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Monday 8:30am - 6:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 1pm

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Hunters Lodge Veterinary Practice Why Choose Us? We love what we do. Simple as that. Being a vet is the best job in the world. We are a tight knit, happy bunch and that makes a huge difference.

What other job is exciting, rewarding, elating, sometimes frustrating or even heart breaking and that's all before lunch time! If that is how you feel about your job you naturally do your best and give your all. It makes being part of a team so much more enjoyable and gives the best results. We all work well together to give the best for your pet. Being a small team, we can give you the personal t

ouch. We want to get to know you and your pet as we believe that is a great way to give your pet the best care and you brilliant service. We love animals. That's why we'll see most of them. Whether you have a hamster, chicken, cat, dog, sheep or pretty much anything else we should be able to help you. If you want a vet that loves their work now as much as they did when they left college then we are the vets for you.

14/02/2025

It's Valentines Day. To celebrate, here is Lucky modelling a Heart motif bandage hand-made by our nurse Helen 😍

22/01/2025

We have had this pigeon brought into the practice today. It looks in good health and not injured. We are thinking it is a pet as it's quite tame. If you recognise it please let us know and we can arrange collection.

24/12/2024

🌲Merry Christmas everyone. We close at 4pm today and then will be availlable for emergencies only. Please collect any ordered medication by 4pm🌲

Christmas Opening Hours
Christmas Eve 8am - 4pm
Christmas Day - Closed
Boxing Day - Closed
Dec 27th - Normal opening hours.
NYE - 8am - 4pm
NY Day - Closed

11/12/2024

This is Smokey, the most gorgeous 6 month old Burmese kitten. Smokey and his brother Bandit came in to see us for routine neutering a few weeks ago. Whilst having the surgery, the vet noticed there was some unusual slimy fluid discharging from the incision site. We decided to ultrasound his abdomen and found some free fluid surrounding his organs. This is never normal, and we were concerned given his age and breed about a condition called FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis). As Smokey was currently so bright, the owners hadn't realised he was unwell. So we had caught this as early as possible. Until recently, this was a very serious condition that carried a grave prognosis. It was very rare for any of these cats to survive. Fortunately, in the past few years, there has been significant development of an antiviral treatment that is now able to cure 85% of cases. We took some fluid for analysis. Whilst waiting for the results, Smokey started to go off his food, and his abdomen became more bloated with fluid. We were pretty confident this was FIP, so we opted to start treatment before the results were back. We currently see Smokey on a weekly basis to assess his condition. Since starting medication, the improvement has been miraculous. He is now as naughty as his brother and behaving as a normal kitten. His belly is now normal, and he is eating well. We have another 10 weeks of treatment to go, but all the results so far are extremely encouraging. Smokey is the first cat we have seen with FIP since it has become a treatable condition. As protocols are changing so quickly, we needed the most up to date info, which was provided by the FIP Advice Team. This is a team of medical specialists who volunteer to help general practitioners with FIP cases. This was invaluable in Smokey's case. Smokey is the most wonderful boy, and being able to now treat him has been so exciting and rewarding for the team.

30/11/2024

Meet Nacho. He came to see us today for the first time and made himself at home in the tiny paper bin. It was an impressive feat 😍

26/09/2024

Guildford - Small Animal Vet Needed
We are looking for a part time small animal vet to join our practice in Guildford. We are independent, friendly and believe that our team is the most important part of our practice. The majority of our team have been with us for many years. We would like to find a vet to work 2 to 3 days per week. No OOH work. 1 in 5 Saturday mornings. No Sunday opening. If you are interested please call Helen Stephens on 01483 570782 or e mail [email protected]

05/09/2024

Guildford - Small Animal Vet Needed

We are looking for a part time small animal vet to join our practice in Guildford. We are independent, friendly and believe that our team is the most important part of our practice. The majority of our team have been with us for many years. We would like to find a vet to work 2 to 3 days per week. No OOH work. 1 in 5 Saturday mornings. No Sunday opening. If you are interested please call Helen Stephens on 01483 570782 or e mail [email protected]

14/08/2024

Guildford - Small Animal Vet Needed

We are looking for a part time small animal vet to join our practice in Guildford. We are independent, friendly and believe that our team is the most important part of our practice. The majority of our team have been with us for many years. We would like to find a vet to work 2 days per week. No OOH work. 1 in 5 Saturday mornings. No Sunday opening. If you are interested please call Helen Stephens on 01483 570782 or e mail [email protected]

01/08/2024

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐬?

