Chipping Norton vets' new CT scanner to help treat more sick animals

Vets in Chipping Norton can now assess sick animals for a wider range of conditions thanks to a new CT scanner.

By The Newsroom

Published 31st May 2018, 11:44 BST

Updated 18th Jun 2018, 22:55 BST

Nurse Jade Day monitors an anaethetised otter before it has a CT scan at Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital; NNL-180517-165937001

Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital is the only practice in the area to have the £130,000 machine which can quickly and non-invasively check for all sorts of issues.

A new building had to be built to house the scanner and co-director Martin Whitehead is excited to have it.

“We’ve been using it more than we expected as it’s useful for so many things,” he said.

An otter with kidney stones was among the first patients to be assessed.