Your neighbourhood vets on Orchard Rise

Unhurried care for dogs, cats, rabbits and small pets

Bramblecote Vets is a small team of vets and nurses who take time over every appointment and explain your options and costs before anything happens.

Pick an animal

Who’s your patient?

Each animal has different needs. Choose yours to see what we usually do for them.

Dogs and puppies

From first vaccinations to slower walks in later life, we get to know your dog over the years.

Typical services
  • Puppy vaccination course
  • Yearly booster and health check
  • Kennel cough vaccination
  • Microchipping
  • Flea, tick and worm protection
  • Neutering
  • Dental checks and cleaning
  • Mobility checks for older dogs

Nervous dog? Wait in the car or the garden and we will fetch you when the room is ready.

Book for your dog

Cats and kittens

Cats dislike travel and strange smells, so we keep visits short, calm and well away from barking.

Typical services
  • Kitten vaccination course
  • Yearly booster and health check
  • Microchipping
  • Neutering from around four months
  • Flea and worm protection
  • Dental checks
  • Senior cat clinics
  • Blood pressure and urine checks

Quiet cat-only waiting times on weekday mornings. Please bring your cat in a secure carrier.

Book for your cat

Rabbits

Rabbits are prey animals and hide illness well, so regular checks are especially useful for them.

Typical services
  • Yearly vaccinations
  • Health check and weigh-in
  • Teeth checks
  • Neutering
  • Nail clipping
  • Diet and hay guidance
  • Flystrike checks in warm months
  • Bonding guidance for pairs

If your rabbit stops eating or passing droppings, call us the same day. Bring their bonded friend along too.

Book for your rabbit

Small pets

Guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, gerbils and ferrets all get the same unhurried attention as bigger patients.

Typical services
  • Health check and weigh-in
  • Teeth and nail checks
  • Skin and mite checks
  • Ferret vaccinations
  • Neutering for some species
  • Housing and diet guidance
  • Anaesthetics adapted to size
  • Referral for birds and reptiles

Bring them in their usual carrier with a little bedding from home, and a note of what they eat.

Book for your small pet

If your pet is in immediate danger, call us or your nearest out-of-hours vet.

Not sure if it can wait?

Call and tell us what you are seeing. We will say where to go and what to bring. Out of hours, the night line reaches the vet on call.

Services

What happens here

Times are a guide. We never rush a nervous patient, and prices are always agreed first.

Consultations

20 minutes

A nose-to-tail check, plenty of time for your questions, and clear options with costs.

Vaccinations

15 minutes

First courses and yearly boosters, with a health check at every visit.

Neutering

Day patient

A pre-op check, drop-off in the morning and collection the same afternoon.

Dental care

Day patient

Free nurse checks, then scaling and extractions under anaesthetic when needed.

Surgery

Day or overnight

Routine and soft-tissue surgery in our own theatre, with a nurse monitoring your pet.

Nutrition

30 minutes

Weight clinics and diet plans with a nurse, for any life stage.

Wellness plans

Spread the cost of routine care

For dogs and cats. One monthly payment covers the routine visits your pet needs through the year.

What’s includedPuppies and kittensYoungUp to 12 months$24/monthAdultAdult1 to 7 years$18/monthSeniorSenior8 years and over$28/month
Yearly vaccinationsFirst courseBoostersBoosters
Health checks a year3 visits2 visits2 visits
Flea and worm protectionIncludedIncludedIncluded
Nurse clinics: weight, nails, teethIncludedIncludedIncluded
MicrochipIncluded––
Neutering discount$30 off––
Dental cleaning discount–$30 off$30 off
Yearly blood and urine screen––Included
JoinJoinJoin

Plans run for 12 months and renew unless you tell us otherwise. A wellness plan is not pet insurance and does not cover illness or accidents. Young pets move to the adult plan at 12 months. Ask us about rabbit plans.

New pets

New pet checklist

Coming to see us

What to bring

  • Vaccination card and any records from a previous vet
  • A photo or video of the problem, especially a limp or a cough
  • A note of what they eat, and when
  • Any current medicines, in their packaging
  • Cats and small pets in a secure carrier, dogs on a lead

Moving from another practice? We can request your pet’s records for you.

Our team

Vets, nurses and their own animals

Dr Bea Thackwell

Veterinary surgeon, clinical lead

Soft-tissue surgery and older dogs. Lives with Pickle, a lurcher with strong opinions about the sofa.

Dr Tomasz Oakenby

Veterinary surgeon

Cat medicine and dentistry. Shares a flat with Marmalade, who has never once used the scratching post.

Imani Rushbrook

Head veterinary nurse

Runs our rabbit, weight and new pet clinics. Keeps a bonded pair called Dill and Fennel.

Cai Ellery

Veterinary nurse

Anaesthesia monitoring and small pets. Has three guinea pigs and a very large hay bill.

Training: veterinary degree, further training in small animal surgery and dentistry, veterinary nursing qualifications.Add your registration and accreditation details here
Repeat prescriptions

Running low?

Request at least 48 hours before you run out. A vet needs to have seen your pet in the last six months, so we may ask you to book a quick check first.

Book an appointment

Tell us about your pet and we will text you a time, usually within two working hours.

Opening hours

12 Orchard Rise

Monday to Thursday8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SundayOut-of-hours line only
Hazel Common Orchard Rise P Car park