Room for plenty more paws.

We are accepting new clients.

Mapperley Vets4Pets

540 Woodborough Road
Mapperley
Nottinghamshire
NG3 5HB
0115 960 9200

Open Today 09:00 - 16:30

Opening Hours

  • Monday  - 
  • Tuesday  - 
  • Wednesday  - 
  • Thursday  - 
  • Friday  - 
  • Saturday  - 
  • Sunday  - 

Meet the team

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Liz Stockham

Practice Owner & Veterinary Surgeon

BVSc Cert SAS MRCVS

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Liz has over 30 years’ experience, she has worked in small animal practices in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia after qualifying at Bristol University. She has a Certificate in Small Animal Surgery, and has a keen interest in challenging surgical cases. Liz enjoys going rock climbing, running marathons and is a qualified Scuba Diving Instructor. Liz has a little girl called Izzi, and 2 rescue cats called Fred and Ginger.

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Alex Ecob

Veterinary Surgeon

BVM BVS BVMedSci MRCVS

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Alex graduated from The University of Nottingham and joined us in 2016. Alex became our Lead vet in March 2024. She has a cheeky Sprocker called Bertie and a very naughty cat called Billy who came in to us as a stray! She has a special interest in internal medicine cases and enjoys riding her shared horse, Rose, and going out for dinner in her free time.

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Silvia de Paoli

Veterinary surgeon

DVM MRCVS

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Silvia qualified in Bologna, Italy in 2015 and has a keen interest in emergency cases, achieving the Certificate in Emergency and Critical Care medicine in 2021.

She has a crazy 3 year old cat called Frank, and her boxer, Tazio, lives in Italy with her parents. In her spare time she enjoys photography, climbing and live music.

Ally Garner

Veterinary surgeon

BVetMed BSc MCRVS

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Ally graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2014 and started at Mapperley Vets4Pets at the beginning of 2023. She has a special interest in diagnostic imaging. She has a little black cat called Esmeralda who is obviously the cutest and bestest cat ever; but there are some close seconds she meets day to day. Ally enjoys pottery, climbing and trying a new activity.

Kara Wildber-Dunn

Veterinary surgeon

BVM/BVS BVMedSci

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Kara graduated as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Nottingham in 2018, and joined the practice here in October 2023. She has a keen interest in exotic medicine and surgery, and is currently studying towards a GPCert qualificationin exotic animal practice. As well as this she also enjoys non-routine surgery and feline behavioural medicine. In her spare time Kara looks after her 'zoo' at home - consisting of a Bernese Mountain dog called Brian, 3 cats called Cosmo, Irwin and Shrimp, a panther chameleon called Harry and a crested gecko called Sprout. When not looking after the zoo, she enjoys travelling, live music and pole fitness.

Egle Katkute

Veterinary Surgeon

DVM MRCVS

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Kerry Hunt

Head Nurse and Practice Manager)

RVN A1

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Kerry joined us as our Head Nurse in 2016 and has been nursing for 22 years. She is now our Head Nurse/Practice Manager! She has 2 boys called Max and Eli, and a little girl called Ava. She has 2 dogs called Oscar and George, and two rescue animals that came in as strays to our practice,  – a cat called Terry and an axolotl called Axle! She also has 3 guinea-pigs called Alfred, Winston and Walter. In Kerry's spare time (!) she does voluntary work on farms, and goes clay Pigeon shooting. Her biggest weakness is German Shepherds, she loves them! Kerry has a certificate in ‘Wound Management’, and a keen interest in Emergency and Critical Care.

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Michelle Boyle

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Michelle qualified in 2015 and joined us in December 2018 . She has a keen interest in surgery and enjoys working with reptiles. Michelle has three cats called Snowflake, Sebastian and Willow. She enjoys spending family time with her 2 boys and partner, and in what spare time she gets, she really enjoys baking!

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Holly Barlow

Registered Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Holly qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse in 2019 and joined us in May of that year. She went on to achieve her BSc(hons) in veterinary nursing in 2021. She enjoys all aspects of nursing, but has a particular interest in surgery and emergency and critical care. Holly has 4 cats called Missy, Smudge, Arwen and Myrtle and a German shepherd called Mya. In her spare time she enjoys reading, everything 'food' and spending time outdoors with friends and family.

Becky Cooke

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

Jess Corbett

Student Veterinary Nurse

Ellie Barlow

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

Tia-Rose McKenzie

Veterinary Nurse

RVN

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Mel Kelleher

Receptionist

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Mel joined us in November 2011 after working for 27 years in banking. She enjoys working at Vets4Pets because of the friendly clients and banter with her work colleagues. In her spare time, she enjoys eating out, going to the theatre, going on summer holidays and watching tennis and football. She has 2 rescue cats – Joey who is a ginger boy, and a black kitten that came in to us as a stray, called Princess Pea!

