Welcome To Reading Vet!
Thank you for visiting us at Reading Vet.
Our aim here is to twofold;
- Firstly we hope to provide a detailed and thorough listings of vets in around Reading. This will be done with a lengthy bio of the vet in question using interviews, profile history and video testimonials! If no videos are up at the time of your viewing, please bear with us. We are still quite new and are in the process of building this site!
- Secondly our aim at Reading Vet is to provide some useful pet care advice for all you pet owners out there! This will be through our regular posting of articles.
We hope that you enjoy your experience here at Reading Vet
Castle Vets
Castle Vets
Castle Vets aims to provide outstanding veterinary care to improve the quality of life for pets, their owners and our staff.
Castle Vets has been caring for pets in the Reading area since the 19th century – Castle Vets has existed as a small animal practice on our site in Tilehurst Road since 1972.
Their 10 vets, 14 veterinary nurses, student nurses and reception staff offer a wide range of expertise to provide individually tailored care for your pet in sickness and health.
About Castle Vets
Castle Vets is a large, single centre, small animal veterinary practice in central Reading. They have been on site on Tilehurst road since 1972 and their recently rebuilt premises now includes a separate but integrated cat clinic, outstanding in-patient wards and operating theatres (including advanced dentistry), spacious comfortable waiting areas, 9 consulting rooms for both veterinary and nurse consultations, diagnostics room with x-ray, ultrasound and endoscopy equipment and a well equipped laboratory.
They treat virtually any animal that is kept as a small pet, from cats, dogs and rabbits, to anything small and furry, feathered or scaled.
Castle Vet aims is to provide a caring, professional personalised service, that recognises the individual bond you have with your pet and works with you to try and keep your pet happy and well throughout its life.
| Surgery Hours
Consultations are by appointment and run throughout the day, Monday – Friday and on Saturday mornings only. Please call 0118 957 4488 |
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| Monday – Friday | 8.00am – 6.30 pm |
| Saturday | 9.00am – 1.00pm |
| Reception services are available during these hours for ordering and collection of prescriptions, sales of food and accessories and general advice and information. | |
Parrot Care Essentials – Choosing A Cage
The cage is your beloved parrot’s home. Any living being should have good home so you have to be sure that you can provide your parrot with the best conditions. Also if you choose the parrot cage wisely than you will avoid some parrot care problems that can appear in the future.
Selecting Food For Your Dog
Have you ever thought that the food that you offer to your loving dog is of good quality or not? Have you ever thought that the food that your dog is feeding on contains required nutritional value for his proper growth? If you say NO then it is the time to think about your dog’s health. Because, if you are not providing your dog the food with good nutrition values then he may fall ill and will not be active as you want your dog to be. If you want your beloved dog to be active then offer him good food. Here, you will get some tips that help you choosing good quality food for your dog.
The Essentials to Choosing a Pet Sitter
These days the cost of travelling is far less than it used to be. In fact more and more of us are taking advantage of all these low air flight prices and package deals and are now going away on vacation several times a year for long vacations and mini weekend breaks. This is great for us but what about our pets?
Hamster Care Tips and Tricks!
Most people who do not have a hamster or have never had a hamster at all do not realize that hamster care is not really that complicated as they tend to think that it is. There really is not that much that you really need to remember to do to take care of your snuggly little hamster and ensure that he or she or happy, healthy and well cared for. You need to remember to feed your hamster every day, refill their water bottle, change their bedding and keep their cage as clean as you possibly can so that your hamster does not get sick. You also need to make sure that you bathe you hamster once a week to remove all of the dirt and debris from their fur that their own grooming cannot remove.
Avoid These Cat Training Mistakes!
Cats are typically maintenance-free pets, that are cute and lovable, but still require care and love. While they are able to maintain their own hygiene, the loving owner must still understand that cats have needs, such as adequate nutrition and proper grooming outside of that which the cat can provide for himself.
Obtaining Your Beginning Stock
Your beginning stock is going to be important for you to obtain after you have decided what you would like to breed, and after you have researched the breeding standards that you are going to be looking for.
Important Issues When Getting to Know Your Vet
We give the best care we can afford to the furry members of our families. Most likely, when we look for a new vet we ask questions and recommendations to our friends, family, and co-workers. We call several places, and exercise care in choosing the right vet for our pets. We mostly focus on pricing, services, type of practice, convenience in getting there, hours of operation, specialization, and the looks of the facility. These are all very important issues when choosing your veterinarian, but there are other important issues when getting to know your vet. Sometimes, we think of these factors in the end, and we forget to pay special attention.
Exploring and Learning Breed Standards
In order to do a breeding plan in the correct manner, something that you are going to have to do is to develop an idea about the breed standards that you are looking at and how to apply them to your own dogs.