Introducing a new kitten?? Help Please...

Tabitharose

so very sorry to read that. will keep my fingers crossed for her & you

Alun

RainyDay wrote:

Hi Alun - Is the 24 hour cover a new development? We used their clinic in the old building in Ballsbridge and the service was excellent, but they had no emergency cover at that stage. Do they handle all the routine stuff (vaccinations etc) as well?

Well there was a 24 hr emergency vets clinic based at a vets surgery in Nutgrove that ran for a few years, but they were having problems, I believe, with insurance, and it recently moved to the new vet college at the UCD Belfield campus. I got a leaflet from our vets in Bray (Bairbre O'Malley) when I was last there.

This is in addition to the normal service provided at the vets college.

RainyDay

Alun wrote:

Well there was a 24 hr emergency vets clinic based at a vets surgery in Nutgrove that ran for a few years, but they were having problems, I believe, with insurance, and it recently moved to the new vet college at the UCD Belfield campus. I got a leaflet from our vets in Bray (Bairbre O'Malley) when I was last there.

This is in addition to the normal service provided at the vets college.

Thanks Alun - Just to clarify, you reckon that the 24 hour service is run by a seperate team than the main clinic at the college?

Alun

RainyDay wrote:

Thanks Alun - Just to clarify, you reckon that the 24 hour service is run by a seperate team than the main clinic at the college?

I'm not sure. From what I've read elsewhere, the service is set up and sponsored by a number of veterinary practices, effectively meaning that the individual practices don't need to provide a separate 24 hr on-call service themselves. Who exactly mans it, I don't know. It could be staff or students of the vet college, vets from the individual sponsoring practices, or some other vets altogether.

If I remember, I'll ask Bairbre, our vet, next week as I have to take our two cats for their booster vaccinations.

Pinx

Shinners21 wrote:

Vet gave us antibiotics for her and said he will give her until Tuesday but if there is no improvement she will have to be put down...
I can barely write this I am so upset. I know that it is better for her to put down than to continue suffering but in the few shorts days that I have her i have become so attached and it will kill me to have her put down.

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear that, the poor little thing. I'll definitely keep my fingers crossed....

morgana

Fingers crossed too. Hope she has improved enough today

Shinners21

Hey all,
You wouldn't believe the little fighter, she is so much better. She is much stronger and is eating now...and keepin it down thank God.
Can't believe the vet wanted to put her down on Saturday, she is getting better by the day now. Even getting a fat little belly too...
And even better news the two monsters are getting on like a house on fire. We gave them both a bath yesterday and they lay in the kitchen, in the sun, for about an hour licking each other...so they have finally decided they want to be friends...So Happy Days..

Pinx

Shinners21 wrote:

Hey all,
You wouldn't believe the little fighter, she is so much better. She is much stronger and is eating now...

Fantastic news - I'm delighted to hear it!:)
Thanks for keeping us up to date!

Alun

RainyDay wrote:

Thanks Alun - Just to clarify, you reckon that the 24 hour service is run by a seperate team than the main clinic at the college?

Just asked Bairbre and she said that the vets who are part of the scheme actually employ three full-time emergency vets to man the clinic. they come on duty at 7.30 and leave the next morning, so this and the normal UCD vet college clinic are two completely separate operations. In theory any Dublin vet that isn't part of the scheme is assumed to make their own arrangements for 24 hr cover, although they'd be unlikely to turn anyone away in practice.

Also, they don't do any ongoing care, so if you take your pet to them, they fax the details through to your own vet so that they can perform any after-care that may be necessary.

She also said that they get quite bored when they've nothing to do, so they're quite happy if people just ring up with general queries or questions ... gives them something to relieve the boredom