Services

Cat Friendly Practice

We want all of our patients – cats, dogs, rabbits and small family pets – to be as relaxed as possible when they come to see us or stay with us in our hospital. We have separate cat and dog wards, a dedicated nurse caring for hospitalised patients night and day, and we use Adaptil and Feliway diffusers to help calm anxious pets.

Many cats are slightly anxious when they come to the vets, and the presence of an unfamiliar dog can be upsetting. We provide some special “cat only” appointment times where your cat can sit and wait in a dog free environment.

The appointments are at our Bicester Veterinary Hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 1pm and 2pm. Please contact us on 01869 323223 if you would like to make an appointment.

The Hart Veterinary Centre is a member of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) cat friendly practice scheme whose members are committed to the health and welfare of cats.

In-Patient Care

Our philosophy is to care for your pets the same way we would want our own pets to be cared for.

Unlike most veterinary practices, we believe that if your pet needs to be hospitalised they should be cared for properly during the night as well as during the day. In most veterinary practices in the UK patients are left unattended overnight.

We believe this lack of care is simply not good enough. We have had staff on – site at night since 1993, and we have employed dedicated night nurses since 2004.

Our highly trained veterinary nurses care for our patients 24/7 at our veterinary hospital in Bicester.

Our night nurses work only during the night, and sleep during the day. This allows us to be there for our patients throughout the night – monitoring fluid pumps, administering medications such as antibiotics and pain killers, tempting our patients to eat, ensuring our patients are clean and comfortable, and most important of all providing some much needed tlc.