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Looking after your pet’s pearly whites is extremely important, which is why we’re launching a dental health awareness campaign to provide help, advice and treatment along with some great offers.

Keeping pets healthy at Christmas

Christmas is a great time for everyone. Unfortunately, at this time of year we often see animals that are quite poorly. In many cases it is very avoidable especially if you follow our ten top tips to keep your pet healthy at Christmas.

Teddington & Surbiton

Monday 24th December - Christmas Eve : 7.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday 25th December - Christmas Day : CLOSED
Wednesday 26th December - Boxing Day : CLOSED
Thursday 27th December - 7.30am - 7.30pm
Friday 28th December - 7.30am - 7.30pm
Saturday 29th December - 8.30am - 5pm
Sunday 30th December - 10am - 4pm (TEDDINGTON ONLY)
Monday 31st December - New Year's Eve - 7.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday 1st January - New Year's Day - CLOSED
Wednesday: Normal opening hours

CBeebies came to film us recently at Vet4life Surbiton! Rory from Ferne and Rory’s Vet Tales came to meet one of our owners and their superstar dog Otto and bring them in to meet our vet Lily! Otto belongs to the great charity Broken Biscuits who help disabled dogs get the help and homes they deserve. Otto is a dog who injured both of his back legs in an accident a few years ago and gets around easily with a wheelchair.

Pet owners will still be able to travel to Europe with their pet after the UK leaves the EU, whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. However, in the event of no deal, they may need to take some additional steps to be able to travel with their pet to the EU.

We're incredibly proud of our vet nurse Nicki for her amazing work with Aji. Aji the Yorkshire Terrier came to see Nicki because his owners were concerned about his health. With dedicated owners and under Nicki's guidance, Aji won the inaugural Canine Slimmer of the Year 2018 award from Hill's pet food! Amazing!

We're inviting you to a couple of talks. Please call the Teddington clinic (020 8977 3955) or Surbiton clinic (020 8390 5270) to confirm your free space. Book quickly as spaces are limited.

Unfortunately there has been an outbreak of RHD2 in Teddington recently leading to the death of a number of pet rabbits.

The Dog Athletics returns to Udney Hall Gardens, Teddington on Sunday 9th September! You can register your dog for any of the games on our simple dog athletics registration form.