About Springwell Veterinary Surgery.
Springwell Veterinary Surgery was established in 1985. It has been developed since then into a fully equipped premises capable of meeting all the needs of small animals throughout Tring and District.
Caring for your pet...
Our aim is to provide a high level of clinical care in a friendly and relaxed environment. Continuity of care is essential to our approach, so we will always endeavour to offer you a consultation with the vet of your choice. We believe that our thorough, unhurried approach helps us to provide an exceptional level of care for our patients. The practice itself houses an extensive range of facilities under one roof, minimising the need to transport sick and critical patients.
Our appointment times.
Monday to Friday: 8:00 am to 9:00 am, 12:00 noon to 2:00 pm 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Saturday: 9:30 am to 11:30 am
Consultations: By appointment only.
Emergency: call 01442 822151.
Our contact details.
You can contact us on telephone number 01442 822151 during normal office hours.
In emergencies please call 01442 822151 even after normal hours.
Our facsimile number is: 01202 827963
Our postal address is: Springwell Veterinary Surgery, 98 Western Road, Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 4BJ
About our facilities.
Springwell is located on a wide open road with plenty of access to free parking just outside our front door. The waiting room is open and spacious, helping to create a relaxed and stress-free experience. The consult rooms are similarly airy and inviting, lending a welcoming and friendly feel, helping you and your pet feel at home.
We offer a full range of clinical services to keep your pet healthy so that it can enjoy life to the full. Some of our main services are detailed below, but please do not be afraid to ask if the service that you require is not mentioned.
- Easy on-road parking outside our doorstep
- Veterinary consults by appointment
- Nursing clinics
- Disabled access & toilet
- Two dedicated operating theatres
- Dental advice and treatment
- Puppy and kitten checks
- Free puppy socialisation parties
- In-house laboratory facility
- Digital X-ray and ultrasound
- Prescription and non-prescription diets
- PETS travel scheme
- Hospitalisation facilities
Hospitalised animals can be housed in one of our two kennel rooms. This facility allows sick animals needing peace and quiet to be housed away from more excitable animals, speeding the rate of their recovery and making their stay more relaxed.
Infectious cases can also be isolated from the other animals, helping to ensure that your pet does not pick-up infection from other people's animals during it's stay with us. We try our very best to offer a cosy comfortable environment for your pet during its recovery, giving you peace of mind in knowing that they are in caring hands.
Our experienced nursing team are able to offer a wide range of services. Clinics offered include nail clipping, worming and flea prevention, weight monitoring, re-bandaging, routine healthcare advice, dietary advice, stitch removal, administering medication when help is needed.
We have two dedicated operating theatres for carrying out surgery. Heat mats and deep bedding are used to keep animals warm during procedures, and appropriate levels of pain relief are administered where necessary. We routinely offer pre-anaesthetic blood screens to check the health of the liver and kidneys in older patients requiring a general anaesthetic. By doing so we can identify higher risk patients and put measures in place to make their anaesthetic as safe as possible. Most areas of surgery are offered including soft-tissue, orthopaedic and dental surgery.
Our diagnostic tools include digital x-rays, ultrasound, endoscopes, ECG heart testing and blood pressure monitoring. Our in-house lab offers same day results on a wide range of blood tests as well as allowing us to carry out urine testing and basic microscopy. This means that your pet's illness can be diagnosed and treated rapidly, giving them the best possible chance of a fast and full recovery.
About our team.
Two full-time vets are responsible for the healthcare of animals presented to the surgery. They are able to offer a full range of diagnosis and treatment for all common companion animal species.
The nursing team comprises of three full-time nurses. All are fully qualified and have a high level of expertise in caring for domestic species, with over 30 years experience of small-animal nursing between them.
Reception is run by a team of two full-time and two part-time members. As a first point of contact they are able to offer advice on when an appointment with a vet is needed, as well as being able to answer many day to day questions regarding routine healthcare.
- Patrick Dale qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from Liverpool University in 1986. Working in Frome in Somerset for a year after graduation, helped me develop an interest in both horses and small animals. Subsequently working in a truly mixed practice in Henley Arden in Warwickshire, gave me experience with cattle and sheep.
Long term, his aim is to continue building upon his small animal experience, with a view to gaining a specialist certificate in surgery. Gavin's interests outside his work include snowboarding and cooking. He is also looking to take up golf, watch out Tiger! - Alison Parkes began her nursing training in a busy mixed Veterinary Practice in 1990 and has since furthered her experience by working in 2 other small animal practices before joining Springwell in January 2001. Alison lives with her husband, 8 year old son and numerous pets - a Jack Russel Terrier called Fenn and pet chickens to name a few.
- Clare Logan trained in Harlow, Essex qualifying in 1994. In 2004 after working in Harlow for 15 years, she relocated to Runcorn, Cheshire working in a mixed practice for 18 months. Family ties brought her back to the South East, where she joined Springwell in January 2006.
- Hannah Sawford Hannah is the newest member of the team, she completed her training at the Royal Veterinary College in 2006 and joined us in the summer of the same year, as a newly qualified V.N. Hannah lives in Tring with her rescued cat Ebbie.
- Sarah Gough has worked at the practice since 2002 and is our head receptionist. Before joining us, she has worked extensively with horses, at home and abroad. Sarah deals with the completion of pet insurance forms as well as a mountain of other duties. For any queries, complaints or suggestions, please contact Sarah.
- Carol Spooner has been with us since 2001, she is our other part time receptionist. She has worked as a veterinary receptionist for over 20 years in several previous practices as well as working at the RSPCA.
- Laura Tarrant is the youngest member of our team and one of our full time receptionists. She joined the practice in September 2007 after completing her A-levels at Tring School. Laura has been coming to the practice for many years with her two dogs, and also has three horses to keep her busy outside of work hours!
How to find us.
Springwell Veterinary Surgery is situated on Western Road, near the town centre in Tring.
