Where there’s a will...For several years, Mrs Rose Callicot and her pets travelled regularly from Ayrshire to our hospital. She was so impressed with the treatment she received from the staff, that when she died in 2002, she left over £16,000 in her will to support our vital work in animal health and welfare.

Mrs Callicot and her love of animals will now be remembered in perpetuity, as her gift will name one of 11 consulting rooms in our new building. Her name will appear on a permanent Donor Wall in reception, as well as on a plaque on the consulting room door.

“This bequest is very important to us, as traditionally, we have tended in the past to receive such gifts solely from our graduates, who have an affinity with the University having studied here for their five year undergraduate course,” explained Dean, Professor Stuart Reid.

“Mrs Callicot, we believe, had no other connection to the University other than she experienced top-class care in our hospital and she wanted to say “thank you” by remembering us in her will,” he continued.

“One of the things which continues to strike me most, is the huge numbers of letters we receive from grateful families after their animal has been treated. For some, it may not be possible for them to offer support to us currently, but by considering leaving a bequest to the Faculty, it allows a gift to be made which will make a difference to us in the future.”

For further information on how to leave a bequest to support our work, and for a copy of our Bequests Guide, please go to:

www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/smallanimalhospital/newhospitalcampaign/bequests/

Or contact Ailsa Macmillan at: a.macmillan@admin.gla.ac.uk Or by telephone on 0141 330 2808

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•VeronicaandColinBlack•R.J&C.EBradley•DrMornaDewar•Fàili•DrKatherineMHarvey•Maris•InMemoryofProfessorIan McIntyre,mybelovedhusband and extraordinary man•JamesGeddesThompsonBVMS MRCVS,mentorandfriend.RIP.•Oneanonymousdonor•InlovingmemoryofStephen &EllenCowanBronze Gift•2008BVMSYearGroup•TheBlatchfordFamily•Bob•FromAnneCameron,forDan•HewSCampbell•SimonDoherty•TheGemmells•Gizmo&Thiassi•YvonneGrenfell

•“Inlovingmemoryofourspringer, JadefromtheCroucherfamily”•WilliamCMcLean•SirKevinMoss•Kara&TeenieMuir•GeorgiaLOwen•Ozzy,28/08/04-25/10/07•InLovingMemoryofGuideDog Peppy28.3.01-26.3.06•JosephReilly•MilleRichardson•John&GwenSimpson•Inmemoryofourbeloved springer spaniels, Teal, Moy and Sable–BillandElsieSneddon•Solas,Harris&Skye•TheSylviaAitkenCharitableTrust•Oneanonymousdonor•Polly(KaliPrincess)•Kali(JaridTopoltegem) noted Gift•JaniceAnderson•GillianCBerman•ForDomino

•Firn&Pooky•Harpo•InmemoryofJasper•GretaKelly•ForLara,BusterandTamStewart•JohnMacLeod•ElenaMcComas•PoppyMitchell•PawcassoCat&DogGrooming•Thelma&KeithRamsey•Ruaridh&Sandy•GraemeBThomson•MargaretUrquhart•ForElsaWilliams Scottish Centre for production Animal Health & Food SafetySilver Gift•AnneLoganMRCVS•InmemoryofAlexMcKenzie MRCVS1945 Equipment Fund•Djaman

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News about theVet Fund at theUniversity of Glasgow Issue 7December2008

Support wings its way from Moffat Charitable TrustA charitable trust, which was formed following the death of Jim Moffat, co-founder of the popular Scottish travel agency, A.t. Mays, has made a major gift to the Small Animal Hospital campaign.

TheMoffatCharitableTrusthaspledged£60,000,which will go to support the chemotherapy and isolation unit in the new building.

“Inthepast,wehadalongandhappyassociationwith AT Mays, when the Faculty booked all travel through the company,” said Dean, Professor Stuart Reid. “Iamdelightedthatthislinkwillbecelebratedin perpetuity by naming this important function within the hospital.”

