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Acupuncture

What is it used for?

  • Chronic pain like arthritis or disc prolapse
  • Inflammatory disorders like skin disease or inflammatory bowel disease
  • Improving wound healing
  • Poor performance eg in sporting dogs or horses
  • Enthusiasts recommend it for many more conditions, especially when used in conjunction with conventional medicine, eg. migraines, nausea, IBD and fertility.
  • It is commonly used to help improve symptoms when conventional medicine is no longer helping or cannot be given because of side effects.

Please email Keeley on for more information or enquire and request a call back at any of the branches – contact us.

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Emergencies

In an emergency,

please call 01837 82327

Our service operates on the same telephone number 24hrs a day 365 days a year – 01837 082327. Please listen to the options and select option 3 for out of hours emergencies. You will then be taken to our out of hours answering service, who will then take your details and pass you to the emergency duty vet. Please make sure you are loud and clear when answering the relevant questions. This will speed up the process of getting you to the duty vet. Alternatively, you can call our out of hours call centre directly on 01209 82357.