What are the 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 9am - 1pm Sunday 10am - 12pm

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The Vet Whitehaven

Independent small animal veterinary practice looking after pets in West Cumbria
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12/01/2025

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year from The Vet Whitehaven!
Merlin, Miley, Harry & Max came in to visit us after the festive period for some check-ups and cuddles. ❤
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30/12/2024

Opening Hours for New Year
From all of us at The Vet Whitehaven, we wish you and your pets a wonderful and safe New Year!🐾🥳
As always our vets are available to provide OOH Emergency care should you need it.

28/12/2024

Veterinary Surgeon Recruitment:

Experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon Position

At The Vet Whitehaven, we do things differently, from our unique premises in a beautifully refurbished pub, to our practice values front and centre of the business.
We are looking for:
An experienced Small Animal Veterinary Surgeon
Someone who can fit in to a caring, motivated and hard working team
Potential future opportunity to invest in a growing, successful and well-loved local practice
We are offering:
Salary up to £70,000 dependent on experience, with review after 6 months
6.6 weeks holiday, including bank holidays
CPD supported to certificate level
Our practice
Lynn and Sophie built the practice based on core values of Compassion, Trust, and Community. We practise care and compassion, not just towards our patients and clients but also towards our team. We want our team to be happy, to feel fulfilled in their work, and to reach their full potential. We encourage career development, whether that’s pursuing your clinical interests, learning new skills or taking on a certificate.
We are a young, growing practice with 4.5 full time vets. We have Digital X-ray, Ultrasound, Dental Suite with IM3 dental equipment and dental x-ray, separate kennels and cattery. We work collaboratively and value everyone's input. We have monthly team meetings where we get together over lunch, and everyone is encouraged to contribute their ideas and feedback.
We have an excellent, experienced nursing team of 6 RVNs, 3 SVN, and ANAs, who support the vets. Nurses consult alongside the vets and do all of the post operative checks, nail clips and work with the vet to do all puppy and kitten vaccinations.
What our team say about us
“I started here as a new graduate, and I couldn't have asked for a more supportive, fun and caring team to guide me through these first months of my career. I have clinical interests that I am actively encouraged to build upon. I fell in love with the location for its easy access to the many lakes and fells of the Lake District, which I enjoy exploring in my spare time. In addition, people in West Cumbria are very friendly, and I genuinely think our client base is lovely.” Iina MRCVS
“We work as a whole team, from reception to vets, with a true level of respect for each and every member you don't often find in this industry. The management team is open, honest and approachable and constantly looking for ways to improve. Without a doubt one of the best places to work.” Amy RVN
“The Vet Whitehaven has a really positive work environment, where open and honest communication is encouraged, allowing the whole team to develop and continue to improve the standard of care.” Sarah RVN
The role
We are looking for an experienced 6th vet to join our team. Our full-time vets work a 4-day week with a fixed day off. There is only one late finish (6.30 pm) each week; for the other three days, you will finish at 4.30 or 5.30 pm. We are very flexible with the rota, and as this is an additional role, we are happy to chat about hours that work with your other commitments.
We provide our own out-of-hours service with a 1:5 on-call rota with no additional Saturdays. Our lovely RVNs take the phones, so you will only be called in when it’s really needed. The week following your weekend on call, you will work a 3 day week.
Outside of work
We enjoy getting together as a team, whether for a meal, drinks, or a creative afternoon.

We are just a stone’s throw from the beautiful Cumbrian coastline and the stunning Lake District National Park, so you can enjoy a wide range of activities from fell walking to wild swimming and cycling to climbing.
The full package:
Salary up to £70,000 dependent on experience
Salary review within 6 months
6.6 weeks holiday, including bank holidays
CPD supported to certificate level
RCVS & VDS fees paid
Visa’s potentially sponsored
Check out our social media platform https://www.facebook.com/thevetwhitehaven and website to get a feel for who we are https://thevetwhitehaven.co.uk and to read our 5* reviews that we are proud of.
If you want to know more about us and our amazing team, we’d love to hear from you. Give us a call on 01946878108 for an informal chat with Sophie or Lynn, or apply now to [email protected]

24/12/2024

🎄🐾 Merry Christmas from The Vet Whitehaven! 🎄🐾

We had to share some festive photos of our adorable patients in front of our Christmas tree!✨ Featuring Indie, Mable, Frankie, and Tui!

