A veterinary business in South Buckinghamshire has taken to the road in a bid to offer the solution for owners of panic-stricken pooches, fearful felines and other much loved animals

The Wheelhouse Vets mobile pet clinic is now available to take the stress out of vet visits for residents of Beaconsfield, Holtspur, Forty Green and Knotty Green and their furry friends.

The vet responsible for the new mobile Vet service, Dr Amie Cameron, says she’s already seeing the advantage of home visits for clients and their pets.

She said: “For most of our clients, a visit to the Veterinary Surgery may be merely inconvenient, but what I’m seeing with the mobile clinic is that pets that were petrified to visit our surgery for a consultation are much more comfortable being examined in their own homes.

“Home visits are taking the stress out of consults for both the animals and their owners.

“Already, with the mobile clinic, I’m seeing previously nervous animals and anxious owners are visibly more relaxed during consultation which can make it easier to get to the issue at hand.”

Instead of spending much of the consultation reassuring a nervous animal, she is able to assess the pet in a more relaxed state and owners are less tense, and therefore more able to answer questions and discuss their observations.

Amie says it’s been particularly rewarding to offer the service for clients who find it difficult to visit the clinic, whether they’re house-bound with young children or find travel strenuous because of disability.

“One thing all my clients have in common is that they love their pets. Unfortunately, it’s not easy for everyone to pop into our practice at the Wheelhouse during the week.

“The mobile clinic makes it easier for many of our clients to give their pets any attention and treatment they feel their animals deserve.”

The mobile vet clinic is also ideal for people whose pets have mobility issues too.

“I’m also expecting to see more demand from people with larger pets, such as large-breed dogs who cannot easily transport their animals into the clinic.”

For more information visit www.wheelhousevets.co.uk/mobile-vet