If your cat or dog’s vaccines have lapsed you can take advantage of Vaccination Month which enables you to get a full course of vaccines for the price of a…
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National Vaccination Month

Opening hours
Opening hours over the Easter period are as follows: Friday 22nd: open 8.30am – 5.30pm Saturday 23rd: open 8.30am – 12.00pm Sunday 24th and Monday 25th : closed Friday 29th:…

New face lift for back of practice
The building works are moving on fast and the back of the practice has taken on a new, clean look with render and paint. The car park is now fully fence-lined…

New Baby
Hamish and Rachel are delighted to announce the birth of their second daughter, Isobel, born this morning at 6.45am, weighing in at 9lb 12oz.

Car Park takes shape
The builders, David Turner, Lee Dakin and their team, have moved at pace over the 2 weeks, aided by the good weather, and the car park has now taken its shape…

Early neutering in cats
From the start of the year we have adopted an ‘early’ neutering policy with cats. Traditionally cats have not been neutered before 6 months of age but, with increased research…

Pet of the Month – Spice
Spice is a little dog with a big spirit! At less than 3kg (6.5lb) in weight she has a fine frame that does not match her enthusiasm to jump about…

Building work starts!
We are delighted that the work on the new car park (and subsequent extension developments) has finally started today after many weeks of delays. We are hoping that the entire project will…

Nursing Care Plans
We have recently introduced nursing care plans – these are designed to gain important information about each individual animal hospitalised with us, or just in for the day, to allow…

Christmas opening hours
Fri 24th: 8.30am – 12pm Sat 25th-Mon 27th: closed Tue 28th: 8.30am – 12pm Wed 29th – Thur 30th: 8.30am – 6.30pm Fri 31st: 8.30am – 12pm Sat 1st –…

Pet of the Month – Monty
Swallowed foreign bodies are a common cause of illness in animals. They are most often seen in dogs, especially young dogs, but we have also seen cases in older dogs…

New Surgical Heating System
We have recently invested in a Bair Hugger, a ‘forced-air warming system’ for use during surgery to prevent unnecessary hypothermia. They have been used for years in human hospitals as the most…