White Cross Vets, the family-run group with 17 practices in the Midlands and the North, has announced the launch of its 18th practice in Hyde, near Manchester.

It's the second of five new practices that White Cross says it plans to open in a 12-month period. 

The Hyde team will be headed up by clinic director Mike Robinson MRCVS, pictured with veterinary nurses Anneliese O'Toole & Aimee Lee.

Located on the site of a former pub, the new Hyde practice opened this month following an investment of £250,000. It is equipped with digital dental x-ray and ultrasound machines, an on-site laboratory, pheromone diffusers to relax pets, ultra-soft bedding and warm, cosy LED lighting in the pet wards.

There are separate, sound-proofed wards for dogs and a specialist cat ward featuring kennels positioned so the cats can’t see each other, to minimise stress-levels. Music specifically composed to reduce anxiety in both dogs and cats is also played in the wards.  

Tim Harrison, managing director at White Cross Vets, said: "Hyde is a busy suburb of Manchester with a large number of pets in the surrounding area, which made it the ideal location to continue our expansion into the North West.

"Mike and the team are all highly experienced professionals and bring lots of enthusiasm to their new roles.  When this is combined with the practice’s state of the art design, there’s no doubt it will prove to be hugely popular.

"It also offers the potential to expand the team to approximately 20 people in the next five years, which is an exciting prospect."

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