Domestic pets : Page 1
The small animal department, has a team of dedicated Veterinary Surgeons and Nurses,
who are committed to providing the best care
and treatment for the animals that they deal with. All the vets and nurses attend regular CPD (continuing professional development)
courses, to ensure that they are continually kept updated with the latest advances in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
Within the Veterinary team, are Vets who have particular interests in different aspects of small animal practice. These include dermatology,
geriatric medicine, opthalmology, orthopaedics - including cruciate ligament replacement, soft tissue surgery, internal medicine,
rabbit (and other small mammal) medicine, homoeopathy, acupuncture - for spinal and arthritic pain relief, dentistry, behavioural
problems and using dietary modification to treat medical and weight problems.
The practice is very well equipped with the latest in Veterinary equipment and technology and includes:
Four consulting rooms and a separate admissions room
Well equipped operating theatre
X-ray machine (and an automatic developer)
Very high specification Ultrasound machine
Electrosurgery and Cryosurgery
Both flexible and rigid endoscopes
Isoflurane anaesthesia and pulse oximetry monitoring
Dental machine with high speed drill and ultrasonic scaler
On site biochemistry machine for fast blood results
Own well stocked dispensary - including flea control products, wormers and prescription diets
Modern hospitalisation suite with new stainless steel cages
Fully computerised and networked records system
Pet Insurance: As we are not agents for any one company, we cannot recommend any particular company. However, we do advise pet owners
to take out pet insurance and to read the small print carefully, to make sure that their expectations are matched by what the company
has to offer.
Emergencies such as road traffic accidents, are always totally unexpected and can run up bills of several hundred pounds if orthopaedic surgical work is needed. Also, ongoing and difficult medical cases (especially, but certainly not exclusively in older pets) can run up large bills, especially if regular medications and expensive external lab fees are involved.
Out of Hours: We provide our own 24 hour emergency service for our clients.
We use a veterinary phone deputising service (based at Truro), to take our out of hours calls.
The person answering the phone, will immediately contact the Head and Head duty Veterinary Surgeon, who will then phone you back and make arrangements to see your pet at our practice in Helston. We don't share duties with other practices (you will always be seen by one of the practices' usual Vets) and you won't have to travel anywhere else to be seen. Of course if you are housebound, we can do a house call, but in most cases it's better to be seen at the practice - in order to make use of the facilities there.
The Veterinary Centre
Water Ma Trout
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 0LW
24 hr emergency service
HEAD
AND
HEAD
Veterinary Surgeons
01326 572216
