Rescue And Vets Northants/bucks

[hoofeneo]

Hi
I really want to get 2 piggies from a rescue rather than a pet shop. Does anyone know and recommend a rescue centre preferably in Northamptonshire or Buckinghamshire but will travel to find the right ones.

Also can anybody recommend any vets in the same area?

 

[helen105281]

Have a look on our recommended rescues locator and also the vet locator too.

However as you are in Northampton you are right on the doorstep of Simon Maddock at the Cat and Rabbit clinic who is thought to be the best piggy vet in the country.

http://catandrabbit.co.uk/

Also @furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary is based on Northampton and runs TEAS

http://www.teasnorthampton.co.uk/

 

[piggyfan]

Hi welcome to the forum. It is wonderful you want to rescue. This rescue locater will help you find your nearest rescue.
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/pages/guinea-pig-rescue-locator/

This will help you find a guinea pig savy vet
http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/pages/guinea-pig-vet-locator/

 

[Wiebke]

Hi! You may find our rescue locator on the top bar helpful; we only list good standard rescues that are piggy savvy, safe to use and don't have direct links with breeders.
TEAS Sanctuary is located in Northampton; Debbie may have some piggies from a large nationwide rescue intake looking for a good and loving home.
https://www.facebook.com/teasnorthampton @furryfriends Excellent Adventure Sanctuary

One of the best guinea pig vets in the country operates from the Cat&Rabbit Care Clinic in Northampton. I use him myself for any ops and specialist problems. So you are very lucky to have him so close by!
http://www.catandrabbit.co.uk/

 

[MrsSuzy]

Hiya and welcome!

I second Cat and Rabbit clinic for a fab vet practice. Simon is great!

Hazelcroft Rescue is based in St Albans but they will consider homes further away so it's worth considering them? They have some lovely piggies at the moment, you can see them in the guineas pigs looking for a home section of this forum.

Pop Sarah an email to say what you are after and see how it goes. Her email is [email protected]

 

[hoofeneo]

Thanks everybody for the replies. Will definately look at the web pages for the rescues and vets now I know they are there.

Is the cat and rabbit clinic good for their experience or is it because they are a reasonable price?

 

[helen105281]

For his knowledge of all things guinea pig. People travel from across the country to see him.

 

[Stewybus]

You're lucky to have 2 of the best guinea pig vets in the country right on your doorstep near Northampton. The Cat & Rabbit Clinic has 2 excellent vets Kim & Simon Maddock. I've taken my own piggy, Minky on the 390 mile trip as well as helping with transport of other piggies from Yorkshire & the North East. Definitely worth the long trip.

 

[Wiebke]

Thanks everybody for the replies. Will definately look at the web pages for the rescues and vets now I know they are there.

Is the cat and rabbit clinic good for their experience or is it because they are a reasonable price?

Please contact the rescues directly, as not all advertise all their piggies on their websites (TEAS don't as they are mainly a sanctuary for dental piggies run in conjuction with Simon Maddock). There may be some in the pipeline that are soon ready to go which you won't see. it can take a few days for any rescues to come back to you, as they are volunteer run and usually very busy places.

Cat&Rabbit are one of the most piggy savvy places in the whole country, but they are not the cheapest since they got taken over (nor are they the most expensive from what other members are saying). Personally, I have got several piggies that wouldn't be alive or wouldn't have lived as long as they did without them. My local general vets are decent for routine stuff, but they don't have the extra knowledge for any mystery symtpoms and the magic touch for any GA/operation that Kim and Simon Maddock have.