Compassionate Care for Your Pets
At our veterinary clinic, we prioritize your pet’s health and happiness. Our dedicated team offers a comprehensive range of services tailored to meet the unique needs of your beloved animals. We’re here to provide expert care and support, ensuring that every visit is a positive experience for you and your pet.
Compassionate Care for Pets
Comprehensive Veterinary Services Tailored for Your Pet
Reception
- Large, spacious waiting room
- Dedicated reception and telephone staff
- Quiet area available for nervous patients
Consulting Rooms
- 3 air-conditioned consultation rooms at our main practice
- 15-minute appointments
- Nurse appointments for weight clinics, stitch removal, post operative checks and laser therapy
Modern Dental Suite
- Digital dental x-ray
- Ultrasonic scaler
- High and low speed dental unit
- Dental certificate holder providing advanced dental procedures
Laboratory
- On site Laboratory, providing same day blood results
- Access to external laboratories for advance and specialist blood tests
- On site microscopy for blood and tissue smear examinations
Diagnostic Imaging
- DR-digital X-ray machine
- Brand new advanced, high-level ultrasound allowing detailed abdominal and echo cardiograph studies
- Bronchoscope providing advanced imaging and sampling of airways
Anaesthesia
- Multi-parameter anaesthetic monitoring machines, ensuring a high level of safety when your pet is under anaesthesia
- Regular on site training for nurses provided by a university lecturer in anaesthesia
Operating Theatre
- Two air-conditioned operating theatres
- Soft tissue surgeries performed including routine neutering surgeries as well as more complex operations, such as lump removals and abdominal surgeries
- Advanced referral level, orthopaedic and soft tissue procedures by visiting certificate holders
Referrals
We are able to organise referrals to a range of specialist centres as well as providing the option for in-house referrals for orthopaedics, soft tissue surgery and dentistry.
Prescriptions
Written prescriptions are available from this practice at a fee of £22.85 including VAT per prescription, per item. Please note that any prescription can only apply to ONE individual pet.
The general policy of this practice is to re-assess animals requiring repeat prescriptions every 3-6 months, but this may vary with individual circumstances. The standard charge for a re-examination is £46.00 including VAT.
Vaccinations
Vaccinations help protect your pet against many diseases eg canine parvo virus, cat flu and feline leukaemia. Before administering any vaccines, the vet will carry out a comprehensive health check
Vaccinations provided include:-
- puppy and kitten vaccines courses
- annual boosters
- Kennel cough
- rabies vaccine for travel purposes
Pet Travel to Europe and Beyond
If you wish to take your pet(s) abroad we can offer Animal Health Certificates which allow pets to travel within Europe and beyond, without quarantine on return.
Useful links
https://www.gov.uk/taking-your-pet-abroad
Please contact the practice for further information and support.
Insurance Claims
We would advise all clients wherever possible to take out pet insurance to help cover veterinary care. The practice can offer comprehensive support in dealing with claims and any queries should be addressed to claims@info.lodgevet.co.uk
Pet Care
Budget monthly for your pet’s regular healthcare needs.
For a monthly fee – payable by direct debit – your cat or dog will benefit from the following:
- Full clinical examinations, twice per year, to include:
- General health
- Ears
- Eyes
- Skin & coat
- Heart & lungs
- Weight
- Claws
- Dentition
- Anal glands
- Joints & muscles
- Annual vaccinations
- Worming treatments
- Flea treatments
- Treatment planning
- Dietary advice
- 10% discount on all other practice products and services
Contact us for further details and to sign up.
Out of Hours Care
Our out of Hours care is provided by the Willows Veterinary Centre. The Willows offers our clients a friendly, highly trained and caring team who are available during the night, at weekends and Public Holidays. Their centre is at Highlands Road, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4NH.
If your pet needs emergency care, please call us on 0121 783 2327. If it is ‘out of hours’, our answering machine message will direct you to call The Willows on 0121 712 7070. They will make arrangements with you so that your pet can be seen.
The fees for an ‘out of hours’ consultation at The Willows are £190.00 before 11pm and £240.00 after 11pm. Treatment and procedures are in addition to the Out of Hours Consultation Fee.
Click on the link for more information about https://www.willows.uk.net/in-patient-care/out-of-hours-emergency-service/
In Patients at The Lodge Veterinary Centre
The Lodge Veterinary Centre is one of the few practices that still provide hospitalisation service s onsite. For most of our clients, this means, that should your pet require hospitalisation overnight this will be provided at our main surgery in Hodge Hill – there will be no need for you to transfer your pet to an out of hours provider.