A NEW Pet A&E service will be available for owners from Ellesmere Port vets Animal Trust at each of its three 24/7 animal hospitals.

The company, which is based in Ellesmere Port, operates hospitals in Ellesmere Port, Shrewsbury and Bolton.

Access to emergency treatment can make a huge difference for pets and ease the worries of their owners, as was the case with Pippin.

Pippin visited the Ellesmere Port hospital recently with an ongoing cough. A CT scan showed a cyst in her lung, which required the removal of a whole lung lobe.

Experience soft-tissue vet, Mary, was able to remove the diseased lobe, and Pippin was cared for post-operatively by the entire team.

She was discharged three days later and is pictured attending her post-operative check-up at our Shrewsbury clinic. She is now doing very well.

CEO and founder of Animal Trust, Owen Monie, said: “I founded Animal Trust to build a self-funding organisation that delivers accessible vet care. The motivation was a growing disconnect between the cost of providing veterinary care and the prices being charged to pet owners. Something that can prevent pets from receiving the care they need.

“Today, I still see this disconnect. If anything, the cost of out-of-hours care has become even more disconnected, and sadly, unexpectedly high costs can force pet owners to delay urgent treatment—a situation that isn’t good for pet welfare, owners' mental well-being, or emergency veterinary teams that want to focus on doing their fantastic work without financial conflict.”

Pet A&E charges the same fees as Animal Trust in the day, other than a single £79 supplement, which the Trust believe is a fair premium on the additional costs of providing out-of-hours care.