At its peak, AT Mays, which was based in Saltcoats in Ayrshire, was one of the four largest travel agentsinBritain,employing2500staffin272branches.In1988,thefirmwassoldtotheRoyalBank of Scotland and eleven years later, the Moffat Charitable Trust was established, predominantly to

support medical and educational establishments and places where the company had prospered.

“When we are making donations, we tend to start in Saltcoats and radiate out,” explains chairman oftheTrustees,JamieMoffat.“Before we make a decision, we ask whether there was a local connection or whether there was an AT Mays in the area, because we feel like some of the money was generated in that local community and we’re giving it back to them.”

“We are very aware that the Small Animal Hospital provides a valuable service to communities throughout Scotland and we are delighted to be able to support it in this way.”

pictured are five year old Connor and three year old Samantha Collins from Girvan with their dog Susie. Susie was diagnosed with diabetes and as a result had to undergo surgery to have both eyes removed.

Connor explained that she is coping very well andenjoysgoingoutforwalks.

“We decided to have a sponsored walk to raise money for the Small Animal Hospital, so on 22ndSeptember,whichwasalovelysunnyday,we walked along Girvan beach with two of our friends, Charis and Danielle.”

“We asked all our friends to sponsor us and we raised£109!Thankyoutoeveryonewholooksafter Susie so well.”

Date for your DiaryFor those who would like the opportunity to take their dog for a sponsored walk, our fourth annual Doggy Dawdle will take place atGarscubeonSunday10thMay2009. This is earlier in the year than previously, inanefforttogetsomeelusivesunshine!Pleasethinkaboutcomingalongtojoinus.

Application forms will be available from Angela Hair from March at a.hair@admin.gla.ac.uk or by calling 0141 330 3593

thanks to all our donors who have given gifts (or have named existing gifts) to the Vet Fund from 25 June 2008 to 11 December 2008. in addition to those listed below, there are are a number of donors whose gifts are awaiting confirmation of naming, or who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Thanks to all our donors...

His most unusual recent outing was when his pin badges were used as favours at the recent wedding of Glasgow University graduates, Shadan Noorbakhsh and Robert Mudge, who held their reception in the splendour of the University’s Bute Hall. A shot of one badge even appeared in thecouple’sweddingvideo!

“We are great animal lovers and when we learnt about the new Small Animal Hospital appeal, it seemed an ideal way to support the campaign and also publicise it as a good cause to our family and friends,” Shadan explained. “All our guests were delighted and thought it was really unusual and interesting and it prompted a great deal of conversation around the tables.”

Mascot Dougie attends alumni wedding–asafavour!our hospital mascot, Dougie the dog, appears on many items – hospital scrubs, publicity material and on lapel pin badges which are sold by supporters throughout the country.

Bow-Wow-Ow!It’sthoughtBob,abordercollie,collidedwithastickwhile running at high speed when working, pushing ituphisnose,whereitstoppedjustcentimetersfrom entering his brain.

OwnerJohnMacDonald,fromMunlochyintheBlackIsle,hadnoideawhatwaswrongwith Bob and became concerned when he lost his usualzestforlife.“Iknewsomethingwasup, butIneversuspectedhehadsomethinglodged inhisnose–I’veneverheardofanythinglike it before.”

Bob is two years old and has lived and worked on John’sfarm,roundinguphis900sheep,sincehewas six weeks old. So when he suddenly couldn’t bebotheredworking,andwasoffhisfood,Johnknew something was wrong.

Johnsaid:“Itookhimtothevet,whonoticedhistemperature was up, but he couldn’t find out the cause.”

But as the days passed Bob’s condition deterioratedandJohnbecameevenmoreanxious,so his vet liaised with staff at the hospital and Bob wasreferredtosurgeonKathrynPratschke.

