Guinea Pig recomended vets List and Map

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Ellie Whitehead at Alfreton Park Veterinary hospital, can't recommend her enough, she knows her stuff when it comes to piggies :)
 
Good to see Mark Bridges in Morganstown, Cardiff on the map. He was fantastic - especially with eye surgery. Really missed him when we moved to Scotland.

Can I highly recommend Scott Crichton of Vets4Pets, Davidson Mains, Edinburgh? http://www.vets4pets.com/find-a-practice/vets4pets-davidsons-mains/meet-the-team/

Address: Vets4Pets, 75/77 Main Street, Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh, EH4 5AD

Practice Telephone: 0131 312 7759

Opening Hours:
8.30am - 7.00pm Mon-Fri
9.00am - 12.00pm Sat

Scott's very knowledgeable about rodent health, has an excellent "cage side manner," and a really passion for piggies, which shows. He used to be with Thistle Vets, but set up his own practice last year.
 
Castaway said:
Good to see Mark Bridges in Morganstown, Cardiff on the map. He was fantastic - especially with eye surgery. Really missed him when we moved to Scotland.

Can I highly recommend Scott Crichton of Vets4Pets, Davidson Mains, Edinburgh? http://www.vets4pets.com/find-a-practice/vets4pets-davidsons-mains/meet-the-team/

Address: Vets4Pets, 75/77 Main Street, Davidsons Mains, Edinburgh, EH4 5AD

Practice Telephone: 0131 312 7759

Opening Hours:
8.30am - 7.00pm Mon-Fri
9.00am - 12.00pm Sat

Scott's very knowledgeable about rodent health, has an excellent "cage side manner," and a really passion for piggies, which shows. He used to be with Thistle Vets, but set up his own practice last year.
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Thanks for that! Will add him to the map
 
Marie @ Manor Vets in Edgebaston is good she looks after piggys and other exotics of many of my friends.

371/373 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B17 8DL

Tel: 0121 429 2829
Fax: 0121 434 4992
 
MerryPip said:
Marie @ Manor Vets in Edgebaston is good she looks after piggys and other exotics of many of my friends.

371/373 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B17 8DL

Tel: 0121 429 2829
Fax: 0121 434 4992
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Already on there! x
 
Hope you don't mind me adding 2 to the list:

First off is our vets in Doune, Scotland.

Struthers and Scott are an amazing practice and they specialize in all sorts but have specific small animal vets in their practice. We have used them for years and have had the best service you could ask for even when our dog had a parsnip stuck sideways in her throat at midnight, they met us at the practice. So friendly and you get to know and trust all of the staff.
http:// www.struthers-scott.co.uk/

Next is Mackie and Brechin who have practices over West Lothian and Edinburgh.
They have specifically trained vets in small animal care and are a friendly bunch. A friend of mine was a vet nurse there until recently and has nothing but high praise for all animals great and small that came into their care.

http://www.mackieandbrechin.co.uk/

Woohoo a few more Scottish vets on the list maybe :D
 
Hi! What s wrong with East Anglia? Exotics,cavy savvy? Almost non existent. Help please. Anyone got any recommendations, particularly in Colchester area. Thanks in advance
 
Sadly, no really excellent vets in your area. Rescues in East anglia have been very much complaining.
 
Thanks for your really quick replies! Just confirms what I think I already knew about lack of cavy savvy vets in this area :( Used a vet in Colchester today, but thinking of getting in touch with Vedra at CCT tomorrow for advice. Had seen that Amir at Broxbourne was recommended on vets' list, so will investigate that further. Thanks again. Brilliant site for info, great support for members and lovely pix of piggies.
 
cutiepiggies said:
Thanks for your really quick replies! Just confirms what I think I already knew about lack of cavy savvy vets in this area :( Used a vet in Colchester today, but thinking of getting in touch with Vedra at CCT tomorrow for advice. Had seen that Amir at Broxbourne was recommended on vets' list, so will investigate that further. Thanks again. Brilliant site for info, great support for members and lovely pix of piggies.
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Amir is highly thought of by a few members on here. Glad you are enjoying the forum and finding it useful :)
 
There is also a monthly guinea pig clinic at Vets and Pets, run by a Guinea Pig Health and Welfare Specialist (not a vet) but the vet is on standby for anything medical. Sadly the January clinic has had to be cancelled due to ill-health but the next one should be on 1 February, health issues depending.
 
