Vets in Loughborough

Open Today 08:30 - 19:00

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 19:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 19:00
Wednesday 08:30 - 19:00
Thursday 08:30 - 19:00
Friday 08:30 - 19:00
Saturday 09:00 - 12:00

Meet the team

Vets

Dr Luke Knowles

Practice Owner & Head Veterinary Surgeon

BVSc BSc MRCVS

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I qualified from the University of Bristol in 2003 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a degree in Zoology. I have worked in a variety of large and small animal practices across Leicestershire since qualifying and worked with cats, dogs, rabbits, cows, horses, sheep, pigs, alpacas, guinea pigs, chinchillas, marmosets and lots of other creatures. I started Loughborough Vets4Pets in 2013 and have greatly enjoyed working with the pets and people of Loughborough. I enjoy being a general practitioner and dealing with all sorts of pets and their different ailments but I do have a lot of interest in treating skin and ear problems. I am also currently studying for further qualifications in soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery in order to offer more solutions for our patients without the need for referral.

Dr Charlotte Hatton

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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Charlotte joined our team of Veterinary Surgeons in February 2018. Charlotte graduated from University of Nottingham in 2014 . Prior to starting her role at Loughborough Vets4Pets Charlotte has had previous small animal experience at other vet practices in the East Midlands. At home, Charlotte has a border collie called Beau and a horse called Gamble. Her outside interests include going for long walks with Beau, dining out and eventing her horse. Charlotte’s special interest at work is general medicine and what she enjoys most working at Loughborough Vets4Pets is working up cases and the contact with clients.

Dr Joanne Hinsley

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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Dr Julie Glenister

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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Dr Ben Morfitt

Veterinary Surgeon

MRCVS

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Ben graduated from the University of Nottingham in July 2020. He has done several student placements at the Practice, so is already familiar with our processes and protocols and has been getting to know our clients and their pets. As part of his veterinary surgeon training Ben has also completed placements in a variety of settings; first opinion and referral centres, covering small animal, large animal and equine. Ben likes to spend his spare time horse riding, as well as driving carriage horses. And when not on a horse, Ben also enjoys running. Ben's main interest at work is surgery. He is also keen to develop his skills in diagnostic imaging and general medicine. Ben enjoys the varied caseload at Loughborough V4P and working as part of a friendly, motivated team.

Nurses

Sam Dodd

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Sam studied veterinary nursing and practice management at Harper Adams University and qualified in 2008, and to date has had 14 years of experience working in veterinary practice. Sam has a special interest in emergency nursing and has worked to obtain her certificate in emergency and critical care. At home she has a dog called Millie and a cat named Bella (pictured). Outside of work she enjoys making the most of her time with her growing family as well as clay pigeon shooting and cinema trips.

Hannah Green

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Hannah started as a final year student with us in 2015 and qualified as an RVN in 2016 from Nottingham Trent University. She spent most of her first year of being qualified in the Clifton branch of Vets4Pets before returning to Loughborough Vets4Pets in April 2017. She particularly enjoys feline nursing and behaviour, cardiology, anaesthesia, and weight and diet management clinics. Hannah owns 2 ponies called Toffee and Stanley (pictured), and 4 cats – Pumpkin, a one-eyed stray that she rescued after being brought into the practice, and Todd, Elvis (pictured) and Ruby who she rescued and hand-reared as kittens. Most of her spare time is spent on the farm with the ponies, but she also has recently taken up archery, loves rock music and concerts, writes fiction novels and is a big fan of Marvel films and Game of Thrones. She also recently became a Clinical Coach for Bottle Green Training College, and so along with Tracey helps train student veterinary nurses in the practice and is currently mentoring Weronika.

Tracey Mullins

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Tracey has been part of the Loughborough Vets4Pets team since 2013, qualifying as a Registered Veterinary Nurse back in 2008 after studying her vet nursing diploma at Moulton College. She plays a major role in training student nurses at the practice, being a qualified assessor and one of the practice’s Clinical Coaches as well as an external Veterinary Nurse Examiner at Nottingham Trent University. She is currently mentoring our 3rd year student Georgia and will begin training our newest student Cerys later this year. Tracey is particularly interested in senior pet health and nursing clinics and is currently in the process of launching a ‘Puppy Pre-school’ clinic with 2nd year student Weronika. At home, Tracey has a border collie called Remy, 2 cats Oliver and Pixie, 4 guinea pigs and keeps tropical fish. Outside of the practice, she enjoys weekends away with family and long walks with Remy as well as music festivals and concerts.

Cerys Johnson

Student Veterinary Nurse

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Cerys joined the practice in April 2019 as one of our apprentice nurses and began her veterinary nurse training at Bottle Green College in September 2019. Prior to this Cerys was a receptionist / Veterinary Care Assistant at Oadby Vets4Pets, and she has also been a dog groomer. Although Cerys is fairly new to the clinical side of practice, she says she is enjoying the new challenges it is presenting her, and developing her nursing skills. At home she has 3 dogs – Labrador siblings Betty and Ollie and Mac the schnoodle. Cerys loves the outdoors and is currently in training for her first half marathon!

