A Post of 3 Halves

Today there are 3 important things I need to tell you about. Please read to the end. There really are 3 halves to this post 😉

1 – let’s start with the bad news 😔 having seen the physio yesterday, I still haven’t been cleared to drive. This means I’m going to have to push my return to work date back again. I know there are a number of you waiting to see me and I’m very grateful for your patience. I have also been practicing my treatment routines with my own dogs, and whilst much stronger than it was before, my shoulder still isn’t up to all the movements I need to perform a full session. I want to be sure that I can provide effective treatment for your animals, so my new return to work date will be Monday 20th February (please see point 2 below for exciting news about this!). For the time being, this will be a phased return for small animals only. I am still waiting on a date to return to equine work and will update you all as soon as I know more.

2 – now for the exciting news 🎉 I have had a fantastic opportunity come available for me to be able to offer small animal clinics. This has come at a perfect time for me, whilst I attempt a phased return to work and cannot drive yet. I will be renting a room at the Meta Pet Clinic, in Wye. So, from Monday 20th February, anyone currently waiting for small animal treatments will be able to get booked in at the clinic. There is plenty of nearby parking available and the clinic is a lovely purpose built room, designed for small animal therapy – I’m sure you’ll all enjoy coming! I am hoping you will all support this new venture – it will allow me to return to work whilst my driving capabilities are limited. Moving forward, it will also allow me to offer more time slots throughout the day and reduce my time travelling between clients. Please read on for another additional benefit of coming to the clinic ⬇️

3 – Payments and Fees – during my time off I have been catching up on my admin and accounts. Always boring but a very useful activity. Looking back at the amount of travelling I’ve done, and also the amount I’ve invested in courses and professional development over the last year, I’ve taken the very tough decision to increase my fees. For this post, I will be laying out fees for small animal and laser sessions only. I will post an update on equine fees in a separate post. I understand that everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment and I haven’t taken this decision lightly. All prices will be increasing, however, I hope that you’ll see that clinic prices offer an excellent budget option (and maybe even a discount for some of you)!

Please note, all new prices will be effective immediately upon my return to work. Whilst I have listed home visit prices here, these are currently not available.

Dog/Small Animal Treatment Costs

Clinic session – £40

Home visit within 10 miles – £45

Home visit 10 to 20 miles – £50

Home visit over 20 miles – please contact me

Dog/Small Animal Laser Sessions

Sessions start at £30

Block bookings – 6 sessions for £150 if paid upfront

Travel costs can be reduced if I have other visits in your area and I will be implementing zone days once I get back to driving again.