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Recommended Vets

Roger Harrison at Bath Veterinary Centre, Bath - www.bathveterinarycentre.co.uk

Strathmore Vets in Andover, Hampshire. (Michelle and John)

Ken Robinson at Rose Cottage Veterinary Centre - Sutton Weaver, Runcorn, Cheshire.

Avonvale Vets in Warwick (Paula Bailey) - Avonvale - Equine veterinary practice in Banbury, Oxfordshire

Companion Care, Portsmouth (Ask for Macki)

Daniel and Associates in Bridgwater

Strensall - Battle Flats Veterinary Clinic

All Creatures Veterinary Clinic
51 Windsor Drive
Orpington
Kent
BR6 6EY
01689 856220


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If you know of a good vet, please send me a personal message or email me at [email protected] and I will add your vet onto this list.

Thanks to Lucinda for this idea!
 
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I have also now been to Roger's partner Anna at the same practice and she is fab too!
 
Can any one recommend a very good vet in Milton Keynes? The vet I use I have had no problem with, but I was just wondering if any one else was happy with their vet.
Cheers
Carol x
 
I can recommend Cristabel who is the main vet at Twickenham Veterinary Surgery, Hampton Road, Twickenham. They care for all the piggies who come in to the care of ARC.
 
James Brooks: Active Vetcare Tilehurst, CCT trained and an excellent surgeon, CCT refer people to him so they don't have to drive to Cambridge
Jenny Towers: as above, loves guineas and like James can do teeth and x-rays without anaesthetic. People travel long distances to see these two.
 
Question.

I just found a vet very near to where we live (10 to 15 minutes with the car) who says on his website:

Small animal operations occur on Friday morning for routine surgery,
and we are lucky to have a good relationship with Battleflats clinic -
if we feel a referral is more appropriate.
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now in your list it recommends this Clinic - who on here has got experiences with them? I really want to find a new vet before it is necessary, dont want to end up in a situation similar to the recent disaster :(
It sounds good to me anyway, that those vets (http://www.stationhousevets.com) would refer you to someone else, instead of just not telling you they dont have a clue so that they dont look incompetent...

How good is that Clinic, and how are their prices?
 
I'm in South Yorkshire, Anyone know of a good vet? Esp for a neutering
 
I have used Gamston Veterinary Centre (now Pets4Vets) for years and i have had 100% success rate with them.

They are in Nottingham
 
SkinnyLover said:
I'm in South Yorkshire, Anyone know of a good vet? Esp for a neutering
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I'm not sure about pigs, but if you're any where near Wickersley then there is Springfield Veternary Centre, but I've never been there for pigs, but I do know they see them. Sorry I'm not much help. Their details are:

127 Bawtry Rd
Wickersley
Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S66 2BW
01709 532262
 
My two have just been neutered at Alfreton Park Animal Hospital. They have more than one registered rodentologists. The care mine received - and Scruffy when she had a bad cold - was excellent. They did full health checks before they had their ops and they picked up on Jake's skin condition flaring up again. With the two ops, antibiotics, rehydrating drink and liquid diet for Jake my bill was £110 which I was quite happy with. The vet nurses know their stuff too.

Alfreton Park Animal Hospital
Watchorn Road
Alfreton
Derbyshire

Tel: 01773 832218
 
I used to take mine to:

Sherwood Veterinary Group
297 Staines Rd Wst,
Ashford,
Middlesex
TW15 1RS
Tel: 01932 779979

There was a really great vet there called Max, i forget his last name and will ask other half later on. He was sooooo good with my bunny when we used to take him. It's a rench changing vets as he was great and i knew he was. We've now moved a good 1/2 drive away so have been forced to find a new vet. The new ones seem ok, but i still miss my old one. Sherwood seems to be more expensive then my current one, but i've only got the two to compare so cant really say much else on that.
 
Thanks for that jane, its about 20 miles from me but anywheres gotta be better than my vets
 
question.

one of the rodentologists that vedra recommends is from nottingham, I only have her telephone number left though... anyone got her name? just thought, we have quite a few nottingham people here, so you might know..?
 
Hm, not sure how many people there are around me, but does anyone know of any decent ones in or near South Yorkshire? I only know of two close to me, one is awful and I would never go there, the other I only know is good with cats and dogs..
 
Simon Maddock MA VetMB MRCVS
The Cat & Rabbit Care Clinic,
1 Limehurst Square,
Duston,
Northampton
NN5 6LP

Telephone No. 01604 478888


A very caring vet who specialises in the care of very small animals. Cats and rabbits are the largest animals he sees so no dogs to be seen in his surgery! Very experienced in the care and treatment of guinea pigs. Highly recommended!
 
Can anyone recommend a good piggie vet in (preferably) Kent or failing that, Surrey? I texted Vedra but she said there weren't any CCT ones (yet) but that was a while back...
 
Hi,There are 2 guinea pig expert vets in Surrey who were personally trained by Peter Gurney to do dental work without sedation.Peter took all his pigs to them.They are Anne Taylor and Andy Bradnock of O,Mearas Vet.surgery,150,Kingston Road,Surrey.The surgery is on the Ewell-By-Pass.Anne and Andy are alweays happy to give advice by phone and will give extra consultation time to people who are long distance.These vets get guinea pig owners from all over the country going to them.
 
can anyone recommend a guinea pig friendly vet in Maidstone Kent please, My vet is good but i would like to be sure.

Emma
 
Mine's very good, all at the surgery are good.

Meopham Veterinary Surgery
Meopham
Kent
 
Can anyone recommend a guinea pig friendly vet in Liverpool area please? thanks in advance.x
 
Hi there,

I have only had my first piggy Spike for a month now and I think he is absolutely fabulous if a little crazy! I would really like to know if anyone can recommend a vet in the North East especially Co. Durham. I have other pets for who we have a lovely vet but despite his enthusiam for guinea pigs I would prefer someone with a little bit more expertise especially with neutering (if I consider it, though after reading a couple of posts I'm a little bit put off!) There seems to be a lack of piggy knowledge up here in the North!

Thanks
 
EmmaJ said:
Can anyone recommend a guinea pig friendly vet in Liverpool area please? thanks in advance.x
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Hi Emma,
I don't know if you are in Liverpool itself or on the Wirral, but Village Vets near us in Mancot, Deeside, is very good for guineas and rabbits... not too far from The Wirral or the M53/M56.

Village Vets are now also in Buckley and Northop, North Wales. We have always felt that our rabbits and piggies have had good treatment there and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
 
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