It’s always distressing when your pet is showing signs of illness or is involved in an accident, but it can be extremely frightening when it happens overnight or at other times when the practice is closed.

This is why Peacock Vets has partnered with Nightingale Vets in Chippenham and Vets Now in Bath.  Both offer all our clients a dedicated out of hours service.  This is far more than an ‘on-call’ service.

Rather than having a vet who has worked hard all day and is called from their bed to assist, this service provides fully rested vets and vet nurses who are on site all night, every night.

Nightingale Vets

19 Langley Road

Chippenham

SN15 1BS

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 7pm to 8.30am

Saturday 12.30pm until Monday 8.30am

Vets Now Bath

Rosemary Lodge

Bath

BA2 5RL

Opening hours:

Monday to Friday 7pm to 8 am

Saturday midday to midnight

Sunday 8am to Monday 8am

From obtaining peace of mind via a phone call to full emergency care, you will know that your pets are in safe hands.  All patients who need to access out of hours care are offered a free of charge follow up consultation at Peacock Vets.  Further follow up appointments and care will then continue to be carried out by Peacock Vets.

What do I do if my pet needs veterinary help out of hours?

Call our out of hours emergency number: 01249 847457

Choose option 1 for Nightingales in Chippenham

Choose option 2 for Vets Now in Bath

Give the emergency vet as much detail as possible about your pet’s symptoms over the phone.  They will then advise if they feel it is necessary for you to visit the surgery or give you helpful advice to treat or monitor your pet at home until you are able to bring them to see us.

Can you administer First Aid to your pet?

As with humans, there are some treatments that you can give your furry friends yourself before taking your pet to the vets.  First Aid is not a replacement for full veterinary treatment, but can help to alleviate pain, stop bleeding and stabilise your pet before being seen by a vet.  If your pet has stopped breathing, it is also possible to give CPR (cardio pulmonary resuscitation) to them.

The Emergency Vets will talk you through what to do, plus the PDSA has a free Pet First Aid guide which you can download, and some helpful advice on its website: First Aid for pets – PDSA

Don’t forget, Peacocks Vets is normally open from 8.30am to 7pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am to midday on Saturday.