Whilex-rayshadfailedtopickupthe8cmobject,a3Dheadscanpinpointeditstraightaway,but

KathrynwasstillstunnedwhenshefoundastickaboutthesizeofapencompletelyblockingBob’sleft nostril.

She revealed: “Injurieslikethisareveryunusual.Whenyoudoseeadogwithinjuriesit’snormallybecause they’ve run into something and it has hit them in the chest or abdomen. Bob’s case is not the kind of thing you see every day.”

Kathrynwasabletoremovethestickwithforcepsinabout15minutes.Shesaid:“Itwascausinghimalotofpainandabuild-upofinfection.Itlooks like he hit it at speed, which caused the stick to splinter when it hit the bone which leads tothebrain.Ifithadgoneanothercoupleofcentimeters it would have hit the brain. He’s a luckydog!”

AfterjustadayinthehospitalBobwasallowedhome. He made a rapid recovery and is now happily back to work.

Johnsaid,“Thisisaterrificoutcome.I’mveryfondofBobandIwasworriedthathewasn’tgoing to pull through when he got a bit off-colour. Afterhissurgery,Igavehimafewdaysoff,buthewasraringtogo.I’mveryhappywiththewaythingshaveturnedout.Bob’sagreatdog,Iwouldhate to have lost him – the farm would have been tooquietwithouthim!”

Staff at our Small Animal Hospital have helped a young sheepdog with a nose for trouble!

All male staff and students working in the hospital were invited to grow and groom a variety of facial hair for the whole month of November and to be sponsored for their increasing hirsuteness, with the person raising the most money being crowned “Top Tasche” at the end of the month.

Inaddition,threemembersofseniorstaff,whoalready were be-whiskered, were challenged to a competition, with the winner of the most money raised having to remove their much-cherishedfacial hair.

Despite a generous donation to save it from his wife, whom he claims has never seen him withoutabeard,hospitaldirector,Dr.IanRamsey,was leading from the start with the “Remove the Ramsey” movement growing as fast as the other participants’ stubble.

OnFriday28thNovemberunderthecapablehandsofRhondaFraserfromKelvinBarbers,DrRamsey

bravelyfacedtherazorforthefirsttimeinyearsraising£1069intheprocess.FilipedeVicentewascrowned“TopTascheandMrMovember2008”forhis luxuriant locks and Paul Wotton and Rory Bell both received the ‘Top marks for trying’ award.

“Over£1,500wasraisedbytheeventandIwouldlike to thank everyone who took part and for being such great sports,” said organiser, Damian Chase, Residentinsmallanimalsurgery.“Itisstillpossibleto make a donation and this can be done by going to: www.justgiving.com/guvsmovember which will remain live until after Christmas.”

Earlierintheyear,theRamseyfamilymadeanadditional donation to our campaign; this time in theformofa10litrewhiskybottlefulloffivepencepieces,collectedoveraperiodof11years,byIan’sparents,KeithandThelmaRamsey. Willing helpers sooncountedthemoundof6320coins,whichequatedto£316.75forourfunds.

Stubble Troublenovember was a particularly hairy month in the hospital; for once, it was the staff and not the animals who were sporting impressive whiskers!

HeisatoughacttofollowandIamgratefulhe has agreed to stay on the committee and will continue to offer us the benefit of his great experience and considerable energy and support. OnbehalfoftheFaculty,IoffersincerethankstoForbesforhiscontributiontotheVetFundover the last seven years.

Asa1966graduateoftheFacultyandsomeonewhohasspentthemajorityofhiscareerattheUniversity,Iamawareofthefantasticworkperformed by the staff at the Small Animal Hospital, day in, day out. The story in this issue about Bob the Border Collie shows that, no matter how unusual the problem, our dedicated staff have the skills and experience to treat it. Our new building, with its increasingly sophisticated new technology, will increase their ability to treat animals with ever more complex conditions.

