Book an appointment
Leave your details and the clinic will call you back, usually the same day. If your animal has collapsed in the heat, is struggling to breathe, is bleeding, has been bitten by a snake or has eaten something poisonous, do not wait for a callback: start cooling it if it is overheating, and go to the nearest open vet now.
How soon does your animal need to be seen?
We would rather you asked than guessed. As a rough guide for this coast:
Now, do not book, just come
Collapse or staggering in the heat, brick-red or white gums, laboured breathing, a snake bite, seizures, bleeding that will not stop, a male cat straining in the tray, or a bitch straining over an hour without a puppy. Start cooling on the way if it is heat.
Today or tomorrow
Pale gums, dark or red-brown urine, a dog that has gone quiet and off its food for more than a day, a rapidly spreading raw patch of skin, an ear that is painful to touch, or any wound from another animal.
This week is fine
Vaccination and boosters, routine deworming, a lump you have noticed but which is not changing fast, mild recurring itchiness, bad breath, or a sterilisation booking.
If you are south of the channel, factor the ferry into all of that. Ring as you join the queue rather than after you cross, and we will tell you whether to keep coming or whether it is faster for us to come to you.