Just thought I would update everyone re my search for a guinea pig savvy vet in the Colchester area. Have now had our 2 and a half year old rescue piggy, Oreo to Ben Bennett at Colne Valley Vets in Colchester. Very helpful, patient and knowledgeable about piggies. Definitely worth the round trip of 45 miles! Xray showed fluid around his lungs, and respiration quite rapid ('billowing ' flanks ). Has been on Frusol for last two weeks. Is alert, bright and eating well at mo, but heart condition suspected. Observing him, still not sure whether breathing is better or not?! Keeping close eye on him for next week, then back to BB for heart meds maybe. Trying to preempt condition before it gets worse perhaps! So difficult to know what to do. Wouldn't want to leave things if action now could give him a chance of a longer life. Twiglet the other piglet we rescued at same time ( 2years ago now) is fine. Not sure where they were for the first 6 months of their lives or conditions they lived in. Now indoor piggies and very sweet and cuddly.
 
I hope your little boy is better soon. Well done for finding a good vet. To hopefully put your mind at rest. I have had two heart piggies, one was on a combination of fortekor (heart med) and frusol for about 2 years. She died of a tumour in the end and the day she was pts my vet said her heart had never sounded better. The tumour got her not the heart issue which was so terribly sad. she was just over 7 when she died. Rip my gorgeous girl. But it can work really well.

My other boy was on heart meds as he was very old and had an dodgy ticker and again it was severe dental complications got him in the end, not heart. Rip my darling boy.

Hope that helps. Xx
 
Sorry been really busy this week and haven't had time to spend on forum.:( Really grateful for your reply, and it does cheer me up to know that other people have experienced similar probs with their piggies. Sorry to hear you lost your lovely piggies. They were a good age and had a loving, caring home. Wish all piggies could have that. So so sad though when they have to go! Overwhelming really. :btt: Oreo is now off the Frusol and is being watched to see how things go. He s still very alert , squeaky and eating normally. How did your vet decide 1.They had a heart condition, and 2. that they needed to be put on Fortekor? Think our vet thinks if it's not a tumour or an infection, then it's likely to be a heart condition. Process of elimination! So we'll probably be off back to the vets in the next couple of weeks to get started with the heart meds. Take care x
 
cutiepiggies said:
Sorry been really busyand haven't had time to spend on forum.:( Really grateful for your reply, and it doesr me up to know that other people have experienced simiin ar probs with their piggies. Sorry to hear you lost your lovely piggies. They were a good age and had a loving, caring home. Wish all piggies could have that. So so sad though when they have to go! Overwhelming really. :btt: Oreo is now off the Frusol and is being watched to see how things go. He s still very alert , squeaky and eating normally. How did your vet decide 1.They had a heart condition, and 2. that they needed to be put on Fortekor? Think our vet thinks if it's not a tumour or an infection, then it's likely to be a heart condition. Process of elimination! So we'll probably be off back to the vets in the next couple of weeks to get started with the heart meds. Take care x
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Hello just seen your post. .
I had a heart pig, Esme who I lost last November. She was diagnosed with a heart condition due to her laboured breathing like you describe at time of diagnosis she also wasn't eating properly. She had a conscious xray ( pig In a box with top and bottom cut out) which showed an enlarged heart and fluid on the lungs. Nothing could be detected by stephoscope. The prescribing of medications is very important in heart pigs at the correct dose as it will prolong their chance of a happy healthy life.
Esme was started on furosemide initially as well as an antibiotic incase it was pnemonia, however the breathing problems came back which is when she was started on further drugs.
@helen105281 Can you advise more about diagnosis or heart pigs in general? Cant comment on fortekor ss Esme was never started on it. X
 
