THE PRESTON ROOMS – THE VILLAGE HALL Firstly I must just thank everyone that attended and contributed to the Soup and Pudding Lunch. It raised £218 for the Preston Rooms and was a really enjoyable event. The Poetry Evening held on 6th
April was a lovely evening. Although we
were only a small group we had a varied selection of poetry. Many poems proved to be thought provoking as they reminded us of the horrors of wartime. We also enjoyed a few comical poems, and even had the treat of a poem read in the Norfolk dialect about sitting by the river.
The next event in the diary is one of the most popular. It is Pam’s QuizNight on May 5th . Cost is £5.00 per person. There will also be a Raffle. .
It will follow the usual set up of Teams of 4. Places need be booked for this event as the quiz is followed by a buffet. If you would like to enter a team, please ring Pam on 01603 782041 no later than May 3rd
Just to remind you of a date to put in your diary – the Village Fete is on July 28th Sue Watts Secretary . We are
looking for volunteers to help with this event, whether it is running a stall, donating raffle prizes, helping with the teas etc. Please get in touch with myself or Anne Mulhall if you feel you could help with this event.
WESTOVER VETERINARY CENTRE It finally seems as though Spring has sprung after what’s seemed like an endless winter. With the longer days comes more times outdoors for almost all our pets, especially cats. This coincides with the clocks going forward and in my experience there seems to be an increase in the number of road traffic accidents (RTA’s) at this time of year as well. In fact, as people and their pets become more active, we seem to get busier at the vets as well! One such case was Kimi a 3 year old Domestic Shorthaired cat who was hit by a car a couple of weeks ago, and subsequently went missing for 2 days before being brought to the surgery. She seemed quite bright in herself, but her respiration rate was elevated and she was ocassionally coughing up blood. Kimi is only small so the impact from a car, even at low speeds can be catastrophic, so it is always wise to take x-rays of any patient that has had an RTA. X-rays of her chest revealed a tear in her diaphragm that had alled part of her liver to slide into her chest collapsing the lung on the right hand side. This type of injury, known as a diaphragmatic hernia, is relatively common and often life threatening. Fortunately, there were no other breaks or fractures visible and her owners were keen to try everything to save her. Kimi was stabilised on intra venous fluids and pain relief before surgery was performed the following day. She had torn two thirds of her diaphragm, but her internal organs were not otherwise damaged and surgery to repair her diaphragm was a success. She recovered incredibly quickly and was home with her owners 48hours later and has gone from strength to strength. We can’t unfortunately teach our cats road sense, but we can slow down in built up areas and be mindful of the cats out there who don’t always look left then right! Toby Morrell MRCVS Westover Vets
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