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Pets at Home Vet

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toodaloo · 15/01/2012 20:47

We adoopted our cat a week ago, he is 2 years old and has settled in really well we think. He is curled up on the sofa by my side as I type. Anyway, we are looking at local vets so he can get is vaccinations and very close to us is a Pets at Home store. Has anyone ever used the vets within it and are they any good? The extended opening hours of appeal to us but obviously not the only thing to consider. Thanks in advance.

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toodaloo · 15/01/2012 20:53

Thanks for your reply, we looked at the website and their emergency vets is about 15 miles away where as the emergency vets for the others in my local area is about 5 miles away. This is something that is a massive consideration.

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effingwotsits · 15/01/2012 20:59

The one near me has the loveliest vets I have ever been to.

SoupDragon · 15/01/2012 21:08

Surely WRT OOH/emergency service, you can use any vet?

Sparklingbrook · 15/01/2012 21:57

Our Pets at Home vets are lovely.

beautifulgirls · 15/01/2012 23:09

Soupdragon - in an emergency any vet can see you yes, but the reality is that many vets pay for out of hours providers to give them cover, and those providers will usually ask who your usual vet is, and if necessary redirect you to their out of hours cover if they are not subscribers to the service. They can and will see you if there is any reason that the usual OOH can not see you however, but better to be aware of the services you should be accessing and know how to contact someone quickly OOH without worrying about these sorts of things.

picklesanne · 16/01/2012 07:55

We have used pets at home vet which is very good but the out of hours service is awful, nearly always locum vets and you have to transfer the animal yourself between the two vets each evening and morning, not easy if pet is on a drip and you are driving alone. I'm sure in other areas maybe the out of hours is better.

Sparklingbrook · 16/01/2012 09:26

My thought with going with them was the OOH would be needed less because of their opening hours 7 days a week. However I haven't had to try the OOH yet.

tabulahrasa · 16/01/2012 20:17

It'll be different vets in different stores, but for what it's worth the one at my closest one seems ok - I've used them as a sort of OOH's vet, if I want a vet on a bank holiday or a sunday

mrstemp · 16/01/2012 22:24

Our ones are fab. When we first took our kitten that we thought was a girl the vet said she had the biggest pair of b he ever seen on a girl cat. Our beautiful manx boy got hit by a car last April and needed his jaw wired right as we were going away. He ended up staying with them until we came back and now they all know him and make a big fuss of him when we take him in. The only downside is the out of hours.

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toodaloo · 17/01/2012 16:09

Thank you for your replies. Sparklingbrook - that is what we were thinking, the longer opening hours may lessen the need of OOH vets. Still, plenty to consider, we won't be letting out for a good couple of weeks yet so plenty of time to sort out his vaccinations.

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