Swipe to see our team's pets getting ready for Santa Paws—these little helpers can't wait for all the festive fun! 🎅🐾Featuring Woody, Vinnie, Peanut, Zeppelin, Nala, Nellie, Toddy, and Oreo!

Wishing all our clients and furry friends a pawsitively wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎁❄️

16/12/2024

Last month RVN Naomi flew out to the beautiful Greek island of Karpathos. Naomi met up with volunteer vets and nurses from all over the world on a neutering campaign led by Animal Welfare Karpathos, Veterinary Global Aid, Greater Good Charities and the Greek Cat Welfare Society. The programme lasted 4 days and over 300 cats were neutered! All cats received health checks, parasite treatment and emergency surgery where needed. Naomi attended a similar programme last March and is looking forward to the next!
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13/12/2024

This is a polite reminder to plan ahead for Christmas and New Year. Any pets on repeat prescription medication we kindly ask you give us plenty of notice to order your pets medication. Due to reduce opening hours, there could be delays in receiving your medication which we want to try to avoid.
Thank You
Remember you can order your repeat medication online by clicking the link below,
https://thevetwhitehaven.co.uk/online-repeat-prescription/
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09/12/2024

🎄Opening Hours for Christmas & New Year🎄

From all of us at The Vet Whitehaven, we wish you and your pets a wonderful and safe Christmas & New Year!🐾🥳

Please note: any date not mentioned above means we are open our normal weekday/weekend hours.

As always our vets are available to provide OOH Emergency care should you need it.

01/12/2024

Spring is a few months away however we wanted to share with you this great picture of Cara & Scout, Australian shepherds owned and cared for by our RVN Michaela. Don't be fooled, these 2 partners in crime keep Michaela on her toes, any muddy puddle & they will find it! Both fantastic natured and full of character ❤
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26/11/2024

Meet Leo! He is 10 years old and cared for by Natalie our Client Care Assistance. Leo is a big softy, he loves to swim in the lake and playing with his cuddly toys. Being a Labrador he doesn't say no no to food, his favourite treat is toast!
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23/11/2024

Meet Jed & Ruby, Jack Russel terriers owned by our student veterinary nurse and long standing member of the team, Abby. On days like today they are cuddled up next to the fire however on fair weather days they do love to visit the beach and walk the fells. Ruby is getting on a little so she does like to spend most of her day sleeping ❤
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16/11/2024

Meet Toddy, formally known as Mr. Todd. Couch and chicken enthusiast from county Monaghan, Ireland, the ground roots of Katie our vet. He is a Heinz 57 variety and looking very handsome with his bandana.
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12/11/2024

Meet Steve, he lives with our nurse Naomi and is 6 years old. He loves cheese, a good snooze in front of a fire and bringing home night time gifts 🥰

08/11/2024

🇦🇺🐨We are all a little emotional today as we only have our lovely vet Sophie Gill with us until Monday when she heads off to Australia travelling, we will miss her so much but know she will have a wonderful time 🇦🇺🐨

04/11/2024

We thought we would share with you our team pets over the next few months. ❤
Meet Alice, she is a 7 year old Rescue Whippet owned by Amy our RVN. Alice loves fell walks and swimming however also enjoys her well earned snoozes on the sofa.
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28/10/2024

Gino, bless him was very brave when he came in for his little operation last week. Gino enjoyed being wrapped up warm in his blanket & received may cuddles from our nursing team during his stay with us ❤
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17/10/2024

Here at The Vet Whitehaven we want to give your pet the best possible and most affordable care. We have 3 Club plans to choose from. The Vet Club, The Vet Club 365 and The Vet Check-Up 365, each specifically designed to meet you and your pets needs.
Both the Vet Club 365 and The Vet Check Up 365 offer inclusive Veterinary and Nurse Consultations which is great for when your pet is making regular visits to see us.
Visit our website to find out more!
https://thevetwhitehaven.co.uk/the-vet-club/
To join, please make an appointment through our website to chat through your options
https://thevetwhitehaven.co.uk/book-an-appointment/
Or phone to book an appointment 01946 878108
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14/10/2024

Too cute not to share! Rolo came in to see us for his Health Check & Vaccinations. He was a superstar & took everything in his stride.
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Address

Egremont Road
Whitehaven

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	9am - 1pm
Sunday	10am - 12pm

Telephone

+441946878108

Website

http://thevetwhitehaven.co.uk/

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