Visits
Due to the practical difficulties of
attending to animals in their home, plus the limitations on the amount of
medicines and other necessities that can be carries within a car, we
always request that pets are brought to the surgery if at all possible.
However, we do appreciate that sometimes this is impossible and will
attend an animal at home when necessary. Similarly, when a pet has to be
put to sleep, we will perform this in the home environment if that is
preferred.
Emergencies
We naturally provide a full emergency
service for those sudden illnesses and emergencies that inevitably arise.
If a pet requires attention outside normal opening times, call either of
the two telephone numbers and a message will be taken by the emergency
answering service that we use (Medicom) followed by the duty vet
ringing you back as soon as possible to make arrangements to attend to
your pet.
Animals will be attended at the main
surgery premises in Horncastle at a time arranged between the owner and
the duty vet.
Due to costs of providing a 24 hour
service, 365 days a year, the out of hours work necessarily involves an
extra charge.
In the event of an emergency, then
please telephone the surgery immediately on one of the two available numbers, and arrangements will be made to attend to your animal
in Horncastle as soon
as possible.
Fees
We try to keep our fees as realistic
and fair as possible, at the same time aiming to provide the highest
possible standard of care for all the animals entrusted to us.
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