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Guernsey St Martins Vets4Pets

Les Merriennes
St Martins
Guernsey
GY4 6NS

Telephone: 01481 239 101

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Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 18:00
Thursday 09:00 - 18:00
Friday 09:00 - 18:00
Saturday 09:00 - 16:00
Sunday Closed

Guernsey Wellness Centre

Our Wellness Centre offers specialist services such as physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, electrotherapies and tips for remedial exercises and home adaptations for your pet.

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Meet the team

Vets

Dr Les Van Blerk

Owner and Veterinary Surgeon

B.Sc.Hons., B.V.Sc., M.R.C.V.S., RCVS recognised Advanced Practioner in Surgery, PGcertSAS, GPadvcertOrtho, GPadvcertSoft-tissue

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I am the Joint Venture Partner for the Guernsey Vets4Pets surgeries, opening our St Martins branch in 2004 and our St Sampsons branch in 2010. I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and I graduated with my first degree of a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Ichthyology: Fisheries science, from Rhodes University and completed my Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 2000 from the University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort. I have worked in Cape Town, Saudi Arabia and the UK but have been in Guernsey since 2004 when I opened the first practice. I particularly enjoy orthopaedic, neurology and soft tissue surgery and have completed the Post Graduate Degree in Small Animal Surgery in 2018, the Advanced Orthopaedic Certificate in 2019 and have just finished the Advanced Soft Tissue Surgery Certificate. I have recently been recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon with the award of Advanced Veterinary Practioner in Surgery. I enjoy traveling and spending time gardening and walking the dogs.

Dr Christine Fleischmann

Veterinary Suregon

MRCVS

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I was born and grew up in Vienna, Austria. I graduated as Veterinary Surgeon from the University of Vienna in 2001. I then spent 5 years working in the UK before I moved back to Austria to open my own practice. I sold my practice in 2012 to move with my son, Kimo, to work as a senior clinician for Vets4Pets in Guernsey. I am completing my Post Graduate Degree in Small Animal Internal medicine and I am responcible for administering our internal Dermatology referral clinic. I love the island life, enjoy the beach and taking our two dogs Eevee and Sebastien for walks.

Professor Dick White

Visiting Specialist in Soft Surgeon

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Professor Dick White is one Europe’s leading small animal soft tissue surgeons with special interests in airway & ENT surgery, oncologic surgery, wound management and reconstructive surgery. He has published widely in all aspects of soft tissue surgery and surgical oncology. Dick spent more than 25 years teaching clinical surgery at the University of Cambridge and was also a visiting Associate professor at the University of Tennessee. In 1990, he became one of the first European veterinarians to achieve the Diploma of the American college of Veterinary Surgeons. He was a founder of the European College of Veterinary Surgeons and The British College of Veterinary Specialists and is also patron of The Dick White Charitable Foundation which promotes veterinary education, animal welfare and progress in clinical research. Dick founded his own specialist referral centre, Dick White Referrals in 2003 near Newmarket in the UK; the centre is now the largest privately-funded small animal specialist clinic in Europe. The centre now employs more than 250 members of staff ranging from Trainee VNs to Specialists. When not working, Dick enjoys jazz, gardening, flying, salmon fishing and working his Deutsch Drathaar, Otto Von Bismarck.

Dr Raz Feldmesser

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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I was born and grew up in Tel-Aviv, Israel, constantly surrounded by animals. I could never imagine my life without them and becoming a vet was just a matter of time, along with support from my parents. In 2010, I graduated from the University of Kosice in Slovakia with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. After graduation I moved to London where I worked in a variety of different small animal practices and referral hospitals. In July 2013, I moved to the island with my wife Clarisse and our cat Georgette. My family has now grown larger and we have two beautiful little girls, Alma and Nina who were both born here. I have a strong interest in Radiology and I have recently qualified as a post-graduate Certificate holder in Diagnostic imaging (Radiography, Ultrasonography, CT and MRI modalities). My passion continues and I am already busy studying for the next level in this field.

