf person

With demand for hearing dogs increasing and more than 70 enquiries received every month, more volunteers are needed than ever.

We've had the pleasure of seeing these wonderful puppies throughout their training journey and know just how much of a difference they go on to make.

Are you interested in finding out more? Visit 👉 www.hearingdogs.org.uk

💜 One puppy. One volunteer. One life changed.



photo of labrador taken from Pexels

30/07/2026

Please see attached the branch opening hours for the week ahead!

28/07/2026

When people think of veterinary X-rays, they often picture dogs with broken legs or cats needing injury checks. But our diagnostic imaging equipment helps patients of all shapes, sizes and species… including ducks! Omo the duck visited us this morning for some radiographs, giving us a fascinating glimpse inside her feathered frame.

Her X-rays showed interesting findings:

Two eggs on board! Omo has two eggs sitting well down in her oviduct, getting ready for the next stage of their journey.

Mild age-related changes were seen around both stifles (knees), with some mild calcification in the surrounding soft tissues.

Her air sacs appeared symmetrical, which is reassuring, and her small intestine looked empty, with coils of bowel visible but no food material present.

Radiographs are an invaluable diagnostic tool, allowing us to assess everything from bones and joints to eggs, organs and air sacs in our avian patients. Omo was a star patient throughout her imaging session and certainly kept our team interested with her findings!

We look forward to learning more about this lovely duck's condition as her investigations continue.💚🦆



Many thanks to Omo's humans for allowing us to share her story!

27/07/2026

It was another busy weekend for our Small Animal Hospital team, with a huge variety of cases keeping everyone on their toes! So busy, in fact, that we're sharing this write up with you...

Saturday saw plenty of patients needing attention, including four bandage changes, several post-operative and stitch check appointments, and a variety of pets feeling under the weather. We treated dogs with limping and mobility issues, vomiting and diarrhoea, breathing concerns, and a range of accidental ingestions including two socks, a soft toy, dark chocolate, Meloxicam overdose, and an incorrect dose of prednisolone. Our feline patients included cats with injured paws, pyrexia, lethargy, post-op checks, and one rather unfortunate patient who had been discovered in a toilet bowl!

Sunday brought another full day of emergencies and urgent appointments. The team cared for a dog with a bleeding nasal tumour, a suspected stroke patient, a bitch struggling with whelping for over 24 hours, and a dog with a painful grass seed. We also saw several poisoning and ingestion cases, including two cats who had eaten lilies, and dogs who had variously eaten chicken bones, a Tampax, mouldy grapes, raisins, and a chocolate brownie.

Our feline patients certainly kept us busy too, with cases including suspected urinary problems, several lethargic and vomiting cats, a cat that had fallen from a window, one that wasn’t right, and perhaps the most dramatic of all… a cat presented with a missing tail!

Other memorable weekend visitors included a dog involved in a fight with a rat, a rabbit with a very sore red eye, dogs suffering with gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, coughing, breathing difficulties and sudden lethargy, alongside numerous patients requiring further investigations and supportive care, and of course this doesn't include our inpatients from the end of the week!

A huge thank you to our dedicated vets, nurses, reception and support staff who worked tirelessly throughout the weekend to care for every patient who came through our doors. 🐶🐱🐰

Here's hoping for a slightly quieter week ahead... although experience tells us not to count on it! ❤️🐾

27/07/2026

We love seeing familiar faces (and meeting growing youngsters!) during our nurse weight clinics.

🐩 Mollie, a lovely miniature poodle, is a long-term weight management patient who regularly visits for maintenance weight checks. Keeping her at her target weight helps support her overall health and wellbeing, and we're delighted to see her continuing to do so well.

🐱 Maggie is a growing young cat who comes in for regular weight checks to make sure she's developing as expected. Monitoring weight in kittens and young cats is a great way to ensure they're growing at a healthy rate and getting the nutrition they need.

Regular weight checks are quick, simple, and can provide valuable insight into your pet's health at every stage of life.

⭐ Well done, Mollie and Maggie – keep up the great work!

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26/07/2026

🎉 Today it's national dog photography day ! 🐾

Time to celebrate all the silly, arty, chaotic and utterly ridiculous dog photos living in everyone’s camera roll.

Whether your pup is a goofy poser, a serious model, or a blur of zoomies, we want to see the snapshots that make you smile.

📸 Share your favourite dog photo in the comments!

Funny faces, dramatic lighting, mid‑shake chaos… all welcome.

Let’s fill the feed with joy, wagging tails, and canine creativity. 😍😂

24/07/2026

Luna popped into the small animal hospital last week. She’s a lovely older Husky x Labrador with that perfect mix of gentle wisdom and goofy charm. She settled in beautifully, greeting the team like old friends.

Her family have Luna and all their other pets on our Pet Care Plan, which they say makes life easier. It helps them spread costs across the year, keeps routine care predictable, and gives them peace of mind knowing their companions are always covered for the essentials. Luna certainly seems to approve; she’s the definition of a well looked after girl.

If you’d like the same reassurance for your own pets, you can join our Pet Health Plan and enjoy year round support for your companion’s wellbeing.

🔗 Find more information here: https://www.hampdenvets.co.uk/small-animal/pet-health-plan

Many thanks to Luna’s human family for allowing us to share her photo!

23/07/2026

Thank you for your understanding as we continue to operate with a revised schedule across some of our branches. As always, our team is here to help, and if your pet needs urgent veterinary attention, please don't hesitate to get in touch on 01296 423666.