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Ayrton online 'Pet Store' coming soon

Ayrton will be launching our very own website pet store very soon. This new service means that our c...

Hospital Client Evenings

The Hospital will be holding 2 open evenings in March and April 2012. We would like to invite our cl...

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Hospital Client Evenings

The Hospital will be holding 2 open evenings in March and April 2012. We would like to invite our clients to attend and have a guided tour of the facility and take time to talk with our team of Vets, Nurses and support staff. The places available for these open evenings will be limited and so if you... more..

Ayrton online 'Pet Store' coming soon

Ayrton will be launching our very own website pet store very soon. This new service means that our clients will be able to access hundreds of products through the ayrton website and then simply collect them at the practice or for those heavier items such as pet foods, have them delivered direct to y... more..

New Year, new puppy class

Ayrton is pleased to announce the start of our new puppy class season. If you would like to bring your puppy aged 8 - 14 weeks along to these very informative and enjoyable evenings run by our team of Registered Veterinary Nurses, please telephone or ask at reception on your next visit. Look forward... more..

Practice sponsors Whitburn Juniors

Ayrton is delighted to be sponsors of Whitburn Juniors Football Club. The practice will be announced as match day sponsor on Saturday 4th february, kick off is 2pm at Central Park for all those who wish to go to the match. more..

Festive Hours 2012

Christmas: Closed 25th, 26th & 27th December Open from:  8.30am Wednesday 28th December. New Year: Closed  1st, 2nd & 3rd January  Open from:  8.30am Wednesday 4th January. If you have an emergency over festive period? Ayrton Veterinary Hospital provides a 24 hr Emergency Service... more..

Welcome Kerry Thomas RVN

We would like to welcome Kerry Thomas RVN to Ayrton.  Kerry has recently taken up position as a Registered Veterinary Nurse here at the Hospital, prior to joining Ayrton Kerry worked at a small animal referral centre in Fife. We are delighted to have her with us and wish her every success in her ... more..

We'll miss you Shelton.

Everyone at Ayrton would like to wish Shelton Smith MRCVS 'Bon Voyage' as he leaves to return home to Australia at the end of the year. He has been a wonderful colleague to have around the practice and a caring veterinary surgeon to all of the clients here at the Hospital. We'll miss him, but wish h... more..

Victoria bakes for Pudsey.

Victoria Hall RVN spent all of last week busy baking gorgeous cupcakes, all in the aid of Children in need. Victoria raised £200 for Pudsey, we're all proud.......and a little bit heavier!! more..

Congratulations on Exam success

We'd all like to say 'Congratulations' to Gillian Page our Business Manager who has been successful in passing the General Practitioner Certificate in Business Studies and Professional Key Skills exam. The qualification of Cert (B&PS) is awarded by the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate ... more..

Arlene takes the 'Lead'

We'd all like to say 'Congratulations to Arlene Martin on her recent appointment as 'Lead Registered Veterinary Nurse' within the Hospital. Arlene took up her new position on Friday 5th August and is now Head of the Nursing team and services here at Ayrton. Hope you enjoy it Arlene and we wish you e... more..

Congratulations on your engagement Pete & Arlene.

Congratulations to Arlene & Pete on their recent engagement, we all think it's fantastic (so was the ring) and wish them much happiness over this next year with plans for the big day. Love from Ayrton more..

New Puppy Course Wed 3rd August.

Ayrton is pleased to announce that from August 2011 we will be offering a new 'Puppy Socialisation Class' service to our clients.  The classes are for puppies aged between 8 and 14 weeks of age. and will be held here at the Hospital on a Wednesday evening between 7pm and 8pm. The Socialisation ... more..

Puppy fantastic!!

Arlene, Victoria and Gillian had a fabulous night on Wednesday when the first intake of puppy students bounded (well almost!) through the door to start their 4 week course on how to win puppy friends and influence owners!!. Looking forward to seeing your progress so welcome to Perro, Baillie, Saul, ... more..