Dr Vicky Babbe

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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I graduated from Cambridge University in 2003 and worked in mixed and small animal practice in the UK before settling in Guernsey in 2011. Having a fascination for eyes and ocular disorders I spent several years spending every spare minute with various Veterinary Ophthalmologists before passing the Royal College Certificate in Veterinary Ophthalmology in 2011. I now perform many of the eye surgeries on Guernsey pets using our fantastic operating microscope at the St Martins surgery. In the last 3 years I have become very interested in pain management and enrolled on the Western Veterinary Acupuncture and Chronic Pain Management Certificate. I now run the Acupuncture service for Vets4Pets based at the St Sampsons surgery, the Wellness Centre. Here I work with our Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy team to help animals in pain or having post-surgical rehabilitation. I love getting to know my patients and seeing them go from strength to strength! Apart from work I have 2 daughters and a tribe of rescue animals who keep me happy and busy!

Dr Antje Ansorge

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

Dr Nathalie Reeb

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

Nurses

Lyndsay Martin

Head Veterinary Nurse, RVN

RVN

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I qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2004. I am currently working for Vets4Pets as the on call nurse and have the out of hours emergency phone all year round. I work in practice three days a week and cover shifts when needed and look after the patients who stay with us overnight. I have three sons, Jake, Jack and Ollie and also four dogs and six cats all of whom take up my spare time.

Joe Streeting

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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I left school after my 12th year in order to pursue a career in animal care, and after applying for a job was luck enough to be picked up by the Vets4pets team as a trainee care assistant in October 2015. I have lived with animals all my life and currently own three cats, two dogs and two parrots and have volunteered at the local animal shelter since 2012 where I discovered my passion for animals.

Jay Isabel Rey

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

Malawi De Carteret

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

Katie Eastham

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

Naomi Langlois

Student Veterinary Nurse

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I recently joined the team at Vets4Pets at the end of January 2017. Working with animals is something I have always wanted to do. I first met the team when I did a couple of weeks' work experience back in May 2016. I kept in touch, and was lucky enough to receive a job offer. I have been enrolled onto the Animal Nursing Assistant course at Myerscough College and also hope to train and qualify as a Veterinary Nurse sometime in the future.

Lucy Falle

Qualified Hydro Therapist

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Lucy has her own practice in Jersey. She joined us in January and works 2 days a week at the wellness Centre. More info to come.

Catherine McConnell

Animal Nursing Assistant

Beckie Le Guilcher

Animal Nursing Assistant

Shannon Moon

Animal Nursing Assistant

Chloe Gilman

Animal Nursing Assistant

Ben Fitzgerald

Animal Nursing Assistant

Nikki Shingler

Veterinary Physiotherapist

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My name is Nikki Shingler and I am a fully qualified, IRVAP accredited, veterinary physiotherapist at the Guernsey Vets4Pets Wellness Centre in St Sampson.

I have always loved animals - volunteering at animal rescue centres and veterinary practices from a young age. Naturally I wanted to continue this passion and create a career from it. I decided to study a BSc (Hons) degree in Veterinary Physiotherapy at Harper Adams University. There I learnt how veterinary physiotherapy can be used to help a range of animals. As well as three years of learning theory and practical skills, I had a year gaining experience on an industry placement. I spent this time at an equine veterinary practice and a small animal rehabilitation centre, complete with a hydrotherapy unit. It was whilst at the rehabilitation centre that my passion for small animal physiotherapy really grew, I learnt so much about how to care for animals with a range of conditions that I felt compelled to continue in this field.
Veterinary physiotherapy involves the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal and/or neurological conditions using a range of therapeutic modalities. It can be used to manage an ongoing condition, after surgery or injury, and promote fitness. The aim is to restore or maintain function and physical wellbeing. As a veterinary physiotherapist, we work alongside our Vets4Pets veterinary surgeons and nursing team to provide a holistic animal care plan which will involve medicinal options and may include acupuncture as well.

Non Clinical

Jennifer Ninnim

Practice Manager

RVN

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I was born and grew up in London and qualified as a veterinary nurse in 1992. I worked for the RSPCA Putney Animal Hospital for many years as a theatre staff nurse and am proud to be the first veterinary nurse to have ever performed surgery on TV for Animal Hospital whilst studying for my surgical diploma. I moved to Guernsey in 2004 and worked with Les as his Head Nurse, helping to build the business to where it is today. I left in 2011 for 3 years to pursue other things but have now come back as Practice Manager. I have two mad cats at home, ‘Jock’ and ‘Dexter’ and am currently studying for a veterinary management degree. In my spare time, I enjoy drawing and painting and have my own pet portrait website where I do commissions.

