Bubbles, a four-year-old boxer bitch presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a left hind limb lameness of a few weeks duration.

Max, an elderly spaniel, was referred to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with straining to defecate. The referring vet had identified a mass affecting the right side of the anus, and increased thirst and urination. Blood tests had identified increased calcium levels.

Zelda, an 8-year-old Bull Terrier, presented to us at West Midlands Veterinary Referrals with a history of sneezing, bleeding from her right nostril, and the owner had seen pieces of what she took to be bits of body tissue sneezed out.

Gemma, a 7 year old Border collie, presented with a history of removal of the spleen in the previous year at the referring practice, and now had had a solitary large hepatic mass observed on an ultrasound scan.