Emergency Vets in Edenbridge & East Grinstead
In case your pet becomes unwell, sustains an injury, or consumes/comes into contact with a toxic substance and needs urgent veterinary care, below are the details of our emergency care provision.
Always call first in an emergency
| During Normal Hours: | Call us: 01732 868680 |
| Edenbridge Location, Parking & Disability Access: | Shefts Croft, Mill Hill, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 5DB
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| Out of Hours: | Until 10pm Mon-Fri & 4pm on Saturdays:
Call our East Grinstead practice: 01342 327799 |
| East Grinstead Location, Parking & Disability Access: | 27 Portland Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4EB
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| Vets Now: | After 10pm weekdays, 4pm Saturdays & Sundays/Bank Hols:
Call Vets Now Tunbridge Wells on 01892 458610 |
Emergencies during our opening hours
Always call first to give our team time to prepare for your arrival AND please inform us that it is an emergency.
You will receive advice over the phone and may be instructed to bring your pet to our Edenbridge practice (or East Grinstead depending on the time of your call) where we will endeavour to make one of our vets available to assess your pet as soon as possible.
Edenbridge normal opening hours
Non-clients
Please note that our emergency out-of-hours service is primarily for our registered clients. However, we are happy to see unregistered clients if necessary – for this service there is an additional surcharge, see below:
Out of hours information
When our service operates
Portland Vets provides an Emergency Out-of-Hours service until 10pm Monday to Friday. On Saturdays we operate this service until 4pm. To be put through to our emergency vet-on-call, call our normal East Grinstead practice line – 01342 327799.
Outside of the times above, Sundays and Bank Holidays, new emergency cases will be admitted to a specialist emergency clinic at Vets Now in Tunbridge Wells 01892 458610.
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During the week and on Saturdays, our dedicated veterinary nurses will be on site to ensure your pet is well looked after and if it comes to 4pm Saturday and your pet is still not able to be discharged, we will arrange for them to be transferred to our emergency care provider so their treatment can continue. The reason our own veterinary team does not accept emergency cases after the times mentioned above is so we can ensure our team are well rested and they are performing to a high standard the following day for our clients.
Please note that our Emergency Out-of-Hours service is mainly for registered clients that have been seen by our practice within the last 12 months. However, we are happy to see unregistered clients if necessary – please note, if this is the case there is an additional surcharge of £47.50.
Costs of emergency out of hours appointments
We like to be transparent with our clients when it comes to veterinary treatment costs and our team will always be happy to provide estimates when requested.
For your pet’s Out-of-Hours initial consultation, there is a charge of £173.00 (plus the non-client surcharge of £47.50 for those not registered with our clinic).
After 10pm weekdays, weekends and Bank Holidays, this increases to the emergency rate of £248.00 plus £82.50 for the consultation, this is set by Vets Now.
Other treatments your pet needs will be charged on top of this.
As with all veterinary treatment and as is set out in our Practice Terms and Conditions, you are liable to pay for your pet’s treatment at the time of the appointment. If you then wish to claim for your pet’s treatment from your insurance company, our team can assist you with this process. To find out more about how we can assist with an insurance claim, visit our Pet Insurance page.
What to expect when you call us
We have outlined a few things to expect if your pet unfortunately needs to see our team for an emergency appointment:
- When calling the normal surgery number, you will hear the voice message which gives you the option to be put through to the emergency vet. This will be either one of our team or the Vets Now Emergency Centre depending on when you call.
- Please DO NOT just turn up at the practice – always call ahead first so we can ensure we have a vet ready to deal with you if your pet requires urgent treatment.
- When you speak to the vet on-call, they will ask you questions about the emergency and what your pet’s condition is like. If somebody is making the phone call on your behalf, ensure they know the details of what is wrong with your pet.
- Depending on the vet’s assessment, they will advise you to come straight to the clinic for treatment or will advise you of costs and treatments if your pet’s condition is not life threatening.
- Again, depending on your pet’s condition following the vet’s assessment, you may need to make some big treatment decisions. It is worth familiarising yourself with your insurance policy or figuring out what kind of lifestyle you would be happy for your pet to lead to make sure that, if something were to happen and your pet required time-critical treatment, financial constraints or family decisions will not hinder the speed of treatment.
Types of emergencies
With any emergency, early detection and treatment will help your pet receive the best outcome. Call Portland Vets immediately if you think your pet has one of the following types of emergency:
- Poisonings – keep the packaging if possible and try to ascertain how much of the poison your pet has ingested/come into contact with. The vet will contact the Veterinary Poison Information Service (02073 055055) whilst you are on route to the surgery with your pet, which will save valuable time when working on treatment, and they will need information about the type of poison involved.
- Has been involved in a road traffic accident.
- Persistent vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Breathing difficulties.
- If your large breed dog’s stomach is suddenly distended.
- Male cats attempting to frequently urinate but passing little or no urine at all.
- Any other condition that appears to be making your pet suddenly or seriously ill.
