DR. ZUKAL KOLAROV created the practice and established our first surgery in in 1950. He continued to build the practice and was joined by his son, Zukal Young in 1977 after he graduated from Glasgow Vet school.
Zukal grew up above the vet surgery in and spent many hours as a child helping his father in the surgery. He loved the work and realised from an early age that it was going to be his lifelong vocation and passion. After graduating from Glasgow University, Zukal has spent his career taking the surgery his father established from strength to strength. We now have four surgeries in , Hounslow, Chiswick and Brentford. Zukal enjoys an established and trusted relationship with all of our clients, especially in . Zukal has a particular interest in cancer medicine and surgery including chemotherapy, bone surgery (orthopaedics) and spinal surgery.
Zukal is well known for a particular love of kittens, and will often be found talking to them in the surgery kennels! He has two cats of his own but he is always on the lookout for more!
Brenda manages the reception area at our Hounslow surgery and is a familiar figure to our Hounslow clients. Brenda has two cats called Tilly and Tia.
Sarah manages our reception area and is well known to our clients with her many years at De-Light Veterinary Company.
Louise works at our Hounslow surgery, and can be seen with one of her many pugs (4 at the last count) Gus ,Kya, Peggy and Nelly. Louise also has two Shih Tzu’s and three cats.
Isabel works at our surgery, and keeps a young lop eared rabbit Pumpkin, and a cat – Poppy.
We offer emergency veterinary care around the clock including Christmas and other public holidays. This service is provided by our own vets at our surgery to give our clients the best continuity of care in an emergency. We are the only veterinary surgery in to provide an on-site emergency service. If your pet is involved in an accident or suddenly becomes ill outside our normal working hours, please call any of our surgeries. A recorded message will inform you of the mobile number to ring to put you in direct contact with the on duty vet.
The cost of an emergency consultation from 7pm-11pm is £133.00, and after 11pm is £199.51. There is a surcharge of £55.13 for unregistered clients.
Please notify us immediately if you have arranged an emergency appointment and become unable to attend for any reason, or are running late. If the on-call vet is made to await an emergency for more than half an hour without notification we will be forced to apply a £50 charge.
In the case of overnight hospitalisation of a patient, continual monitoring cannot be achieved. The duty veterinary surgeon will make checks as necessary as determined by the condition of the patient.
At THE De-Light Veterinary Company , we know that vaccinations are essential to protecting your pet from many serious or life-threatening diseases and illnesses.
All pets are given a full annual health examination prior to vaccination. This is included in the cost of the vaccination. Body systems are checked thoroughly and recommendations are made to help maintain and improve your pet’s quality of life. These annual checks can help us to detect disease at an early stage, which allows us to take appropriate action before it is too late.
Puppy vaccinations are normally administered at 8 and 10 weeks of age, enabling early socialisation at 11 weeks, when they can go out on the streets and the parks.
Dogs are given vaccinations against parvovirus (causes a severe and often fatal bloody diarrhoea and vomiting), distemper (causes respiratory signs and is called hardpad), hepatitis (a viral liver infection), leptospirosis (Weils disease spread by rats, causing kidney and liver damage) and parainfluenza (a cause of respiratory infections). An annual healthcheck and booster vaccinations are recommended to maintain their immunity, against these potentially life threatening diseases.
Kitten vaccinations are normally given at 9 and 12 weeks of age.
Cats may be vaccinated against cat flu and feline infectious enteritis (diarrhoea which is rapidly fatal especially in kittens) as well as against feline leukaemia virus (a viral infection spread mainly in saliva). An annual healthcheck and booster vaccinations are recommended to maintain their immunity.
Rabbits may be vaccinated against myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease, which can be spread by biting insects. Click on the following link for a video on rabbit vaccinations.
We are pleased to announce that we can now provide non surgical Laser therapy for your pets from our surgery, using a state of the art Class 4 laser. These are widely used in human medicine and can now be used to benefit your dog or cat.
This can be particularly useful in both dogs and cats for arthritis, to speed wound h or recovery from general surgery or after fracture treatment, lick granulomas in dogs, chronic gingivitis in cats, and for many other conditions. It is a quick and painless procedure and can be performed as an out-patient in our nurse clinics.
