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We're very proud to have been the first cat-only veterinary practice in the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, we've been caring for cats and kittens throughout the Lothian area since 1995. Browse our website to meet our staff and find out about the services we can offer you and your cat. Our useful cat information section lets you know about other local cat services such as catteries and catsitters. Our Facebook and Twitter pages give you up to date information about the clinic along with new developments in cat health and welfare.
ONLINE BOOKING / REPEAT PRESCRIPTION REQUEST NOW AVAILABLE
You are now able to request online:
  • video consultation appointments  Video consultations can be used to assess both new and ongoing conditions and have the benefit of our vets being able to see areas of concern on your cat in real time (assuming your cat isn't too camera shy!) 
  • repeat prescription medication  you can use this option to request ongoing medication for your cat. The clinic vets will assess  and authorise these requests on a case by case basis. Please select the FIRST available 'appointment' time. TYPICALLY PRESCRIPTIONS WILL BE READY TO COLLECT 48 HOURS AFTER they have been requested.

​Video consultations:   Make an appointment via the online booking system and you will receive a confirmation email containing a secure link to your video consult. NO NEED TO DOWNLOAD ANY APPS.  Just click on the link at the time of your appointment.  You can easily cancel or reschedule the appointment via your confirmation email too.

These should work on any device with a camera and microphone - e.g. mobile phone, laptop, tablet or ipad. Please be aware that many PC's do not have in built microphones and cameras.

Repeat Prescription requests:  You are now able to request ongoing medications via the online booking system. In order to allow this you will need to select an 'appointment time' - please choose the first date/time available and let us know which medications you need and how many of each in the 'reason for appointment' box.   This will notify the clinic of your request immediately and allow us to begin processing it - this is NOT the time that your prescription will be ready to collect. AS EVER PLEASE ALLOW 48 HOURS for us to organise your medications, some of these may need to be ordered in. 
If there are any problems with your requests, one of our team will call you to discuss.

Contact us

The Veterinary Cat Clinic
38 Blackford Avenue
Edinburgh
EH9 2PP
Tel: 0131 466 7110
Email: enquiries@catclinic.co.uk

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​  COVID-19 LATEST

Update: From 15th June 2020
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We are in the process of trying to gradually increase our services again as lock down eases but please be aware that this is NOT ‘Business as Usual’ and please DO NOT immediately start inundating us with phone calls & e-mails as we will not be able to cope with that level of demand. We are still not in a position to offer our full range of services and have had to reduce the number appointments available each day as each consult now takes longer. We are doing our best to accommodate as many patients as we can.
  • As lock down eases, we will be increasing the availability we can offer for more routine appointments starting with kitten vaccinations, postponed 2nd vaccinations & some overdue outdoor booster vaccinations. Please note that initially we will be using our reminder lists to reach out to arrange appointments for overdue outdoor boosters so please wait for us to contact you unless there is an urgent reason to call us. For the time being, we will NOT be offering boosters for indoor cats as they are considered ‘low-risk’.
 
  • Routine health checks for cats on long-term prescription medications can now be resumed although if owners are unable to travel to the clinic for health reasons, we may still be able to assess some of these by video consultation.  We will advise you when your cat’s next due a check-up  as and when you request more medication through the clinic.
 
  • We will continue to offer video consults for non-emergency conditions in order to try to support & manage as many patients as possible out-with the Clinic. Please book video consults through our website or Facebook page.
 
  • We will be able to book SOME routine procedures e.g. neutering, lump excisions, dental work. However, please bear in mind that we are not working to full capacity so will need to limit the number of procedures we can do in a day. Bookings may need to be scheduled further in advance than usual.

  • Please note that if multiple unexpected emergencies are being handled by the Clinic then we may need to cancel/postpone routine appointments/procedures at short notice.

  • We will continue to operate our ‘closed-door’ policy to minimise people entering the Clinic in order to protect our staff & clients. We are asking any client that needs to enter the building to please wear a mask & make use of the hand sanitiser provided.
  • ​Please continue to phone & pay in advance for medications & food so we can hand these over at the door with minimal contact. Please remember to give at least 48 hours' notice & bear in mind that some medications may take longer than that if we need to order them.  Repeat prescription medications can be ordered online via our appointment booking page.

​Vets Now Emergency service will continue to be available when The Cat Clinic is closed.

We will be posting regularly on our Facebook page to keep you up to date with how COVID-19 is affecting things within the practice! 
 
We'd like to thank all our wonderful clients for their continued co-operation & support throughout these trying times & we hope to resume normal services as soon as we possibly can.

Client Comments:

"Always excellent treatment, sympathetic and kind and I'm grateful for all your help"
"One of the main reasons I will not leave Edinburgh is that I know I won’t find a better veterinary practice elsewhere."
"The Cat Clinic in Edinburgh is simply the best cat vet I have ever used. Every consultation has been calm and time was taken to get to know our cats, not just 'sort them out', which has made a huge difference to the anxiety the cats feel during the consultation. The Veterinary Cat Clinic have provided our cats with great routine and emergency care and I cannot recommend them highly enough."
"I'm always  happy with the service I  receive, the vets listen to any concerns I might have and even though there are vets far closer to where I live now I'm sticking with these!"

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