Julie Du Heaume

Reception lead

RVN

Taylor Fletcher

Receptionist

Michelle Farrow

Client Care Co-ordinator

Sally Denton

Receptionist

About us

Behind the scenes look at Vets4Pets Guernsey

Vets4Pets Guernsey St Martins is committed to bringing you affordable, high quality care via a modern, well equipped practice, including a lab, pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound. Plus, on site car parking too!

The friendly team can't wait to meet all of their new clients!

Working in partnership with Guernsey Animal Aid
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Guernsey Animal Aid.

Our partnership is one based on a shared passion for helping pets stay happy and healthy.

Our partnership is one based on a shared passion for helping pets stay happy and healthy. At Vets4Pets Guernsey, we always strive to put pets first too! So this is a fantastic partnership for all of us.

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Services

Dental X-Ray
Unlike humans, dogs need to be under general anesthesia for dental X-rays. Anesthesia is considered to be a safe procedure and will be performed after a general examination. It is tailored to the individual and your dog is continuously monitored during the dental exam.
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Emergency cover
Even if we are closed, we have your pet covered.
Orthopaedics
Surgery of joints and bones.
Operating Theatre
An operating theatre with gaseous anaesthetic facility for surgical procedures.

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CT Scan
Provides 3D imaging for a view of internal organs and bones.
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Separate Cat & Dog Wards
Separate cat and dog hospital wards, designed to ensure your pet is kept in a comfortably stress free environment.
Digital X-Ray
Digital X ray equipment is available.
Isolation Unit
A special ward to care for animals with contagious diseases.
In house blood transfusions
In house blood transfusions
Endoscopy
An endoscope is a long tube connected to a light source and video camera that sends real time images to a television screen for viewing. Endoscopy is the use of an endoscope within internal structures and organs of the body. The endoscope can be inserted through natural openings such as the mouth, nose or rectum to reach the structure of interest.
Blood Pressure Monitor
Used to measure the range of blood pressure as a preventative treatment to identify early signs of systemic hypertension.
ECG
ECG is also available to keep your pet's heart healthy.
Ultrasound
Generates 2-D moving images of your pet’s internal organs at work.
Biochemistry
Allows an assessment of the functionality of a patients organs.
Haematology
Allows the assessment of a patient's blood and blood cells.
Tonopen (measures eye pressure)
Measures eye pressure.
In-house Laboratory
A range of analytical tests and equipment to assist in the rapid diagnosis of illness.
X-Ray
Generates digital 2D images of bones and internal organs.
Weight Clinic
Monitoring clinic to help dogs and cats achieve optimal weights – both if they have been under or overweight
Soft Tissue
Surgical procedures involving the soft tissues such as ears and skin.
Prescriptions
We can provide written prescriptions upon request.
Physiotherapy
Supports your pets' strength and mobility.
Pet Passport
Trained Official Veterinarian vets to issue Pet Passports, Fit to Fly letters and rabies serology tests.
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Nutritional Advice
Advice and support for your pet's diet.
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Nurse Clinic
Appointments with a highly qualified nurse which can cover anything from nutrition and fitness advice, grooming techniques, to pet socialisation classes.
Locally Owned
This practice is locally owned.
Laser Treatment
Therapeutic laser therapy.
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Keyhole Surgery
In human medicine ‘keyhole’ surgery or laparoscopy has been used for many years given its reduced surgical trauma and quicker recovery times compared to traditional 'open' surgery.
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Hydrotherapy
Our hydrotherapy centre incorporates an aquatic treadmill allowing full gait extension and analysis.
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Hospital Ward
Suite of custom-built kennels for the housing and monitoring of in-patients.
Fracture Repair
Orthopaedic surgery to correct broken bones.
Ear Surgery
Ear Surgery service is available to keep your pet free from any infections.
Cruciate Surgery
Surgery to repair damaged stifle ligaments.
Chemotherapy
Dogs and cats that receive chemotherapy feel normal the day they are given the drug.
Bereavement Support
Making the decision to say goodbye to your pet is one of the toughest you’ll ever make. Pets provide us with unconditional love, friendship and comfort, so it is normal to have intense or conflicting emotions when it comes to euthanasia. At Vets4Pets we’re here for you and your pet for every step of your journey together.
Arthroscopy
Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision.
Anaesthetic
General anaesthetic enables us to perform many procedures kindly and safely for your pet.
Dentistry
The treatment and prevention of dental disease
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Separate Cat & Dog Waiting Areas
Separate cat and dog waiting areas, designed to ensure your pet is kept in a comfortably stress free environment.