Hello from Matt Baraclough

We were so pleased to see Matt today when he popped in to say Hello to everyone here. Matt was with Ayrton 2002 - 2009 and so it was lovely to see him here again even for a short visit to catch up. Matt moved to Derbyshire with his fiancee Pauline in October 2009 and took up a position in a small an... more..

FREE 4 weeks Insurance

Petplan Pet Insurance is offering 4 weeks FREE pet insurance to clients attending the Hospital with pets under the age of one year old. Please ask at reception for details and take advantage of this wise offer now. more..

Bank Holidays

Ayrton Hospital will be open on the April (25th & 29th) and May (2nd & 30th) Bank Holidays. more..

Veterinary practice of the year

Ayrton has been nominated for the 'Practice of the Year' awards hosted by Petplan Pet Insurance. The award ceremony will be held in April 2011 in Birmingham. 'Good Luck' everyone! more..

GPCert (B&PS) Success!!

We'd all like to say Congratulations' to Shelton Smith MRCVS who has been successful in passing the General Practitioner Certificate in Business Studies and Professional Key Skills exam. The qualification awarded by the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies is a GPCert (B&PS), one m... more..

'Ayrton' Ponders the 'Bionic Vet'

Ayrton ponders ‘The Bionic Vet’   Dr Tony Page recently spent some time down at Fitzpatrick Referrals in Surrey to see for himself the new proposed technique for elbow surgery the ‘Sliding Humeral Osteotomy’ (SHO) used in the treatment of elbow arthritic disease in dogs. This new technique is base... more..

GPCert (Endo) Exam Success!!

Everyone at 'Ayrton' would like to say 'Congratulations' and a huge 'Well Done' to Dr Tony Page who has recently been awarded the General Practitioner Certificate in Endoscopy and Endosurgery by the European School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies. more..

Congratulations Auntie Lorna, it's a boy!

We'd all like to say congratulations to Lorna on becoming an auntie for the first time, when baby Logan was born last week to her brother and sister-in-law. Lorna has become a professional photographer in a very short time and it appears Logan will have lots of snaps to look back on!! more..

Thank you & a Merry Christmas

Everyone here at Ayrton would like to wish all our clients a truly lovely festive season and all of the very best for 2011. We would like to say a huge 'Thank you' for your contuinued support and kind words over the years, it is always appreciated. Love from 'Ayrton' more..

Welcome to Kevin, Arlene & Alexa

We would like to welcome some new additions to our Veterinary team: Mr Kevin Kirchofer DVM MRCVS takes up his position as Veterinary Surgeon on Monday 4th October. Kevin qualified from Cornell University in the United States and mostly recently was an Emergency and Critical Care Doctor at the Vet... more..

Haggis 'Ode to a Duck'

Haggis would like to say a big 'thank you' to Dr Page and his team for recently rescuing four plastic ducks from his tummy and making him feel better. Haggis said '' the first Duck was just too tasty I couldn't resist having seconds, then before I knew it I'd eaten four ducks. I regretted it several... more..

Professional Development for Ayrton staff

Continued Professional Development for all staff at Ayrton is extremely important to the Hospital as well as compulsory for the RCVS requirements of veterinary professionals. We are pleased to report that Scott McGinlay has recently attended Improve International in Swindon to complete the Small Ani... more..

Michelle Exam Success

Everyone at Ayrton would like to say a huge WELL DONE to Michelle Harrison RVN on her recent exam success. Michelle came to Ayrton on placement from Napier University to complete the practical requirements neccessary for her to obtain a BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Nursing. Now that Michelle has complet... more..

Paul visits from Oz

We were all delighted last week when Paul May dropped in to say ‘hello’ to everyone at Ayrton during his recent holiday in Scotland. Many of our clients will remember Paul when he worked as an associate with Ayrton before moving back home to Australia and buying his own practice ‘The Northern Veteri... more..

Tony's Down Under

Dr Tony Page has been invited to speak at the Pan Pacific veterinary congress in Brisbane, Australia 24th – 28th May 2010. Tony flew out to attend the congress a week early so that he can visit some specialist Australian veterinary clinics and to visit the world renowned ‘Australia Zoo’ created ... more..