Payment And Insurance

In order to provide the highest possible standard of care we require the most effective drugs available and modern technical equipment, all of which have to be funded and maintained. We try to keep fees reasonable but they have to be realistic and reflect the level of care provided.

We ask that payment is made at the time of treatment as this will help to keep down our administrative and finance costs, which affect the level of fees. Accounts will be provided for farm and equine clients.

We accept most major credit or debit cards, cheques or cash and will always provide an estimate of treatment cost prior to commencement upon request.

Insurance
At this point we would like to bring Pet Insurance to your attention. For a fraction of the feeding costs of your pet per week you can now insure him or her against the, sometimes high, costs of a prolonged course of treatment for an unexpected illness or accident, or even death.

When your Pet is insured, with the obvious exceptions of vaccination and other elective routine procedures such as neutering, your veterinary bill will never exceed the individual insurer's excess that you have to pay towards any treatment.

Ideally, insurance should be taken out early in your pet’s life. However, even if he is actually undergoing treatment, insurance can still be taken out. Naturally the current condition will not be covered, but you do not have to wait until your animal is better before doing this. It is our experience that few pet owners realise this. We must emphasise that we are no way involved in selling insurance. Our endeavour is to provide the best possible standard of care. Realistically, however, we appreciate that this can be expensive, and it can be very traumatic when a pet’s health or sometimes life is compromised by financial considerations. We therefore believe that pet insurance makes very good sense indeed.