Please phone our surgery for further details or to make an appointment on 0208 5670711.
Laser Therapy, or “photobiomodulation”, is the use of specific wavelengths of light (red and near-infrared) to create therapeutic effects. These effects include improved h time, pain reduction, increased circulation and decreased swelling. Laser Therapy has been widely utilized in Europe by physical therapists, nurses and doctors as far back as the 1970’s. Now, after FDA clearance in 2002, Laser Therapy is being used extensively in the United States.
Laser Therapy is proven to biostimulate tissue repair and growth. The Laser accelerates wound h and decreases inflammation, pain, and scar tissue formation. In the management of chronic pain Class IV Laser Therapy can provide dramatic results, is non-addictive and virtually free of side effects.
Yes. There are thousands of published studies demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of Laser Therapy. Among these, there are more than one hundred rigorously controlled, scientific studies that document the effectiveness of laser for many clinical conditions.
During Laser Therapy the infrared laser light interacts with tissues at the cellular level and metabolic activity increases within the cell, improving the transport of nutrients across the cell membrane. This initiates the production of cellular energy (ATP) that leads to a cascade of beneficial effects, increasing cellular function and health.
During each painless treatment laser energy increases circulation, drawing water, oxygen, and nutrients to the damaged area. This creates an optimal h environment that reduces inflammation, swelling, muscle spasms, stiffness, and pain. As the injured area returns to normal, function is restored and pain is relieved.
This depends on the nature of the condition being treated. For some acute conditions 1 to 6 treatments may be sufficient. Those of a more chronic nature may require 10 to 15 (or more) treatments. Conditions such as severe arthritis may require ongoing periodic care to control pain.
Your pet may feel improvement in it's condition (usually pain reduction) after the very first treatment. Sometimes your pet will not feel improvement for a number of treatments. This does not mean that nothing is happening. Each treatment is cumulative and results are often felt after 3 or 4 sessions.
Yes! Laser Therapy is often used with other forms of therapy, including physical therapy, chiropractic adjustments, massage, soft tissue mobilization, electrotherapy and even following surgery. Other h modalities are complementary and can be used with laser to increase the effectiveness of the treatment.
Laser therapy was born from scientific research over 30 years ago in Europe and perfected by K-LaserUSA with the latest technological advancements.
A healthy mouth is a big part of a happy pet. If you watch your pet close enough you will notice just how essential your pets teeth are for much more than just eating! Your pet uses its teeth like a human uses his hands to pick stuff up, to carry items, to groom itself, to play - to name but a few.
Just like humans pets are born without teeth but will start to appear within the first few weeks of his or her life, then these deciduous (baby) teeth will fall out and be replaced by permanent adult teeth.
Dental care reduces tooth and gum disease, keeping your pets mouth healthy and pain free. It also reduces the chances of mouth infections spreading to the heart, liver, kidneys or other organs. We perform dentistry under general anaesthesia, during which we routinely extract, scale and polish dogs’ and cats’ teeth. When necessary we are also able to perform more complex dog and cat dental procedures, such as root canal treatments and fillings. Please do book regular dental check ups for your pet or come and see us if you suspect that your pet may be suffering. Unusual behaviour in your pet or unidentifiable misery can often be traced back to dental problems and pets can’t tell us that they have toothache!
Dental signs to watch out for in your pet :
- Bad breath (this is NOT normal for pets).
- Red or bleeding gums.
- Behaviour changes particularly in older pets, slowing down could be a sign of gum disease.
- Small and toy breeds of dog are particularly at risk of plaque and gum disease due to their mouths being smaller, which means their teeth are pushed much closer together.
To look at your cat or dogs teeth just start by lifting their top lip gradually so you will be able to view their canine teeth and some pre molars. Please do not attempt this if there is any risk of being bitten.
