Our practice has been designed around the needs of pets and their families, providing a calm, welcoming environment and excellent facilities for both routine and more complex veterinary care.
At our Ryde Veterinary Hospital, dogs and cats have separate waiting areas, consultation rooms and hospital wards to help minimise stress. There is ample on-site parking, together with a sheltered walkway for nervous patients who may be more comfortable avoiding a busy waiting room. Families are also welcome, with a small children’s play area, while our comfortable ‘quiet room’ provides privacy for longer or more sensitive consultations.
Our hospital facilities include two purpose-built operating theatres, a dedicated imaging suite and extensive diagnostic and inpatient facilities, allowing our team to investigate, treat and care for patients on site.
Alongside our Ryde hospital, our new Bembridge satellite clinic provides convenient local access to consultations and routine veterinary care, with the reassurance that the full facilities and clinical team at our Veterinary Hospital are available when more advanced investigation, treatment or hospitalisation is required.
The islands only GOLD standard cat friendly clinic. Island VetCare has been awarded internationally-recognised GOLD Cat Friendly Clinic status. Island VetCare has been designed with you and your cat in mind. As a clinic we have proven that we adhere to a set of criteria, set out by International Cat Care, to ensure we provide and maintain a high standard of veterinary care.
Island VetCare is available for your pet 24 hours a day. Our regular consultation hours are 8.30am – 6pm Monday – Friday and 9am-12pm Saturdays. For emergencies outside of these times please call (01983) 214747 and you will be put through to the vet on duty who will be able to advise you or arrange an emergency consultation at our Ryde practice.
The Pharmacy will be open Monday to Friday during working hours and on Saturdays 9am until 12pm. You can either phone, email (pharmacy@islandvetcare.co.uk) or request in person to order your pets repeat prescriptions.
Dental disease can result in bad breath, painful chewing, and tooth loss. Bacteria under the gum can travel to the heart, kidneys, and liver. Professional dental cleaning is required to remove plaque and tartar from a pet’s teeth and to assess the health of the mouth. A thorough dental cleaning requires that the pet be under anesthesia.
People are becoming increasingly aware that what they put into their body as food, reflects on their overall health, energy and their vitality, helping to avoid or minimise health problems, this is the same for our animals too.
Companion animal diets are currently more controversial than ever before and so it is important to understand the reasoning for providing the correct nutrition. What we need to understand as a pet owner is what our pets actually require to be as healthy as possible, what do they require to live a long and fulfilled life. We are responsible for providing, to meet their individual needs as they rely on us in most areas of their life.
In April 2016 a law came into effect that all dogs over eight weeks of age must be microchipped. Up to date details are held on the microchip database for identification purposes. Failure to have your dog microchipped could result in a fine and/or legel proceedings.