Weronika Marshall

Student Veterinary Nurse

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Weronika is one of three student veterinary nurses at our Practice, and she has been training at Loughborough Vets4Pets since 2015 through Bottle Green Training College. She is very passionate about animal welfare and a big advocate for rescuing and rehabilitating dogs, and has a particular interest in canine behaviour and emergency nursing. What she enjoys most about being at Loughborough Vets4Pets is providing inpatient care, conducting face-to-face consultations with our clients, and being involved in surgeries. Weronika lives with her fiancé and their 2 dogs – the very handsome Sid, a rescued Rottweiler, and Maddie, a Doberman crossbreed. She has also owned horses throughout most of her life. She loves outdoor adventures with the dogs, socialising, visiting family back in Poland, and is a fan of crime documentaries, horror films and Game of Thrones.

Leanne Dalton

Student Veterinary Nurse

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Leanne joined the team in March 2020 and is about to start her third year of veterinary nurse training at Bottle Green College. Leanne is particularly interested in anaesthesia and caring for small furries, and hopes to undertake further studies when qualified. Since joining Loughborough Vets4Pets, Leanne has been able to do nursing consults which she thoroughly enjoys as she feels she gets to make a difference to pets and their owners. At home, Leanne lives with her husband, two Golden Retrievers and two rescue Chinchillas. She enjoys camping with the dogs (and husband), seeing live music and reading.

Non Clinical

Lisa Cawthorne

Client Care Advisor

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Lisa joined the reception and client care team as one of our Client Care Advisors in August 2017. Prior to this Lisa worked in customer care in the building trade. At home Lisa has four cats; Shelley, and Max, Paddy and Phoenix whom were strays brought into the Practice that Lisa adopted. Lisa enjoys spending time with her family and friends, and in the summer going down to Devon as much as she can to spend time in her caravan. What Lisa enjoys most about working at Loughborough Vets4Pets is building relationships with clients and their pets.

Chelsea Hewitt

Client Care Advisor

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Chelsea joined the Client Care Team in December 2017. At home Chelsea has two cats called Lynx and Peanut, and some tropical fish. Chelsea enjoys socialising with friends, watching films, old school gaming and going away on overnight fishing trips. The thing that Chelsea most enjoys about working at Loughborough Vets4Pets is the cuddles she gets with all the animals and meeting different types and breeds of pet.

Linda Savage

Client Care Advsisor

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Linda is the most longstanding member of our reception and client care team, and has been a Client Care Advisor since December 2015. In addition to her reception duties, as part of her client care role Linda is the lead person in the provision of our insurance claims recovery service. Outside of work Linda has two dogs called Vera and Chester. Linda enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and being part of a dance group, who are currently rehearsing for their next show in September! The thing that Linda most enjoys about working at Loughborough Vets4Pets is being part of a caring team, and no two days are the same.

Joanna Carrington

Client and Team Care Manager

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Joanna is the Client and Team Care Manager at Loughborough Vets4Pets and was brought on board to support Luke with the non-clinical aspects of running the Practice. Jo is married to Luke, the Director of the Practice. Her role includes quality assurance management, dealing with and reviewing client feedback and complaints, health and safety, looking after the Practice team and dealing with staffing matters such as recruitment, inductions, practice protocols and supporting colleagues in accessing training and development in their roles. What Jo enjoys most about working at Loughborough Vets4Pets is being part of a great Practice team, and having an integral role in finding ways to continuously improve the business. Jo’s outside interests include Zumba, dining out and going for country walks with her family.

Kate Ash

Client Care Advisor

About us

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

Our Service

We pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service and communicating as effectively as we can to provide you and your pet with the best treatment options.

Our team can offer everything from vaccinations through to orthopaedic surgery and everything inbetween.

Nurse Clinics

We are happy to offer a range of £10 nurse clinics to enable you to provide the right care to your pet and help prevent ill-health. All of these clinic are performed by our veterinary nurses who undertaken rigorous training and are therefore able to provide high quality care and advice to your pets.

Puppy & Kitten Clinics: A clinical exam and a chance to ask any questions you have to make sure your pet has everything it needs for the best start in life.
Flea & Worm Clinics: Get your pet weighted and discuss parasite prevention. You’ll get a tailor made anti parasite plan that suits your pet.
Dental Checks: A dental check by a nurse may be advised in order to assess the condition of your pet’s teeth prior to a dental procedure.
Weight Clinics: Advice on how much and what to feed your pet and a check for other reasons why they are not losing or gaining weight. You’ll leave with a tailor made diet plan.
Senior Clinics (dogs 8+ & cats 10+): Monitor your pet’s health as they age with expert advice and support on how to keep your senior healthy and happy for longer.

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Services

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.
Separate Cat & Dog Wards
Separate cat and dog hospital wards, designed to ensure your pet is kept in a comfortably stress free environment.

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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.
Oxygen Chamber
Enables us to provide supplemental oxygen when needed.
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.
Electrolyte
Enables the assessment of critical blood chemicals such as sodium and potassium.
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.
Health Plans
Designed to cover all the regular pet care essentials such as vaccinations and flea and worm prevention, whilst saving you money.
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Pet Passport
Trained Official Veterinarian vets to issue Pet Passports, Fit to Fly letters and rabies serology tests.
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Late Opening Times
Late Opening Times
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.
Medication
Medication
Locally Owned
This practice is locally owned.
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.
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.
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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Microchipping
A microchip can help retrieve lost pets
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