Lesion in the side of an upper premolar tooth
How to Brush and Care for a Cat
75% of cats over 5 years old have problems with their teeth. However most cats are extremely good at hiding any symptoms, meaning that without having a check up you are unlikely to realise that a problem exists. A very common problem is resorptive lesions (feline odontoclastic resorptive lesions to give the full name !) which cause holes to develop in the sides of the teeth. This is most common in the side teeth ( the premolars and molars). We see this very commonly in cats over 5 years, and often the full extent of the lesions can only be appreciated by probing the teeth under general anaesthesia to check for lesions (which may be hidden by tartar on the teeth). Affected teeth need to be extracted, and the healthy teeth will be cleaned and polished during the procedure.
Here are some top tips to help keep your pets teeth healthy :
- Provide a dental routine, there are toothbrushes and paste specific for pets
- Make sure your pet has an oral examination from a veterinary professional at least once a year
- There are specific treats that you can buy your pet these days to help reduce tartar build up.
We are very happy to visit your pet at home if you are unable to come to the surgery. It may be necessary to bring your pet back to the clinic for x-rays and treatments which cannot be provided away from the practice. Please give us reasonable notice so that a veterinary surgeon can be made available.
We routinely perform surgery to repair fractured bones, and joint surgery for conditions such as cruciate repair ( knee ligament repair), in both dogs and cats.
One of our Pet of the Month features illustrates what our skilled surgeons can do. Many other vet surgeries are unable to perform these type of procedures :
Bruno was hit by a car and was carried into our Hounslow surgery, where he was seen immediately by vet Smithhew Wilson. He was in shock and unable to use his frontleg. Bruno was treated for shock with intravenous fluids, and given strong pain killers. We took x-rays of his chest and abdomen to check for internal injuries or bleeding, but luckily there were none.
It was clear from examination that Bruno had fractured his frontleg, and x-rays of the leg revealed that both bones (radius and ulna) below his elbow had been broken. Repairing this type of injury requires specialist equipment, and experience. He had a wound on his leg which was cleaned and our head nurse Lynne Virgo placed a splinted dressing on his front-leg to provide protection and support.
Bruno was then transferred to our surgery, where he was given a painkilling intravenous infusion through the night to make him more comfortable, overseen by our vet on duty.
Special implants were ordered to repair Bruno’s fracture, and a few days later vet Zukal Young performed surgery to repair the broken bones, using a metal plate and screws. Although this was a major operation, Bruno was up and around the following day, and already starting to use his newly repaired leg.
Bruno’s metal plate and screws will likely stay in place for the rest of his life, but once the bone had healed (which took around 8 weeks) he was able to go back to enjoying his normal levels of exercise.
Bruno was hit by a car and was carried into our Hounslow surgery, where he was seen immediately by vet Smithhew Wilson. He was in shock and unable to use his frontleg. Bruno was treated for shock with intravenous fluids, and given strong pain killers. We took x-rays of his chest and abdomen to check for internal injuries or bleeding, but luckily there were none.
It was clear from examination that Bruno had fractured his frontleg, and x-rays of the leg revealed that both bones (radius and ulna) below his elbow had been broken. Repairing this type of injury requires specialist equipment, and experience. He had a wound on his leg which was cleaned and our head nurse Lynne Virgo placed a splinted dressing on his front-leg to provide protection and support.
Bruno was then transferred to our surgery, where he was given a painkilling intravenous infusion through the night to make him more comfortable, overseen by our vet on duty.
Special implants were ordered to repair Bruno’s fracture, and a few days later vet Zukal Young performed surgery to repair the broken bones, using a metal plate and screws. Although this was a major operation, Bruno was up and around the following day, and already starting to use his newly repaired leg.
Bruno’s metal plate and screws will likely stay in place for the rest of his life, but once the bone had healed (which took around 8 weeks) he was able to go back to enjoying his normal levels of exercise.
Bruno was hit by a car and was carried into our Hounslow surgery, where he was seen immediately by vet Smithhew Wilson. He was in shock and unable to use his frontleg. Bruno was treated for shock with intravenous fluids, and given strong pain killers. We took x-rays of his chest and abdomen to check for internal injuries or bleeding, but luckily there were none.