I have 6 heart pigs now and all were given a trial of heart medication to see if their symptoms improved and as they did they were kept on the medication. However, Maddie had an xray the other day for an unrelated problem which showed her heart is enlarged on the right side, thus confirming her heart pig diagnosis. Previous heart pigs of mine were diagnosed by xray which showed an enlarged heart and fluid. My pigs are on Nelio which is the same as Fortekor but a cheaper brand and they have Furosemide diuretic when needed. They also have Co-Enzyme Q10. I can recommend an article on heart issues that my friend who runs piggy clinics in Broxbourne has written, let me know if you need the details.
 
All the piggies at Dindy Towers are seen at Chapel house Vets. They were recommended by a local rabbit rescue. They are not the cheapest Vets but they do work an appointment system, something that the previous vets didn't (a 2-3 hour wait is no fun). The following is quoted from Chapel's website.

Kathryn Reed. Bsc(hons), BVMS GPCert(EXAP), MRCVS:Qualified from Glasgow university. Kathryn has a broad interest in all aspects of veterinary medicine and surgery ,with a special interest in exotic animals, in which subject she has gained further qualifications.

Their details are
Chapel House Veterinary Surgery
Hady Hill
Chesterfield
Derbyshire S41 0DZ

Tele: 01246 222232



Kathryn at Chapel is our vet and not to be confused with the Vets in GPM that have a regular article.
 
Ok first up its Craig Hunt, an exotics specialist, at Chine House
Small Animal phone 01509 812446

Equine & Farm phone 01509 812445

Accounts 01509 814505 Fax 01509 816145

Email: [email protected]

Sileby Hall, Cossington Road, Sileby, Leicestershire. LE12 7RS


Also would like to add Paula Darker at Vets4Pets. She is not an exotics vet but very experienced with small animals and guinea pigs. She was my vet at King Richards but moved in October, a bit of googling found her at her new place.
Practice Telephone: 0116 281 3322

Opening Hours:
8:00am - 7:00pm Mon - Fri
8:00am - 3:00pm Sat

Address: 186 Oadby Road, Wigston, Leicester LE18 3PW
 
Hi thanks for all your info on heart piggies. Really helpful. Should I have posted all above info about Oreo on a separate thread under Guinea pig care and health? Sorry if it's in wrong place and I 'm confusing matters!

We took Oreo with suspected heart probs to:-

Ben Bennett at Colne Valley Vets, Off Maudlyn Rd, Colchester, Essex. Tel 01206 794695.

I'm not sure whether he actually describes himself as an 'exotics' vet, but I would like to recommend him, as he is caring and knowledgeable about piggies and very open to discussion of treatment/medication.
 
cutiepiggies said:
Hi thanks for all your info on heart piggies. Really helpful. Should I have posted all above info about Oreo on a separate thread under Guinea pig care and health? Sorry if it's in wrong place and I 'm confusing matters!

We took Oreo with suspected heart probs to:-

Ben Bennett at Colne Valley Vets, Off Maudlyn Rd, Colchester, Essex. Tel 01206 794695.

I'm not sure whether he actually describes himself as an 'exotics' vet, but I would like to recommend him, as he is caring and knowledgeable about piggies and very open to discussion of treatment/medication.
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You could start a thread to chart Oreo's ongoing issues.
 
Ok, thanks for that. Will do. Love the forum and being able to discuss piggies with other piggy people. Most people think I'm mad. x
 
Thanks for the recommendations - will get them added to the vet locator :) Its great to get more added and please share the vet locator link on your facebooks etc.... The more we can get the word out there about recommended vets the better for piggies everywhere :)
 
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