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Monday 8:30am - 7pm Tuesday 8:30am - 7pm Wednesday 8:30am - 7pm Thursday 8:30am - 7pm Friday 8:30am - 7pm Saturday 8:30am - 12pm Sunday 8:30am - 11:30am

Bishop's Stortford Veterinary Hospital

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Bishop's Stortford Veterinary Hospital

The ONLY veterinary hospital with 24 hour staffing and emergency cover in a ten mile radius
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Our practice has been in operation for over 100 years at Rye Street in Bishop’s Stortford, Herts. 25 years ago we achieved Hospital status and remain the only one in a 10 mile radius. We aim to achieve the highest possible standards in patient and client care and continually invest in the latest equipment and staff training. Please feel free to call us and discuss your needs with our friendly reception team, no question is too small!

21/06/2025

FOUND DOG 🐕

Microchip details not up to date.
Found near Little Canfield and Pryors green estate.
Please contact us on 01279 654108 if you believe he is yours.

18/06/2025

FOUND CAT 🐈‍⬛

Black and white male entire cat currently receiving emergency treatment. No microchip and found near Hockerill.
Please contact us urgently on 01279 654108 if you believe he is yours.

16/06/2025

Dr Fig will see you now 🩺🐶

Adorable spaniel fig is one of our VIPs, owned by lovely VCA Alex! She was a very good girl when she came in for her ultrasound scan and cysto 💛

Cystocentesis involves using a sterile needle to obtain a urine sample directly from your pet’s bladder! This then allows all manner of tests to be run for urinalysis 💉

❤️

30/05/2025

FOUND CAT 🐈

This lovely young lady was found near Tesco near Hadham Road.
Please contact the practice on 01279 654108 if you are, or know of, the owner.
Please only comment with relevant information regarding ownership.

Proof of ownership required.

We are only looking to reunite, not rehome, at this time.

20/05/2025

FOUND CAT 🐈

This lovely lady is an adult, female tabby cat, who was found around the Prior’s Farm area yesterday and brought to us.
Please contact the practice on 01279 654108 if you are, or know of, the owner.
Please only comment with relevant information regarding ownership.

Proof of ownership required.

We are only looking to reunite, not rehome, at this time.

10/05/2025

Found cat - sadly deceased 🌈

A young adult, entire male black cat was found in Ware and brought to us last night, following a suspected RTA.
Please contact the practice on 01279 654108 if you think he may be yours or know the owner.

05/05/2025

Hot Forecast Due 🌅

Is it true that if we use cold water on heat stroke pets they will go into shock?

One of the most common things we still hear is that we can only use tepid water on a pet with heat stroke, incase they get some complications like hypothermic overshoot, peripheral vasoconstriction hindering a cooling response, and cardiogenic shock...

We have heard not to use cold water in case it causes shock... this rarely happens!

But guess what? In a recent study over 26% of dogs presented with heat stroke died, with flat faced breeds making up nearly half of heat stroke cases seen in the study.

You should:

💧Get someone to call the local veterinary practice and tell them you're going to travel down with a heat stroke patient
💧Pour, hose or if possible immerse the pet in very cold water (this should obviously be done under constant supervision, ensuring the head is fully above water and immersion should not be attempted if the animal is too large, or you are unable to do so without hurting yourself)
💧NB: If using a hose pipe, make sure it has run through until cold, as they can often contain water that is extremely hot in the tubing initially
💧Do not drape in towels and leave them in situ. Keep the cold water flowing.
💧Move to a cool, shaded area
💧Prepare to transport to vets in a cold, air conditioned car

In studies they found that:

🌅International consensus from sports medicine organisations supports treating EHS with early rapid cooling by immersing the casualty in cold water.
🌅Ice-water immersion has been shown to be highly effective in exertional heat stroke, with a zero fatality rate in large case series of younger, fit patients.
🌅Hyperthermic individuals were cooled twice as fast by Cold Water Immersion as by passive recovery.
🌅No complications occurred during the treatment of three older patients with severe heat stroke were treated with cold‐water immersion.
🌅Cold water immersion (CWI) is the preferred cooling modality in EHS guidelines and the optimal method applicable to UK Service Personnel
🌅Studies suggest using either ice-water or cold-water immersion

The best intervention is PREVENTION, but if you find yourself with an animal with heat stroke, using cold water either by pouring, hosing or ideally (if safe) immersion then this may help reduce their temperature to safe levels while you transport to a veterinary practice.

Read more below:

https://www.vetvoices.co.uk/post/cool-icy-cold-or-tepid

29/04/2025

Have you ever seen a Skinny Pig? 🐹
A strain of Guinea Pig, Skinnies are almost completely hairless!
Little Buster came in for his castrate this month and we couldn’t resist a quick photo op! 📸

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28/04/2025

FOUND DOG 🐕

This little cutie is a young, entire male who was handed in yesterday night after being found around Wheatley Close, Sawbridgeworth. Please contact the practice on 01279 654108 if he is yours or you know the owner.
Please only leave comments with relevant information regarding ownership.

Proof of ownership required.

We are only looking to reunite, not rehome, at this time.

20/04/2025

Hoppy Easter from BSVH! 🐰🐣🌷
This little one having a groom is Moon, who stayed in after her spay to make sure she was eating well post surgery. Her companion, Breadstick, was there to keep her company throughout, as keeping bonded rabbits together can help to alleviate stress.

13/04/2025

Today is the 10th anniversary of the opening of our Saffron Walden branch! 🥳🎉

“The Saffron Walden Veterinary Clinic was opened on 13th April 2015. Until this time, BSVH consisted of just one site, the hospital in Rye Street. In 2015, two branches were opened - one in Saffron Walden and another in Stanstead Abbotts (our Good Companions clinic). Since then, all three practices have provided a high standard of care across the three sites, with the BSVH site providing our out of hours, emergency care and hospitalisation.

The Saffron Walden clinic has since become really busy but we pride ourselves on the personal service we provide. It is staffed by vets and nurses from BSVH although there are two regular vets, Rosemary and Sarah, and two nurses, Kate and Helen, who do a wonderful job providing all the support and assistance needed to make the clinic run smoothly.
We have got to know so many of our clients and their much loved pets and feel it is a privilege to be able to help them in any way we can ❤️.” ~ Rosemary

11/04/2025

Lovely Elsa completed her final session of chemotherapy this week, and we are thrilled for her 💛
Just like in humans, chemotherapy is often used to treat cancers in cats and dogs, and in Elsa’s case she was receiving it following the removal of a mast cell tumour to give her the best chance of remission 🥰

Working this weekend will be Olly, Suzy, Aphra, Neil, Amy, Amelia, Ros, Christina, Louise, Sue, Alisha, Lou, Hannah and Amy ready and waiting to help 🐾🩺

Address

Rye Street
Bishops Stortford
CM232HA

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 7pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 7pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 7pm
Thursday	8:30am - 7pm
Friday	8:30am - 7pm
Saturday	8:30am - 12pm
Sunday	8:30am - 11:30am

Telephone

01279654108

Website

http://www.stortvet.com/

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