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caviesmum said:
hi,has anyone had any dealings with trinity vet centre in maidstone?
I'm trying to find a good guinea vet near canterbury,kent and this one popped up.....
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No i havent gone to this one, i just live outside of maidstone.

i but i go to putlands in Paddock wood wich is outside of Maidstone - i was recommended it on here by a member. http://www.putlandsvets.com/. If you ask for Nicola as she deals with piggys and has lots of her own
 
Companion care vets are good. My cat recovered amazingly after an operation in which everyone involved thought he was going to die. I go to the one in Cardiff Bay. It is in the pets at home there.
 
I have a recommended vet in Edinburgh, well he is my vet.... and he is great

Scott
Thistle Vetinary Surgeries
Gorgie Road - 0131 3373700
Clovenstone - 0131 4536699
 
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Hey

Just wondering if there were any other good vets in Ipswich, Suffolk?

I'm worried about my pigs who firstly keep fighting but also have got bald patches on their bellies. :0 Also Bingly (my shy boy) has a lump which had gone away and is now back ?/ and its right by his ribs, I don't want to loose him like Xavier :0
 
Hi, could anyone recommend a good Guinea vet up in the **, Tyne and Wear. Either Co Durham, Sunderland area? I'm kinda in the middle of them. I took my 3 to a vet but i wasnt impressed. Need to find a good one for those 'just in case' moments!

Cheers
 
I am no where near there and my geography is terrible, but at the top of the forum page is a members map. If you add your location on there and maybe see if another member is near you, they may be able to recomend their vet? just an idea!
 
Sheffield,South Yorkshire UK

vets for pets (abbydale road)
i have taken my piggies here a few times and the vet i see is fantastic seems to have also of knowledge on piggies and no matter what every time iv been he has done a full check up and my pigs are very relaxed with him!
he also asks about their housing and food and gives lots of advice!
 
Sarahww said:
Hi,
Any recommended vets in Bristol/North Somerset Area?:(|)
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Hi there. I can definitely recommend my vet who is based in Longwell Green, Bristol which is now South Gloucestershire.

They are Lucas Vets and I have been using them for over 20 years. They are great. Friendly, very professional and also know alot about guinea pigs!

If you do go there, please say you were recommended!
 
I am looking for a vet for South East London/North West kent - any recommendations?
 
Can anyone recommend a specialist vet for guinea pigs in Newcastle upon Tyne?
 
Can anyone recomend a decent vets in and around Southampton/Winchester? I took one of mine to emergency appointment near,they diagnoised him as an abcess gave him baytril & Metacam when in fact I ended up losing him to kidney failure (not eating, drinking or weeing I did tell them that) & have lost my trust in them.


Thanks in advance
 
help

hi on thursday i am getting my 4 male guinea pigs neutured, i am so scared that one might die. i cant take it to any of your listed vets because i live in devon...

they are the best they dont fight and they never have and to loose one would be the worst i could never forgive my self...

do you know the chances of them making it out alive.... i want the truth....

i thought that when the got back i would surprise them with a large new home...
 
Oh, I just saw your post and I hope things went okay (I'm guessing they've had their surgery now.) I haven't had any of my boars neutered and haven't had any problems, but I keep them in pairs (I'm on pig 5 and 6 now.) I would be very worried taking a piggie to a vet who wasn't a specialist in this area, but fingers crossed that all went well for yours.

Just wanted to highly recommend a Cardiff area vet. Thankfully, I haven't had to take Gethin or Celyn there yet, but he did a fantastic job on Kurt's (RIP) eye removal and some later eye problems that Will (RIP) had. He really does have an amazing rapport with the animals and works very closely with David and Anne at Pet Rodent Centre.

Mark Bridges
Bridges Veterinary Surgery
Pughs Garden Centre
Tŷ Nant Road, Morganstown
Cardiff CF 15 8LB
Tel: 029 20 842 440

It's just off Junction 32 of the M4, so quite easy to get to.

