Referral discipline

Emergency and critical care

Here when your pet needs us most.

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Why trust Vets Now referrals

24/7 emergency and intensive care support

Led by an ECC Diplomate and experienced critical care specialists

Fully equipped ICU with mechanical ventilation and high flow oxygen therapy

Advanced life-saving treatments including blood transfusions

Our services

Our Emergency & Critical Care team provides round-the-clock support for pets in crisis. With a specialist-led ICU and advanced life-support technologies, we are equipped to handle everything from severe trauma to sudden illness. Beyond urgent treatment, we ensure pets are kept comfortable, monitored closely, and supported with compassion throughout their recovery. With a dedicated nursing team monitoring these animals 24/7.

Our prices

Each individual will get their own estimates based on their needs, prices may very based on each case.

*price list correct as of February 2026

Treatment

Cost

Description

Initial consultation

£380

Ventilator 1st Day

£2,180 inc. consult fee

Hour Intensive nursing care and hospital boarding, Consumables, ventilator initial day including drugs, 3x CRI surcharge

Ventilator Subsequent Day

£700 per day

Intensive nursing care and hospital boarding, Consumables, ventilator subsequent day including drugs, 3x CRI surcharge

High Flow Oxygen

£760 per day

Oxygen, Nasal oxygen placement, High Flow circuit

Cystotomy 1/2 Cystotomy 2/2

£4,780 inc. consult fee

Split into 2 parts- first part ECC workup 2nd part Surgery 1/1 Nursing and Boarding care, Ultrasound and/or Radiography, General Aneasthesia, Urinary Tract Surgery, Inhouse Bloods, External Urinary test 2/2 Surgery General Anaesthetic

Foreign Body Removal Nasal/ Gastric (Scope)

£2,680 inc. consult fee

Nursing and Boarding care, Ultrasound, General Anaesthetic, Endoscopy, In house Bloods

Foreign Body Removal Surgical

£4,580 inc. consult fee

Nursing and Boarding Care, Ultrasound, General Anesthetic, Surgery (gastrotomy/ enterotomy), nasogatsric feeding tube placement, In house Bloods

Poly Trauma

£3,080 inc. consult fee

Consult, Nursing and Boarding care, CT scan, Inhouse Bloods

AHDS/PARVO

£3,830 inc. consult fee

Nursing and Boarding Care, Ultrasound, Central Venous Catheter, Nasogastric Tube Placement, Inhouse Bloods, external Bloods and Faecal Analysis, Urinalysis.

IMHA/IMTP Canine

£4,080 inc. consult fee

Nursing and Boarding Care, Ultrasound/ Radiography, Blood Typing and Crossmatching, Inhouse Bloods, External Bloods

Pyothorax

£5,200 inc. consult fee

Nursing and Boarding care, CT scan,Ultrasound, Inhouse bloods, external Bloods, Central Venous Catheter, Blood typing, thoracocentesis and chest drain placement, 24 hours oxygen therapy

Meet our ECC team

Dr Simon Hagley

Dr Simon Hagley

Veterinary Referral Surgeon (ECC)

BVSc DipACVECC DipECVECC MRCVS
North American/European Specialist in Emergency & Critical Care

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Serena Bassolino

Serena Bassolino

ECC Referral Clinician

DVM MRCVS

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David B. Owen

David B. Owen

ECC Referral Clinician

BVMS CertAVP (ECC) MRCVS

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Dr Claire Hill

Dr Claire Hill

Lead OOH Vet Surgeon

BVM VBS BVMedSci MRCVS

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