Hospitalisation

Sometimes your pet may have to stay in hospital for treatment.  We understand that this can be a worrying time for owners, and we try to make your ferret’s stay in our hospital as comfortable and as stress-free as possible.

We usually will keep ferrets in our Cat Ward, which  has a variety of different sized kennels to suit your pet.  We also have Isolation facilities which are separate from our other wards, used to house animals with infectious diseases which may spread to other pets or humans.  For critically-ill patients, we have temperature controlled oxygen cages which allow the administration of oxygen without stress to the patient.

Whilst in hospital, your ferret’s needs will be looked after by our dedicated hospital nursing staff, working closely with the vet in charge of your pet’s case.  Clinical rounds are carried out daily at 9.00pm, with the vet and nursing staff looking at each patient and planning its treatment for the day.  You will usually be updated about your ferrets’s progress after morning rounds, and in serious cases if required, updates may be given throughout the day.

Your ferret will be offered cat food, dry & tinned while in hospital. If your pet is on a particular type of food then please let us know so we can maintain the normal feeding regime. You can bring in the home diet too. You may wish to bring something from home to make your baby more at ease whilst staying with us e.g. a favourite blanket or toy.

Our visiting times are between 3.00pm and 6.00 pm on weekdays, and 3.00pm to 5.00pm on weekends and public holidays. Normally we restrict visiting to two visitors for 15 minutes. Please discuss with us if you require an exception, we will always try to arrange something to suit your needs.

There are some cases when visitation may not be appropriate, for example after surgery when your ferret will need some quiet, undisturbed time to recover.

We unfortunately cannot allow visitors to spend a long time in the hospital as having many visitors over a long period can be stressful for the other pets in hospital.

For further details please see our ‘Hospital Visiting Guidelines’.

At this time we are not a 24-hour hospital, and if necessary, we may advise you to transfer your pet to a hospital with 24-hour facilities.