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ABBEY VETS are celebrating their hard work and dedication is 40th anniversary this year and are outstanding. extremely proud to have been Sheila said: “Our main branch was serving their local community and transformed last year, it now has its pets for the past four decades. four consulting rooms, four This well known South vets operating theatres, prep areas, started life as a small practice in three dog wards and a in 1976 by the current dedicated cat ward, not to practice principal, Tony Duffy. The mention our in-house lab, original surgery was in an end terrace digital x-ray and a vast array of building with an operating theatre and equipment all waiting to treat consulting room, a small kennel room the pets under our care. and a reception area - it’s astounding to The fantastic services which are see how the practice has grown and available at the Road Reception desk - Main 24 hour centre developed over the years. surgery and backed by their other Tony and wife Sheila, who is also the branches, means that Abbey Vets is practice manager, took over the one of ’s leading pet Dodworth Road surgery in 1981 which health care providers. The practice is now their main 24 hour clinic with undergoes regular rigourous inspection seven more branches spread across by the Royal College of Veterinary and in , Surgeons to ensure the highest of , , Cudworth, Royston, standards. Deepcar and High Green. “We are very proud of our staff, they The family run practice is made up of are caring, professional and dedicated husband and wife team, vet Tony and and without them the practice would manager Sheila, along with their not have grown and progressed the For more information visit daughter Kim, who is assistant practice way it has. All our team are fully the main 24 hour centre manager. They are ably supported by a committed to providing the best at 89 Dodworth Road, fantastic team of vets, nurses, possible service to the pets under our Barnsley , S70 6ED receptionists and admin staff whose care and our clients.” or you can call 242217. Reception seating - Main centre

Royston Clinic This practice has recently moved onto Royston's high street, Midland Road, and provides the same excellent standards of patient care you can expect at any of the Abbey Vets practices. You will find the Royston centre at 123 Midland Road. You can call the practice on 722773.

Our state of the art hydrotherapy suite with Jude Dickinson qualified veterinary nurse and qualified hydrotherapist THE brand new hydrotherapy suite The water levels in the treadmill can “In the short term we see easier • Increase in muscle patterning and which has recently been installed be easily adjusted as can the active movement due to the non-weight recruitment of muscles which will at Abbey Vets Dodworth Road and rest periods to help with optimum bearing during exercise, which means enable normal movement practice involves the use of water recovery to the patient and aid the there is less concussive forces through • Prevention of secondary earlier return to normal function. It to relieve discomfort and promote the joints.” complications also enables good visualisation of the physical well-being. patients movement so they can assess Although the treadmill is mostly suited • Improved cardiovascular fitness A treadmill inside a tank of warm the patients improvement easily. to dogs, hydrotherapy can be used in • Decrease in pain and inflammation water is used to aid the rehabilitation a variety of species, including horses, • Earlier return to normal function Cudworth Clinic Veterinary nurse and hydrotherapist, rabbits and cats. • Reduction in frustration in dogs that of weak muscles and painful joints. Jude Dickinson, said: “The benefits of Abbey Vets Cudworth practice has recently relocated to a The joints can be unloaded using the hydrotherapy include decreased pain Abbey Vets recommends hydrotherapy are on reduced exercise bigger premises, further down the road, boasting the latest waters buoyancy properties which perception, relaxation of muscle for longer term benefits including: • Slows progression of degenerative equipment and consulting rooms as well as a spacious and airy allows for an increased range of tension and spasm, and reduction in • Increase in joint range motion disease reception. motion in stiff and painful joints. swelling. • Increase in muscle strength • Improves quality of life You will find the Cudworth centre at 212 Barnsley Road. You can give them a call on 716802.

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