It was clear from examination that Bruno had fractured his frontleg, and x-rays of the leg revealed that both bones (radius and ulna) below his elbow had been broken. Repairing this type of injury requires specialist equipment, and experience. He had a wound on his leg which was cleaned and our head nurse Lynne Virgo placed a splinted dressing on his front-leg to provide protection and support.
Bruno was then transferred to our surgery, where he was given a painkilling intravenous infusion through the night to make him more comfortable, overseen by our vet on duty.
Special implants were ordered to repair Bruno’s fracture, and a few days later vet Zukal Young performed surgery to repair the broken bones, using a metal plate and screws. Although this was a major operation, Bruno was up and around the following day, and already starting to use his newly repaired leg.
Bruno’s metal plate and screws will likely stay in place for the rest of his life, but once the bone had healed (which took around 8 weeks) he was able to go back to enjoying his normal levels of exercise.
We offer free puppy and kitten checks, when as well as getting a first health check, and weight check, we are happy to discuss feeding regimes, training tips, and effective flea and worm treatments.
We offer a free weight check up for your dog or cat, when we can advise on suitable treatments for fleas, worms and other parasites. We see many dogs and cats treated with products that are ineffective, so please talk to our team to ensure you are using a product that will actually work. Each single flea brought back into the house can lay hundreds of microscopic eggs in your carpets, which can hatch out over the next weeks and months, causing a significant flea problem.
THE De-Light Veterinary Company has introduced an easy way to budget for your pet’s essential health care needs. Our new Pet Healthcare Club is a scheme offering essential veterinary care at a reduced price. In return for a monthly fee collected by direct debit, pet owners can save up to 40% off the costs of routine veterinary treatments.
Click on the picture for a breakdown of costs.
Look after your pet and your pocket!
The De-Light Veterinary Company is the largest and longest standing veterinary practices in its respective boroughs. We also have longstanding practices in Chiswick and Brentford. We have an established reputation for providing excellent veterinary care and great service, our clients choose us because we include them in everything we do for their pet. For details of locations and appointment times please go to our contact us page.
At De-Light Veterinary Company we want to make preventative health care easy and affordable, to help you give your pets the best possible care. We believe that disease prevention is much better than cure and that early diagnosis of health problems will help your pet to live a long and healthy life.
The Pet Healthcare Club covers the essential treatments your pet needs throughout life, such as vaccinations, flea and worm treatments and regular health checks. Extra benefits of the plan include discounts on many other products and services at the practice. Follow the links above to find out more about what's included. We can even send you e-mail and text reminders so you don't forget to treat your pet on time!
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Choosing a veterinary practice is an important decision and we are always happy for new or existing clients to visit us and meet our friendly knowledgeable teams.
To find out more or to sign up for the plan call on 0208 5672724, Hounslow on 0208 5726788, Chiswick on 0208 9952823, or Brentford on 0208 5688606; e-mail reception@de-lightveterinarycompany.com; or drop into one of our surgeries for a chat, or to fill in a joining form. A £5 joining fee applies to all plans and will be collected in your first direct debit.
Each of our consulting rooms has computerised records, which are linked to all of our surgeries. This enables our clients to visit any of our branches whilst giving each vet access to their pet’s full medical history. This is particularly helpful for emergency visits when you may visit one of our out of hours surgeries. We find your dogs love our liver treats and your cats just like a little fuss.
On site labs at both and Hounslow allow us to provide pre-anaesthetic monitoring and same day blood results. This is invaluable in critical cases and for pre- anaesthetic screening.
All our staff change into scrub suits ( theatre clothing ) and theatre clogs before entering our sterile theatres, which helps minimise the risk of surgical infections.
Our sterile and fully equipped operating theatres at and Hounslow contain a wide range of surgical equipment that is constantly being updated, enabling us to carry out life saving operations. Our highly trained veterinary surgeons are experienced in a wide range of surgical procedures.
Our specialist surgical facilities allow us to perform spinal surgery for slipped discs, fracture repair surgery using bone plates (ASIF) and chest, lung and heart surgery using ventilators. We perform many cruciate surgeries (knee ligament repair) using both traditional repair methods and also newer techniques such as tibial tuberosity advancement (TTA surgery).
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