England and Leicester rugby star Julian White kicked off an afternoon of fun as Town and Country Veterinary Centre opened new pet hospital building

A fun filled afternoon was had by all as we celebrated the completion of our new pet hospital on Sunday 5th June.

The event started at 1pm with ex England and Leicester Tigers prop forward, Julian White, formally opening our new pet hospital.

The dog show was very popular and there was stiff competition to win a coveted rosette. Judge and retired vet, Roger Fox had a difficult task picking the winners from the numerous entrants.

Photographer Wayne Neal, of www.nomadicmonkimages.com, photographed many of our four legged friends that turned up especially for the event. If you would like to purchase your pets photograph please go to blog.nomadicmonkimages.com. Great value at £15 for a mounted print with 10% going to our chosen charity for this year 'Hearing Dogs for Deaf People'.

Of course we can’t forget to mention 'Smokey the cat', the cat with the loudest purr in the world, fresh from her recent appearance on BBC Radio5 live and proudly sporting her Guinness World Records certificate. It was an honour to have Smokey in attendance and there is no doubt she is an absolute star. For more information about Smokey see www.smokeythepurringcat.com.

Clients enjoyed seeing the new state of the art facilities and learning about what goes on behind the scenes in a busy pet hospital. The trade stands and demonstrations were very interesting and gave clients the opportunity to try the equipment first hand.

Partner Tim Murphy said 'We have been using the facilities for the past few months but this weekend we wanted to show pet owners what happens in a pet hospital and let them see and use some of the equipment . It was a great afternoon'.