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New veterinary service for exotic pets

Press release issued: 25 July 2006

Cats, dogs and exotic pets will have new facilities when Bristol University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science officially opens its new first opinion Small Animal Practice today [Tuesday 25 July].

Cats, dogs and exotic pets will have new facilities when Bristol University's Department of Clinical Veterinary Science officially opens its new first opinion Small Animal Practice today [Tuesday 25 July].

The new building, the Mendip Building, is the first part in the re-organisation of small animal facilities on the University's Langford site.  The expanded first opinion Small Animal Practice has the facilities to treat exotic pets with a suite of specialised wards and treatment rooms and is dedicated to the training of Veterinary and Veterinary Nursing undergraduates. 

The expansion has given the department the opportunity to increase the number of dog hospital kennels and to create suitable long stay cat kennels.  It has also meant that the first opinion and the referral practices are adjacent and has brought the practice closer to the existing hospital facilities. 

A new canine hydrotherapy unit has been installed in an adjacent building. A spa, treadmill and pool will be used for rehabilitation physiotherapy for existing orthopaedic cases, obese animals on weight loss programmes, and dogs with exercise intolerance.   These facilities will be beneficial in increasing exercise tolerance and producing a fitter animal, therefore improving the health and performance of so many canine patients. 

Dr Frank Taylor, Head of the School of Veterinary Science, said: "The University's School of Veterinary Science is a recognised centre of excellence in the south and south west of England and we are extremely proud of our latest building.  It provides wonderful new facilities, including increased kennelling for hospitalised cats and dogs and a suite of specialised wards and treatment rooms for some of the more exotic pets that are increasingly seen on a daily basis in veterinary practices around the UK."

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