For most routine things, the boys go to the Pet Rodent Centre, about 15 minutes from Pontypridd (bit complicated to find, but David or Ann can talk you through it!) 079 57868784 (Preferably between 10 am and 7 pm, Monday to Friday, unless an emergency. They operate an inexpensive annual membership scheme and do boarding as well. David's a CCT trained rodentologist and what he doesn't know about piggies probably isn't worth knowing!)
 
Does anyone know of any rodentologists, or good guinea vets in the Midlands/Worcs area?

I'm thinking that I dont really have a vets to use by me that I feel are 'guinea aware' vets and should really have one.

My local vets are within walking distance - but due to certain 'issues' with guineas there in the past Id like to find an alternative, hopefully wont be needed but nice to have somewhere to call if needed.
 
Excellent vet in Scotland

If anybody is looking for an excellent vet in Fife or near Edinburgh, then I would recommend:

Romain Pizzi
Inglis Veterinary Centre
Dunfermline
Fife

He specialises in exotic pets and has loads of experience with guinea pigs. I'm so glad that we found him as I've never felt more at ease at a vet's and I absolutely trust his judgement. He will explain everything in detail and genuinely cares for your piggy.

If anybody wants more details, please pm me.
 
maryh said:
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.
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I just want to agree with this. Anne has just opperated on my guinnea twice in the last month, once for bladder stones and one for tumor of the uterus. I was most impressed. She had been treating Snowy for a year for intermintent bleeding and finally we had to go down the route of an opperation. One of the nurses has guineas herself and I always felt happy leaving Snowy there. Another good thing is that once she knows the guinea, anne will always talk on the phone if you are coming some distance.
 
I also want to recommend Ann Taylor,who has been treating my girl Kim for a wheezy chest.She has explored every possible cause for her problem,and the most likely one appears to be an allergy,which is proving difficult to get to the bottom of,but she is still trying.My previous vet advised using Penicillin or euthanasia,after treating Kim unsuccessfully for a chest infection for six months.Even i knew Penicillin is toxic for guineas !
 
I can highly reccomend The Ark Vets in Colchester Essex. Marcus Harrington is fantastic with piggies and keeps them himself.
 
Andale vets in Widnes are fantastic. Don't do GA unless really, really necessary! I can't fault them at all and I've had guienas and rabbits there. :)

They have a website if you google. :)
 
Anyone used Watkin & Tasker in Nailsea, Bristol?

I'm thinking of moving. My vets have just been taken over and I've lost confidence.
 
Hi

I have just rehomed a pair of boars after not having piggies for 10 years. When i had them and lived at home i was very fortunate as vedra CCT lived 5 mins up the road, and was wonderful with my rabbit who broke her back leg chasing the cat in the garage. Now living in Bristol and thinking it is a bit far to travel my guinea back to see her looking preferably for the closest rodentologist or best vet there is before any problems arise. Any thoughts anyone?
 
Leicestershire/Rutland
I can recommend Bray House Vets in Melton Mowbray. Very caring with piggies.
Neutering around £55 includes antibiotics and painkiller course and post-op check. In fact it included two post-op checks for Tiger because I thought he had opened up the cut on one side 1 week after op (turned out I was worrying for nothing!). They perform the closed procedure, vicryl stitches and so on recommended as best by folk on this forum.
 
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I would strongly recommend any of my vets, particulary Peter, at 'Vets for Pets' Barnsley. they're absolute stars and have looked after Mirtle, Gertie, Brows, Choccy and Patch. I couldn't fault them.
 
I might be a novice piggie owner but I was VERY VERY IMPRESSED with the service and knowledge of Ellie (the vet) at Alfreton Park Vetinary Hospital when Guinness went yesterday. I went on the recommendation of a few people on this thread and wanted to thank you for the recommendation and I would definately use them for any future vet visits we may need. We registered Bailey there too.
 
Does any one know of a good vet near glasgow or lanarkshire area in scotland?
 
Has anyone been to Chine House Veterinary Hospital in Sileby, Leicestershire? I've registered our piggies there and was just wondering if anyone else was?

Thanks :)p
 
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