Project Description
Here at Charter Vets we offer RCVS advanced practitioners offering referral level surgery and treatments at our Veterinary Hospital in Barnstaple.
Whatever the time of day or night, if your pet needs intensive care, we are here to provide it.
Charter Vets have two veterinary hospitals so rest assured, our nurses are on-site 24 hours a day to look after your pet’s intensive care needs. A member of our nursing team will always answer your call out of normal working hours. We do not use a messaging service or answer machines.
Our team of experienced vets is available for emergency assessment and evaluation.
Our intensive care services for your pet takes full advantage of modern techniques and procedures, resulting in positive outcomes wherever possible. Veterinary Surgeon, Dave Tittle has additional qualifications in Veterinary Anaesthesia, with a particular interest in Emergency and Critical Care techniques.
Our intensive care service mean you pet can benefit from:
Emergency triage and stabilisation
Emergency surgery
Small animal incubators
Critical monitoring of vital parameters
Accurate recording of changes in condition
Fluid therapy
Fluid resuscitation techniques
Blood transfusion
Infusion/Constant Rate Infusion of analgesics, anaesthesia, sedation and medication
Ventilation
Resuscitation protocols
ICU – intermediate duration sedation
Analgesia
The analgesia service runs alongside other disciplines within the Charter Group, in particular orthopaedic, soft tissue and neurosurgery.
Your pet’s pain relief during all procedures is our utmost concern. As such, we have a range of modern agents and techniques available to minimise pain before during and after procedures.
Our approach is tailored to each individual patient and your pet is monitored by our fully trained staff. Patient comfort, including the provision of adequate pain relief, is of paramount importance to us.
We offer:
Pre-emptive/progressive analgesic regimes
Multi-modal analgesic protocols
Acupuncture
Infusion/constant rate infusion therapy
Epidurals
Regional analgesic technique
Acupuncture
Chronic Pain Management Clinics
Anaesthesia
Your pet’s safety during operations is of utmost concern and we can offer a range of advanced anaesthetic agents and techniques.
These can be tailored to the individual patient, and are monitored by our fully trained staff. Dave Tittle has additional qualifications in Veterinary Anaesthesia and he ensures we use the most appropriate anaesthetic for your pet.
We offer:
In-house pre-anaesthetic blood profiles
Intravenous fluid administration
Modern anaesthetic drugs
Comprehensive anaesthetic monitoring
Heart Rate
Respiratory Rate
Pulse Oximetry
ECG
Carbon dioxide
Temperature
Non-invasive blood pressure
Total Intravenous Anaesthesia (TIVA)
Ventilatory Support
Post-operative monitoring/recovery
Monitoring
Patients from any of our clinics requiring overnight care are hospitalised at either of our Hospitals. Our dual Veterinary Hospital status means that we provide 24 hour nursing care, using the latest equipment and facilities.
Our compassionate nursing team is responsible for the provision of in-patient care, and monitoring of your pet’s condition during their stay. They are knowledgeable and proficient in delivering the high standard of patient care that we provide.
We are proud to have two fully equipped Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons approved veterinary hospitals so you can rest assured that your pet will always receive the highest quality professional care, backed by a wide range of state-of-the-art facilities and uncompromising service levels.
Our Roundswell Hospital boasts an Intensive Care ‘Hub’. Situated in the ‘Prep’ area, this facility enables close and round the clock monitoring of
critical patients, and delivery of continuous nursing care, and oxygen therapy. Our Mullacott Hospital has a similar mobile ’Hub’ to allow regular and continuous monitoring of high dependency patients.
We are able to rapidly monitor:
Continuous ECG
Pulse oximetry
Changes in blood parameters
Heart rate
Respiratory rate
Carbon dioxide
Non-invasive and invasive blood pressure
Temperature
Electronic fluid administration rates
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
Referral level intensive care and anaesthesia at Charter Vets two veterinary hospitals with our nurses are on-site 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Orthopaedics & spinal surgery
At Charter Veterinary Hospital we can offer a highly equipped dedicated Orthopaedic Theatre working to AO protocols.
Dentistry and oral surgery
Dentistry and oral surgery Tom Williams’ interest in veterinary dentistry started when a European Specialist in this discipline visited our hospital and used our facilities to provide training
Onsite CT scanning
Onsite CT Scanning CT scanning at Charter vets - we are amongst the first to offer an on-site veterinary computed tomography (CT) scanning service in the south west.
Visiting MRI scanning
Visiting Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanning Diagnostic imaging specialists and experienced surgeons on your doorstep We welcome our visiting MRI scanner on a regular basis. Having this facility
Visiting specialist ultrasonography
Ultrasound Imaging No matter how thorough our vets are, some diagnoses require more than just a physical examination alone. That’s why we can use special ultrasound scanners, which