Our vets cover their out of hours themselves :wave:
I would feel a bit uneasy taking my buns to a vet who didn't know them in an emergency :?
My Vets has staff on site 24 hrs a day (nurses and Vet), they have a few practices scattered around the area and the main one near me functions as the out of hours for all the others
This is like mine it's not Abbey is it
Mine does not as she owns a small practice and she could not function at a competent level without some time off !
Mine does not as she owns a small practice and she could not function at a competent level without some time off !
I don't think any practices round here do their own out of hours cover, vets now seem to do it all. Fortunately my own vet is open 7 days a week so although they don't do nights, at least it minimises the chances of needing to use the emergency vet.
They don't charge extra for Sunday appointments, I've seen some places do?? :shock:
Mine doesn't charge extra for Sunday consultations, it's just a normal routine day...but if you have an emergency and there aren't any appointments left (on whatever day not just weekends), the emergency consultation charge is something like £40. I used it once with my cat and I just turned up saying I needed to see a vet, insurance paid up so it wasn't a problem. It depends who I see though, if I see the owner or my normal vet they tend to 'squeeze me in' and charge me normal fees. Far cheaper than the emergency vet fee which is something like £112 before 11pm anyway.