Emergencies such as trauma, infections, tick bite fever, snake bites, poisonings and seizures are all a reality when it comes to your pets. Such events often take place at night when it is difficult to find a vet. Severely sick animals require emergency 24 hour monitoring and treatment to aid in their survival.
Hilton Vet Hospital would like to take the opportunity to inform you of our new opening hours and our 24 hour emergency service for dogs and cats in the Midlands area. Hilton Vet Hospital is extensively equipped for the monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of small animal emergencies. The veterinarians on call have access to specialist advice and support at all times.
Each animal has a clearly defined treatment plan and hospital monitoring sheet. Patients are monitored all night by staff employed on night duty only for that period. This is particularly important for critical animals such as seizure cases and poisonings that need 24 hour constant monitoring and treatment.
This process is further monitored by CCV cameras and telemetric equipment. All other veterinary practices in the area will be able to refer cases that need 24 hour monitoring to Hilton Vet Hospital. Animals can return to their normal veterinarians once the crisis is over.
A veterinarian will be at the hospital for your dogs and cats from 7:30 am until 9 pm on normal working days, from 9 am until 12 pm on a Saturday and from 9 am to 10 am on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Outside of those hours all you need to do to activate our emergency services is to contact our veterinarian telephonically. The number of the veterinarian on duty will be found on our message; which will be heard, by phoning (033) 343-4602.
Although normal consulting is by appointment, emergencies are attended to immediately.
This will be commencing on Thursday 29th May 2014.