🔸𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
Partners Helen Stephens and Grant Smith own the practice. They are fully involved in all clinical and managerial aspects of the practice. No head office for us.

🔸𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐬
Our vets have from 12 to 25 years of clinical experience in small animal practice. This means every vet is confident to handle the most complex of cases.

🔸𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬
Our nursing team is vastly experienced, all are trained and qualified to RCVS standards.

🔸𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦
Our team are amazing. Almost all have worked at the practice for many years. This creates a tight knit team who work together so well.

🔸𝐖𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐞 𝐃𝐨
If you feel like this, you will always go the extra mile.

20/06/2024

This is Lucky and she will be celebrating her 21st birthday in August. Lucky has always been a reluctant patient at the practice but we believe it is her feistiness that has led to her great age. A few weeks ago she developed a problem with one of her toes. It had become sore around the nail bed. We had to rely on photos from her owner as we could not get anywhere near Lucky without receiving a hefty swipe. After some hands off treatment it was clear that Lucky's paw was getting worse so we decided to investigate further. Following some sedation we were able to see that her toe looked pretty nasty. We were suspicious of a tumour in the nail bed. The options were operate and remove the toe or sadly put her to sleep. We decided even though Lucky was 20 years old she was well enough to go through the surgery. Her owners agreed and the surgery went ahead. She took a while to recover from the operation but is now eating well and running up the stairs. The toe was indeed cancerous so it was fortunate we removed it so quickly. Lucky may not feel the same way about us but we think she is a great character and are so happy she is now back to her spicy old self.

25/04/2024

Happy Birthday Rusty. Fourteen years young 😍

24/04/2024

Look at these for an amazing set of eyebrows. This is Stella who came in to see us this morning 🤩

17/04/2024

Thanks so much for your help in sharing the previous post about the injured cat. Thanks to the brilliant response on Facebook his owner has now been found. Thankfully, he is now recovering well and will be going home soon 🤩

15/04/2024

Please help us to locate the owner of a cat brought in to our Guildford practice this afternoon. He is a black and white adult male cat. Mostly white with some black patches. He was sadly involved in a road traffic accident and is currently very poorly receiving emergency treatment at the practice. He was found on Worplesdon Road. He is chipped but it is not registered on any data base. Please share so we can trace his owner. Thank you.

04/04/2024

We love seeing the inventive ways owners manage to stop their pets from interfering with a wound after surgery. Take Hattie the chicken for example. She was attacked by a fox and needed surgery to close the wound. She decided to take out a few sutures so her owner came up with a burger box lid as a buster collar and the top of of a pair of tights to cover the wound. This seems to be having the desired effect and Hattie doesn't seem too bothered by it either. Genius.

29/02/2024

This is Ken the Cockerel. He came in this morning with a large lump on the top of his neck, about the size of an apricot. Ken is only a small bantam so this lump was proving quite a heavy load to carry. His girlfriends had taken a bit of a dislike to it too and had pecked it until it was red raw. He came in to see Helen the vet. Helen decided we should have a go at removing this although there was a big concern it was so large we would not be able to close the wound afterwards. Fortunately for Ken chickens have extraordinarily stretchy skin so we were able to pull the skin from the back of his neck to cover the defect. He ended up making a brilliant recovery from his anaesthetic and was soon tucking in to his pellets. This was a most rewarding case as the lump almost looked inoperable but with a bit of perseverence it came away and closed up a treat.

19/01/2024

Very sadly we have had a cat brought in who had been involved in a road traffic accident and had died. He was found on Broad Street near Wood Street Village. He is a large, entire male with black and white fur. Please share as we would like to locate his owner.

20/12/2023

Last chance to order medication for your pet before Christmas is tomorrow. If your pet is on long term medication please check you have enough to last over Christmas. After Friday 22nd December we will not be receiving any further orders until Dec 28th.

Address

41 Woodbridge Hill
Guildford
GU29AD

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 6:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 1pm

Telephone

+441483570782

Website

http://www.hunterslodgevets.co.uk/

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