Health Care Team

Veterinary surgeons

We have a team of 9 veterinary surgeons .Six work full time and three part time. We try to ensure good continuity of care within the different branch surgeries.

All the vets specialise in the treatment of small animals, and pursue active further education in various areas. Within our team we have vets who have particular interests in the following areas

• Dermatology - all types of skin diseases
• Orthopaedics - bone, joint and muscle problems
• Ophthalmology - diseases of the eye and eyelids
• Cardiology - heart problems
• Soft tissue surgery - operations on the different organs within the body

Veterinary Nurses

We have a team of 6 nursing staff. This team is comprised of 5 fully qualified veterinary nurses, 1 trainee nurse and one animal care assistant. The nursing team is able to provide advice over the telephone as well as running nursing clinics.

The nursing clinics cover the following areas

• Post-operative checks and suture removal
• Dressing and bandage changes
• Advice regarding flea treatment and worming
• Micro-chipping
• Juvenile pet health checks
• Dental checks
• Rabbit and guinea pig nail and teeth trimming

We also run puppy socialisation classes

Within the nursing team we also have nurses with particular interests in

• Behavioural problems
• Physiotherapy