Fareham Creek is a first opinion small animal practice which is well equipped to treat the vast majority of cases that enter our doors, whether they require diagnostic work up or treatment for a medical or surgical condition.
The following is a list of the common services we provide:
Consultations and Health Checks – We have three Veterinary Surgeons available for consultations throughout the day to examine and treat your pets whether they are ill or whether you just require advice about your pet’s health or welfare.
Vaccinations – Refer to the Pet Health Corner for advice on vaccinations in dogs, cats and rabbits.
Nurse Clinics – Our qualified veterinary nurses are able to offer nurse clinics which are designed as an adjunct to the care or advice that has been provided by the vet. For more advice on the range of nurse clinics we provide please click here.
Hospitalisation – The practice has range of different sized cat and dog cages and kennels for hospitalising patients that are unwell or recovering from surgical procedures. We also have isolation cages well away from the main ward to hospitalise patients with infectious conditions.
Operating theatre – The practice has a dedicated operating theatre for sterile surgical procedures. Theatre has a heated operating table and double head theatre lights and we are equipped to perform a wide range of soft tissue and orthopaedic surgical conditions.
Dentistry – Dental procedures are performed in the Prep room. We have a Compressed air dental machine that has a drill, sonic scaler and polisher and have a dental X-ray machine to help us with our treatment of dental conditions.
Laboratory – Our laboratory is located in the prep room. We have an in house blood machine that enables us to test Haematology (Blood cells) and Biochemistry (Blood chemistry) quickly and accurately. We have a microscope and other Lab equipment to test urine, skin and cytology (cell tests) on site. We also use an external Laboratory to send all range of diagnostic samples. These samples are sent by courier on the day they are collected and most results are available on the same day.
ECG – An ECG or electrocardiogram is a machine that tests the electrical conduction of the heart. We use the ECG to help diagnose heart conditions.
Radiography – Radiography or X-ray is one of the most important pieces of equipment in the practice and is used to investigate a whole range of different conditions in various parts of the body.
Ultrasound – Ultrasound is used particularly for conditions of the chest and abdomen and is sometimes used in addition to X-rays to give us more information in particular about the soft tissues of the body. It can also be used to diagnose pregnancy.
Blood Pressure Testing – Hypertension or high blood pressure can also affect our pets just as it can us. It can cause a range of symptoms, some of which can be very serious if left undiagnosed. We will sometimes need to check the blood pressure of cats and dogs if they are unwell or have renal or thyroid disease.
Referral – Fareham Creek is a very well equipped first opinion practice and the vast majority of cases that we see are investigated and treated at the practice. On occasion however we do need to seek advice for difficult medical or surgical cases by contacting a specialist in a particular field and this may result in your pet being referred to a specialist for treatment. We make use of a number of very high quality multi-disciplinary referral practices within a relatively short distance of Fareham.