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Paula Newbold

Receptionist

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Paula joined us in December 2012 after working as a PA in the fashion industry. She enjoys working at Vets4Pets because of the lovely interaction with clients, their pets and the team. She enjoys socialising, walks in the countryside, keeping fit and travelling in her spare time. She has a cat named Newt.

Louise Stanley

Practice Administrator

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Louise joined us in February 2018 after working in the NHS for 26 years. Louise enjoys meeting clients and their lovely pets. She has a cat called Poppy who Louise rescued after she came to us as a stray! She also has a golden retriever called Pyper who is 11 months old.

Jo Molinari

Receptionist

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Jo joined the team in August 2020. She enjoys looking after her grandchild and has 3 cats called Pudding, Pebbles and Guiness. In her spare time she enjoys crafts like knitting and crochet.

Hannah Hughes

Receptionist

Joanne Scott

Receptionist

Vets4Pets Mapperley is committed to bringing you affordable, compassionate, high quality care via a modern, extremely well equipped practice, including an operating theatre, in-house laboratory, pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound, dental x-ray and key-hole surgery. Plus, on site car parking too!

Our lovely helpful team can't wait to meet all of their new clients!

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Services

  • Emergency cover
    Even if we are closed, we have your pet covered.
  • Open 7 Days a Week
    We are open 7 days a week.
  • Biochemistry
    Allows an assessment of the functionality of a patients organs.
  • Blood Pressure Monitor
    Used to measure the range of blood pressure as a preventative treatment to identify early signs of systemic hypertension.

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  • Dental X-Ray
    Unlike humans, dogs need to be under general anesthesia for dental X-rays. Anesthesia is considered to be a safe procedure and will be performed after a general examination. It is tailored to the individual and your dog is continuously monitored during the dental exam.
  • Dentistry
    The treatment and prevention of dental disease
  • Digital X-Ray
    Digital X ray equipment is available.
  • Endoscopy
    Enables us to capture real-time images of internal organs and structures using an endoscope.
  • Haematology – Blood testing
    Allows the assessment of a patient's blood and blood cells.
  • Health Plans
    Designed to cover all the regular pet care essentials such as vaccinations and flea and worm prevention, whilst saving you money.
  • Hospital Ward
    Suite of custom-built kennels for the housing and monitoring of in-patients.
  • In-house Laboratory
    A range of analytical tests and equipment to assist in the rapid diagnosis of illness.
  • Isolation Unit
    A special ward to care for animals with contagious diseases.
  • Keyhole Surgery
    In human medicine ‘keyhole’ surgery or laparoscopy has been used for many years given its reduced surgical trauma and quicker recovery times compared to traditional 'open' surgery.
  • Locally Owned
    This practice is locally owned.
  • Microchipping
    A microchip can help retrieve lost pets
  • Nurse Clinic
    Appointments with a highly qualified nurse which can cover anything from nutrition and fitness advice, grooming techniques, to pet socialisation classes.
  • Operating Theatre
    An operating theatre with gaseous anaesthetic facility for surgical procedures.
  • Pet Passport / Animal Health Certificate
    Trained Official Veterinarian vets to issue Pet Passports, Fit to Fly letters and rabies serology tests.
  • Separated Dog & Cat Wards and Isolation Units
    Separate cat and dog hospital wards, designed to ensure your pet is kept in a comfortably stress free environment.
  • Soft Tissue
    Surgical procedures involving the soft tissues such as ears and skin.
  • Ultrasound
    Generates 2-D moving images of your pet’s internal organs at work.
  • X-Ray & Ultrasound
    X-Ray & Ultrasound

Practice accreditations

  • RCVS accreditation EDITED
  • Small_Animal_Practice
  • $R7B2CSH

Health Plans

Health Plan

Complete Care Junior

From £15.99* per month
Expert veterinary care, plus lots of support and tailored advice for your puppy or kitten, in an affordable and convenient way.
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Health Plan

Complete Care

From £9.99* per month
Save over £300† on routine healthcare
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Health Plan

Complete Care Plus

From £19.99* per month
Our most comprehensive plan for dogs and cats
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Health Plans

Flea & Worm Pack

Protect your pet and your pocket!
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Health Plan

Vac4Life

Just £199
Vac4Life is a preventative plan following primary vaccinations
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Out of hours

Vets Now Nottingham
Nottingham PDSA Pet Wellbeing Centre
The Marion and Christina Ionescu Hospital
581 Radford Road
Nottingham
NG7 7EB

Telephone: 0115 978 9143

Standard consultation fees start from £302.50

Keyhole surgery

Laparoscopic surgery involves making two to three small incisions, which allows the veterinary surgeon to introduce a camera and some fine instruments. These allow the surgeon to perform a range of procedures.
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