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Yes, just speak to reception and they will make the change for you. If you're switching to a lesser plan you may need to pay the difference between any products and services your pet has received and the amount you have paid for your plan.
The Practice Plan is designed to complement pet insurance, covering vet visits, vaccinations, parasite preventatives such as fleas and worms, health checks and advice – elements that insurance generally misses. The plan is designed to adapt to your pet’s changing needs as they take their first steps to adulthood and throughout their senior years with you.
No, you’re free to choose different plans for each pet if you feel that suits you best.
You can sign up as many pets as you like to the plans.
Yes, of course! Signing up is easy online, but if you’d prefer to speak to one of our team then we can sort it all for you.
Your pet may show one of three responses to treatment: They may seem a little stiffer or more uncomfortable. This just means that the dose was a bit too much, but also shows that they should respond to treatment. After a day or two they will improve again and should be better than before. However, you [...]
It is not uncommon for pets to go home and sleep very soundly for a long time. This is a good sign and shows that your pet will probably respond well to acupuncture. But do not worry if they are not sleepy – this does not mean that they will not respond. Sometimes your pet may [...]
After examination, needles will be put into various parts of the body and moved or stimulated a few times. There is not a set “dose” of acupuncture as there is for medication, so your vet will judge how much to do based on your pet’s response both at the time and after the treatment. They may [...]
Pain is the most common indication for acupuncture. Usually this means pain associated with arthritis, but also muscle strains, pain secondary to disc disease and bony changes of the spine. Other kinds of pain may also respond. Functional conditions such as constipation in cats and irritable bowel type problems in dogs may also respond.
Acupuncture is very safe, in the right hands. Legally it must be performed by a veterinary surgeon. There have been no official reports of problems in animals, but there are some in humans and these can usually be avoided with care and a good knowledge of anatomy. There are a very few cases in which we [...]