Ancells Veterinary Centre

13/09/2024

20/08/2024

Yesterday we had a very seriously ill pet admitted first thing. This meant that both vets and our nurse were giving him one-to-one care for 5 hours. We cancelled nearly all our appointments and moved urgent ones to our main hospital in Wokingham. We cancelled one of our routine operations and started the other one 5 hours late. This message is a HUGE THANK
YOU to all you lovely clients who were so kind and understanding when we rang and explained, and moved your appointments. AND to the owner of the pet who’s operation got cancelled … you still came in to the surgery at 6pm with flowers and chocolates for the vet who had had the worst day, with not even a 5 minute break, because you understood 😍😍you almost brought her to tears. A massive thank you to all of you for being the loveliest clients.

01/08/2024

Please be aware ALL ours phones and computers are down. For emergencies please come down to the surgery. For anything else please call back tomorrow. Thank you

29/07/2024

If you are worried about your rabbit or guinea pigs in this heat, please call us as soon as they show any signs of being unwell.

09/07/2024

‼️HELP‼️ appeal for blankets please. If your pet is in for the day we like to make their bed all snuggly and cosy. Pets that have an anaesthetic struggle to regulate their body temperature afterwards. The blankets then go through a very hot wash to avoid cross-contamination which means they eventually start to become thin and worn and have to be thrown away. If anyone has any blankets they no longer use, but not duvets or towels, we would be very grateful to receive them 🐾🐈‍⬛🐕

03/07/2024

Our lovely Frankie has finished his chemotherapy treatment at Lumbry Park today, and was delighted to receive his certificate 🐾🐾🥹

28/06/2024

As the weather warms up the risk of fly strike increases. Please read the advice below. Always call us as soon as you see anything that could be fly strike on your bunny. You can also call us to order a product that goes on your rabbits bottom to help prevent fly strike.

23/06/2024

It’s going to be super hot all week ☀️☀️ so only walk your dogs early or late. Dogs do not die becausae they have no walk for a few days but they do die of heatstroke, or suffer burns from hot pavements 🐾🥵♨️

06/06/2024

Please call and make an appointment if your cat still needs to be microchipped. If they are a member of our Healthy Pet Club it is free of charge .

30/05/2024

‼️ WARNING ‼️ we have come in this morning to discover we can NOT access the car park The access road is being resurfaced Please allow time to find side roads etc to park in If mobility is a problem please call the surgery and rearrange your appointment ‼️‼️

11/05/2024

It’s hot hot hot 🥵 Take care with your furry loved ones. Keep them out of the heat and do walks early or late only 🐾🐾🐾

24/04/2024

24/04/2024

Bear with us ….. we have a whole new different computer system. We apologise for our delays while we press lots of buttons and hope it is the right one 🤷🏻‍♀️🖥️🤔

08/04/2024

🐾 Street Vet 🐾

Street Vet is a registered charity that provides completely free veterinary care and advice for pet owners who are experiencing homelessness.

Iona, one of our veterinary surgeons, is a regular volunteer for the Reading Street Vet outreach team 🩺

If you would like to support Street Vet, the Reading outreach have an amazon wish list of items that their lovely patients are in need of which is updated regularly 😊 It is also possible to donate through their website:
https://www.streetvet.co.uk/

This is the Amazon list with everything on it going straight to StreetVet
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1TJN5OIOWL1ZN

Also any unopened dog food can be donated to StreetVet via our vet Iona at Ancells

Thank you ☺️

01/04/2024

‼️‼️‼️COMPUTERS STILL DOWN - thank you for everyone’s patience and kindness yesterday. If you have a non-urgent appointment today please do not come to it. Call at the end of the week and we will rebook you. Thank you

URGENT NOTICE ‼️ ‼️
Please be aware that we are having IT issues which are unlikely to be resolved by tomorrow.
We will not have any appointment history or access to medical records.
If you need to book a non-urgent appointment please leave it a few days to call us, once our systems are up and running again.
For those of you who still need to keep your appointment, expect delays. We will need to work manually and write down everything to be input on the computer system at a later date.
We realise this will be frustrating for some of you but please be patient. All our staff will do everything they can to ensure we run as smoothly as possible under challenging circumstances.
Sorry for any inconvenience. We will keep you informed.
Please share this with anyone you know who is also a client of ours. Thank you

28/03/2024

We wish all our clients and patients a lovely long relaxing Easter weekend. We are open Saturday morning for collecting medications that have been ordered and for urgent appointments. The main NineMile hospital will be open right through the bank holidays. Remember to keep all those chocolate eggs well away from our furry friends 🐣🍫

22/03/2024

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11/03/2024

From 10 June 2024, all pet cats will legally need to be microchipped in England.
Are you looking to get your cat microchipped? Give us a call to book your cat in for an appointment - and don’t forget, for Healthy Pet Club members microchipping is one of the benefits included!

06/02/2024

It’s Valentine’s Day next week. Please post photos in the comments of your pets being spoiled ❤️❤️❤️❤️🩷🩷🩷🩷💜💜💜💜

31/01/2024

Cats like to be high up, they feel safer. We have added a basket stand to our cat waiting area for our clients to use. There are also towels sprayed with Pet Remedy calming spray to drape over their baskets. We hope all this helps our feline customers feel slightly less stressed when they have to visit us 🐈‍⬛

16/01/2024

Our lovely Connie has now started her college course to become a qualified veterinary nurse. She will start taking on more responsibility within the practice, and helping the vets and nurses with procedures 🩺 💉 🩸 👩‍⚕️

10/01/2024

With all the roadworks round Fleet at the minute, it is taking a lot longer to get to appointments. Please allow plenty of time to get to us so that we can make sure all pets get seen. If you get really stuck in traffic please call ahead to let us know. Thank you for your consideration, and hopefully the total chaos round the area will be sorted soon.

30/12/2023

We would like to thank our lovely clients for all the cards, treats and messages we received over the Christmas period. We wish you all a happy and healthy New Year. 🐶🐰🐈‍⬛🐹🐕‍🦺

11/12/2023

In the run up to Christmas, it is important to keep your pets safe at this festive time 🎄🐾 Here are some of the dangers to pets posed by festive food, plants and decorations ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Some other hazards include: Anti Freeze, Glitter, Wrapping Paper and Batteries For more information, please click the link below: https://www.thehealthypetclub.co.uk/keep-your-pet-safe-and-happy-this-christmas/ If you have any concerns over your pet this festive time, please don't hesitate to give us a call.

04/12/2023

Christmas cuddlies, tennis ball Christmas trees and treats for the small furries too …. come in for all your pets’ Christmas gifts 🎄🎄🎄