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What do we offer your pet?
A healthy pet is a happy pet. As a client of Alphavet, your pet will receive the latest advances in veterinary care, a highly skilled and dedicated team to treat and care for them and the respect and attention they deserve. You will receive a clear understanding of your pet's journey with us, advice on how best to take care of your pet and support from a professional and empathetic team.
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It is very upsetting when your pet becomes unwell. At Alphavet, we offer a range of vaccinations to prevent disease. We also advise on a course of vaccinations and boosters to top up your pet's protection.
Puppies are vaccinated at 6-8 weeks' and at 10 weeks' old. The vaccines protect them against distemper, parvovirus, leptospirosis, parainfluenza and Kennel Cough. Boosters are given throughout your dog's life to maintain immunity.
Kittens receive primary vaccination at 9 weeks' and 12 weeks' of age. These offer protections against feline leukaemia, panleukopaenia and cat flu. Annual boosters are recommended.
Myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease vaccines are given annually.
Neutering also has health benefits as well as preventing behavioural problems. It is the responsible thing to do if you do not intend to breed from your pet. At Alphavet, we perform these operations with the utmost care and attention to detail. Each patient is assessed carefully and given a general anaesthetic specific to their needs - this is considered a routine operation. However, at Alphavet we take the time to ensure minimum discomfort to your pet.
Parasite prevention and control is available. Your pet can have worming and flea treatments and pick up their prescriptions.
From the tips of their tails to the pads of their paws, we will carry out a full health check on your pet. As a veterinary practice, your pet can build up a relationship quickly with their dedicated vet during these health checks.
If required, we perform x-ray or ultrasound scans so we can see what's going on inside too. Processing of the x-ray images is done digitally so that the pictures are available rapidly. Having such a sophisticated x-ray set-up enhances our ability to investigate complex problems such as spinal conditions, in which contrast studies (myelography) may be required.
If your pet is in need of a surgical procedure, they will be cared for by a team of professionals. Whilst under general anaesthesia they will be meticulously monitored by the Alphavet team, assisted by ECG, pulse oximetry and Doppler blood pressure monitoring. We put great emphasis on preventing discomfort to your pet so a tailor-made combination of painkillers are always administered. Pets are delicately and sympathetically handled by the veterinary surgeons and post-operative veterinary nurses to get them back on form as soon as possible.
Our guide to helping your pet through surgery:
Pre-operation:
Post-operation:
It's natural for pets to lick their wounds but pet owners need to prevent them from doing so as they heal better if they are clean and dry. If required, we can provide you with an Elizabethan collar to help with this. Your pet may seem dopey for some hours after surgery from the pain-killing medications. If you are concerned in any way, give the practice a call for advice. If you see any problems with the stitches or your pet seems distressed, contact Alphavet immediately.
Keeping your pet's teeth in tip-top condition is vital to their health. At Alphavet, we have the facilities to provide routine oral hygiene procedures, including dental descaling, polishing and extractions where needed. Pain prevention is paramount in our minds so all pets receive combinations of pain-killers - which may include a nerve-block injection. This way, we can extract damaged teeth with minimum discomfort.
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