Equallyimportantlythehospitalplaysavitalrolein the training of young veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses, now and for decades to come and it is essential that they receive their training

in the best possible facilities. They are the future guardians of animal welfare. Many of you will find your own vet is a Glasgow graduate, even overseas, asouralumninowworkin46countriesaroundtheworld, in areas as diverse as game conservation to food safety and animal rescue to cancer research.

There is no doubt ours will be a world-class hospital, both making a contribution internationally to advances in veterinary medicine and animal welfare, as well as treating pets locally. The new facility is essential in ensuring Glasgow’s future success as a world-class centre for veterinary medicine. However, wearestill£2.2millionshortofourtarget,soweneedyourhelptoraisethisfinalamount.Ifyouwishto support both our pets, our staff and our students, please speak to friends, relations, colleagues and other animal lovers and ask them for their support to make our vision a reality.

Thank you for your support.

professor peter Holmes, Chairman, Vet Fund Advisory Board

Chairman’s Statement

Wander through our web pages

We are also pleased to announce that we now offer an online giving facility through our website, offering donors a quick and secure method of supporting us.

YoucanindicatethegivinglevelyouwishtosupportthroughourGiving Scheme, before completing a short form with your name, addressandpaymentinformation.Youwillreceiveaninstant email confirming your donation, and will subsequently also receive an acknowledgement letter, with details of your gift and any inscriptions you have indicated for the Donor Wall in the new building(forgiftsover£250.)

At present, the system can only accept single gifts, but we hope to expand the scheme to receive regular donations by direct debit in the near future. To make a donation this way, please go to: www.gla.ac.uk/services/givingtoglasgow/vetfund/ and follow the links.

The University has also recently produced an Online Benefactor Wall, which recognises the generosity of donors past, present andfutureacrossallprojectsintheUniversity.Inadditiontotheirinscriptions appearing on the actual donor wall within the new hospital,donorstotheSmallAnimalHospitalandotherVetSchoolcampaigns can view their inscriptions on the web wherever they areintheworld!

To view this exciting new initiative, please go to: http://universityofglasgowbenefactorwall.com

We have recently overhauled our campaign web pages and have included lots of new information. So, if you want to check the progress of the construction of the new Small Animal Hospital through a series of photos, or you wish to read the “Dog Blog” and “Cat Chat” – first-hand accounts of their treatment, from some of our patients – then please go to:

www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/smallanimalhospital/newhospitalcampaign/

it gives me great pleasure to take over from Forbes Macpherson, who has performed sterling service both to the University and the Vet School over a considerable number of years.

Badges cost £1 eachIfyouwouldliketoordersomeuptouseforyourownfund-raisingpurposes, or even your own wedding, please contact Ailsa Macmillan at : a.macmillan@admin.gla.ac.uk or by calling 0141 330 2808

Riding the Whisky Trail for the Weipers CentreFor a horse lover with a passion for whisky, the opportunity to take an extended riding tour around some of Scotland’s great distilleries must rank high as a dream trip.

This was certainly the case for Marina MacArthur fromArdrishaigwho,thisJuly,organisedafive-day,110milecharityridearoundthedistilleriesofthebeautifulislandsofIslayandJuratoraisemoneyforourWeipersCentreforEquineWelfare.

“In2005and2006,myinternationalendurancehorse,DjamanwastreatedattheCentreforadegenerative bone disease. Whilst sadly, he did not recover from this, the treatment, care and attention hereceivedwassecondtononeandIwantedtosay “thank you” to all the staff,” Mrs MacArthur said.“Weaveragedaround22milesadayandvisited

eightdistilleriesinall.ItwasagreattripandIwould like to thank all the participants, sponsors and supporters.

MrsMacArthurdonated£2,500totheCentre,whichwillbeusedtopurchaseanI-RAPcentrifuge, which will facilitate our capacity to provide innovative therapy for horses affected by degenerativejointdisease.

Further details of the ride can be found at www.theislayride.org