Practice Facilities

Medical and Surgical Facilities

Woodcroft Veterinary Group has a comprehensive range of the most up to date equipment for the treatment of your pet including:

24-hour nursing care Fully equipped modern operating theatres State of the art anaesthetic and comprehensive monitoring equipment including capnography and pulse oximetry Electrocardiogram (ECG) equipment Holter and event monitoring Blood pressure monitoring Ultrasound scanning for imaging internal organs Fibre optic endoscopes for internal investigations Arthroscopy for keyhole joint investigations In-house laboratories with same-day results for most blood tests X-ray facilities for instant diagnosis Fluoroscopy Ultrasonic dental descaling and polishing Electrocautery Chemotherapy Isolation kennels

Hospitalisation Facilities Just as with ourselves, a stay in hospital can be a worrying time. We understand this and try to make the time your pet may spend in our hospital as comfortable as possible for the animal and as stress free as possible for you, the owner. At the new Cheadle Hulme Veterinary Hospital, we have separate wards for cats and dogs and also separate wards for day cases and inpatients. All the wards are bright, warm and comfortable. We have intensive care and isolation facilities. We have a nursing team who are dedicated to looking after the hospitalised animals. They work on a shift system ensuring 24-hour care. Detailed clinical case notes are kept and each animal has a veterinary surgeon allocated to oversee its care.

Specialities

See also under Referral Service.

Woodcroft Veterinary Group is a referral practice offering second opinions for clients in the following areas:

• Cardiology - Liam Atkinson and Jane Marshall
  
• Internal Medicine – Donald Wiggins
  
• Orthopaedics - David Parker
  
• Ophthalmology - Bill Manton
  
• Behaviour Therapy - Patricia Connolly

External consultants also offer regular physiotherapy clinics.

In-House Laboratory Facilities

The health and safety of your pet is our foremost concern. As your pet cannot describe symptoms to let us know what might be wrong, we recommend blood tests to give us the answers we need, especially before a general anaesthetic and surgery. By testing blood biochemistries, electrolytes and haematology in our extensively equipped laboratories at Cheadle Hulme and Heaton Moor, we can evaluate the status of your pet's health accurately and quickly. Where the early malfunction of major organs is detected this will allow prompt and appropriate treatment to be commenced.

Emergency Facilities - CHEADLE HULME A&E VETS

Emergency Service telephone number - 0161 486 2355

For registered clients we offer our own emergency service, CHEADLE HULME A&E VETS, at the Cheadle Hulme hospital. The hospital is staffed 24 hours a day by veterinary surgeons and experienced nursing staff, ensuring the highest possible level of care for every patient. CHEADLE HULME A&E VETS also provide emergency cover for the following local veterinary practices:

• Abbeywood Veterinary Centre, Denton
  
• Acorn Veterinary Surgery, Northenden
  
• Amber Veterinary Centre, Levenshulme;
  
• Lea Green Veterinary Centre, Heaton Chapel
  
• Agecroft Veterinary Centre, Romiley
  
• Albany Veterinary Clinic, Davenport
  
• Bob Butler’s Veterinary Surgery, Stockport
  
• Bob Butler’s Veterinary Surgery, Gorton
  
• Bob Butler’s Veterinary Surgery, Hyde
  
• Bollington Veterinary Centre, Bollington
  
• Boundary Veterinary Clinic, Withington
  
• Brian Garner‘s Veterinary Surgery, Offerton
  
• Brook Veterinary Centre, Great Moor, Stockport
  
• Evergreen Veterinary Surgery, Poynton
  
• Ian Haworth’s Veterinary Surgery, Macclesfield
  
• Marple Veterinary Centre, Marple
  
• Torkington Park Veterinary Centre, Hazel Grove
  

Other Services Available

• Specialised clinics including Puppy Classes, Senior Pet Health Screening and Weight Control Programmes.
  
• Vaccination and full health checks, including dental care.
  
• Advice on routine pet care including choosing the right pet, behaviour, nutrition, dentition, neutering worming, flea control and grooming.
  
• Pet bereavement counselling.
  
• Wide range of professionally chosen, top quality pet care products and diets.
  
• Pet microchip implantation and scanning service.

Pet Health Insurance

Long illnesses and complex conditions can become expensive to treat. Pet Insurance gives you peace of mind - you know you will never have to compromise on veterinary treatment for you pet. There are a number of companies offering pet insurance at affordable premiums. We recommend you insure your pet and are happy to offer advice on selecting the right policy for your animal.

Consultations

Consultations are held on an appointment basis to minimise waiting time. Home visits can be arranged.

Payment Terms

To help keep our fees as low as possible we require payment in full at the time of treatment. We accept payment by cash, cheques supported by a cheque guarantee card, Switch/Delta, and most major credit cards.

We are happy to provide written estimates before any treatment is undertaken.