Veterinarian Lieve De Rycke in Bruges offers your pet the best medical care

Need a vet fast? Then contact veterinary practice Lieve De Rycke in Sint-Michiels Bruges.

Primary care veterinary medicine and medical imaging

Is your pet no longer eating? Do you suspect they're in pain? Or are they displaying unusual behaviour? If so, consider having your animal thoroughly examined as soon as possible.

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to veterinary practice Lieve De Rycke, my private clinic for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters and other small pets. As a veterinarian, I specialise in primary care veterinary medicine and medical imaging. Not only do I have extensive medical expertise, but because of my great love for animals, I know exactly how to deal with your sick pet. I take a cautious approach to put them completely at ease. This ensures that each examination can be conducted without stress.

Examinations and treatments

You can come to me for a wide spectrum of routine examinations and treatments:

Annual check-ups and vaccinations (including reminders to administer repeat vaccines)

Weight control and nutritional advice

Provision of special diet food in case of liver, kidneys, bladder or heart problems

Nail care and cleaning of the ears

Dental care: removal of tartar and teeth cleaning

Deworming, tick prevention, flea control

Gentle putting down of your pet, incl. counselling

Chipping and registration of puppies and kittens

Information on travelling with pets

Advice on adopting a new puppy, kitten or animal from a shelter

Standard operations and specialized investigations

On the other hand, I also perform specialised examinations and many of the most common surgeries. These include:

Ultrasound

For a better understanding of the health of internal organs (liver, bladder, kidneys, abdominal cavity) and the uterus (follow-up of gestation or diagnosis of inflammation).

Radiography

For the detection of fractures and tumors.

Microscopic cell analysis

Checked from scrapings and tape strips of the skin to detect bacteria, yeasts or parasites, as well as from ear swabs to find out the severity and cause of ear infections (mange or bacterial infection).

Biopsies

A few cells are aspirated with a small needle prick to determine whether a tumour is benign or malignant through laboratory tests. Sometimes, we also aspirate a cyst or fluid in the abdominal cavity or biopsy skin for skin problems.

Operations

The operations below take place in my practice:

suturing and freshening of wounds
cleaning and pulling of teeth
castration of male pets
spaying of female pets
removal of tumours on the skin or in the abdominal cavity
removal of the uterus in case of inflammation and/or tumours of the mammary glands
caesarean section

For other surgeries, I can refer you to competent fellow veterinarians I work with.

Also home visits

As you might imagine, I prefer to examine your pet in my practice. After all, I have all the equipment there at hand.

Nevertheless, a home visit can be scheduled if you cannot travel or if it is difficult to transport your pet. In that case, I would ask you to inform me in detail by phone about the problems at hand. This will allow me to bring the appropriate medication and equipment. I also ask that you prepare for my arrival, as it's not easy to treat an animal in unfamiliar surroundings. For this reason, take your dog to a small holding area or put your cat in a carrier, for example, until I arrive on site.

A home visit is also generally more expensive than a regular consultation. Feel free to contact me for rates.