Yes, it was midnight on Christmas Eve that my bitch decided to develop mastitis. I called the surgery and Chris called me back almost immediately; he had just arrived home from another call out but did not hesitate to say he would meet myself, my husband and of course the dog at the surgery in 15 minutes. We duly arrived (with a bottle of wine for Chris) and despite the lateness of the hour were treated with the same kindness and compassion as always, and our Disney helped so she would be comfortable over Christmas. 

This is just one small example of what a wonderful man he was, and he was always there to treat a poorly animal. We registered with the practice in 1983 and have had all our dogs seen there over the last forty years.