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Westport Veterinary Clinic opened a new veterinary practice branch in Winchburgh on Monday 12th January 2026.   The Independently owned practice now has four branches, with others in Linlithgow, South Queensferry and Edinburgh - as well as operating Westport 24, their own Out-of-Hours Emergency Service. They also have a custom built Cat Clinic [...]

Last month I headed down to the London Vet Show at the ExCeL Centre. It’s one of the biggest veterinary events in Europe, and the whole place was packed with vets, nurses and industry teams all trying to learn new things and see what’s coming next for pet care. There were lecture [...]

Westport Veterinary Clinic has run a fourth year of their popular ‘Gift of Kindness’ Campaign. They asked both their clients - and the public, to nominate cats and dogs who they felt deserved to receive a ‘Gift of Kindness’ this Christmas. Five cats and five dogs are then chosen, and working with [...]

Breast Cancer Now is the research and support charity, dedicated to giving support for today and hope for the future, for everyone affected by breast cancer. Carena Schmid RVN, Community Development Nurse at Westport Vets: "For the past 7 years Westport have taken part in the Wear it Pink day for Breast [...]

Hugo's Hero Award 2025 Presentation event took place the evening of Friday 12th September. The event by Westport Veterinary Clinic, was held at Lothlorien Dog Services training centre in Linlithgow. As the Westport 24 Emergency Out of Hours service is now running at the Linlithgow practice, this year's award ceremony was held [...]

A really important part of our work is helping to inspire and train future vets and nurses to join the profession. We regularly take vet students as part of their training to help expand their knowledge and practical skills. We try to tailor each student’s experience to help focus on areas they [...]

Team Westport recently held a CPD evening at our Linlithgow branch with the topic "Confident Conversations about Physiotherapy". The guest speaker was the brilliant Charlotte Swarbrick, Senior Veterinary Physiotherapist and a Clinical Educator! During the talk Charlotte discussed some case studies she has seen, the type of physiotherapy she provides [...]

In July this year Carolyn travelled to Dublin to attend the annual highlight of the feline vet calendar, the ISFM Feline Vet Congress. This year the focus of the congress was Acute Upper Urinary Tract Disease, including Ureteral Obstruction often leading to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).  The Ureters are each a [...]