Clinic and Healthcare

You can find several excellent websites about general care for your animal companion in our links section, however one of our priorities is to ensure that no animal suffers unnecessarily in the event of illness or injury, and as such we run a weekly pet clinic and provide a variety of subsidised healthcare services to help those unable to pay for veterinary attention.

We strongly recommend pet insurance from a reputable insurance company; some animals can be insured for as little as £5 per month, and when you consider that even a simple broken leg can cost thousands of pounds in vets bills it is well worth paying for to ensure you can always provide care in any situation for your companion.

Weekly Clinic

Our clinic runs every Wednesday in the same property as our shop;

The RSPCA Surgery
Wheeler Street
Maidstone
Kent
1:30pm to 3:00pm every Wednesday

Please remember you may need to show proof you are in receipt of benefits and note that it is an RSPCA policy not to pay bills that have been incurred without authorisation.

Emergency Veterinary Treatment

This scheme is operated to prevent the unnecessary suffering of animals in need of urgent veterinary attention. If your animal is in need of medical treatment you must get help.

Take the animal to your nearest veterinary surgery or call their out of hours telephone number (which can be found in the "Yellow Pages" or your telephone book). Alternatively, call the RSPCA emergency line on 08705 555999.

In association with local veterinary surgeons the branch is able to offer financial assistance to people on means-tested benefits, do not leave an animal to suffer, we can find ways to help, please call Jean Cheeseman on 01622 750034 or Daphne Harris on 01622 891222.

In the case of injured widlife we recommend you immediately call your local veterinary surgery; most will treat wildlife at no charge, please don't leave an injured animal to a slow and painful death.

Assisted Neutering Scheme

With the support of local veterinary surgeons we are able to offer many owners on means tested benefits half price neutering in the interests of reducing the number of unwanted pets in the area. Due to pressures on our funds we can only offer the service to those on benefits.

If you would like to have your animal neutered and live in the Tonbridge Wells / Maidstone / Mid-Kent area please contact Brenda on 01622 812195, you may need to show proof you are in receipt of benefit, and note that it is an RSPCA policy not to pay bills that have been incurred without authorisation.

Veterinary Practices that participate in the Neutering Scheme

Abbotsley Veterinary Group at West Malling & Aylesford
College Veterinary Surgery in Maidstone
Coxheath Veterinary Surgery
Mote Park Veterinary Surgery in Maidstone

A big thank you to them all for their help and support!

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