The above is the newly built state-of-the-art small animal hospital which is part of the University of Glasgow's Facility of Veterinary Medicine.
The £15m centre, in Bearsden, is believed to be the most advanced of its kind in Europe. Facilities include an underwater treadmill, a diagnostic imaging suite with MRI and CT scanners, state-of-the-art operating theatres, 13 consculting rooms, a CAT scanner (not just for feline patients) and specialist oncology equipment.
The centre, which is built partially underground and has a grass roof, was constructed to incorporate as much natural light as possible to provide a calm and relaxing environment for its patients.
It is estimated the centre, open 24 hours a day, will host 11,000 visits annually from across the UK and will treat about 6,000 pets.
But treatment at the hospital doesn't come cheap. The hospital were not prepared to give figures and it likely some owners will face bills of thousands of pounds. About 85% of cases will be covered by pet insurance, with the remainder paid for by owners.
Because they are treating the sickest animals, only those referred by a vet can be accepted.
Two thirds of the £15m costs were met by donors, while the rest was paid for by the university's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Some 120 veterinary students and 30 trainee nurses can be trained in the hospital at any one time.
Makes you consider reincarnation as a domestic pet doesn't it.
Source: Times
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Facilities include an underwater treadmill..
lol that will be for your Goldfish..
Or pet alligator perhaps AMW?
Dear Subrosa
I spent two years out that the University of Glasgow Vet School and hated it, every single minute.
I called it the University penal colony, Alcatraz.
In the olden days, the staff used to slaughter cattle out in the open beside the car park.
Shoot them in the head then put a long metal wire in to destroy their brains.
Then they would hang them up by the back hoofs and gut them.
This was done in full view of the public passing including on occasion children..
So;
“Makes you consider reincarnation as a domestic pet doesn't it”.
I would suggest not in that place.
I have personal experience to draw on.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
George I know nothing about the Glasgow Vet School so I accept what you say.
I did visit the Dick vet. school once and was most impressed. Some years ago they renovated too I believe.
Dear Subrosa
One of the former vet students who graduated... possibly by a miracle went off to work in a small animal practice.
When he couldn't find out what was wrong with dogs he was treating, he put them down.
The guy in charge starting looking at his notes and gave him the bullet.
His next job was in a mixed practice, he was asked to go do a job at a farm and told to transfer equipment to his old works banger.
Instead he jumped into his boss's top of the range Alfa Romeo and set off.
Unfortunately for him, he wrote it off by crashing into a ditch.
Sacked again.
Another tale of woe; I personally thought this guy wasn't right in the head as an undergradute because he liked the sauce too much.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
If that's the quality of student from there George, I'm glad my vet was from Edinburgh.
What incompetent supervision and he passed exams? Jings.
Dear Subrosa
I wouldn't say this was a fault of the training but rather upbringing.
Of course some of the staff leave a lot to be desired.
Like Professor Andrea Nolan, Professor David Bennett and Professor Andrew Samuel Nash.
A word that springs to mind is dirtbags.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
I couldn't comment on staff George has I don't even know the people you mention.
It's a shame you had such a horrible time there though.
Makes me wonder how many people choose courses which make them unhappy.
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