Referral
Services
  Appointments are usually available within 24 hours, and an initial consultation will normally last around 15 minutes. Dermatology appointments are usually available weekly and a first appointment will normally take around 1 hour.

Referral letters, radiographs, ECG's should be brought with the client to an appointment or can be posted in advance.

  • We would advise that the patient is not fed in the morning but still has access to water.
  • Patients attending a dermatology referral should ideally have current therapy withdrawn as follows:
  • Steroids - Stop for 1 month Antihistamines - Stop for 2 weeks EFA supplements - Stop for 1 week

A full written report will be posted to the referring vet within 48 hours, and findings may also be discussed over the telephone.

REFERRAL SERVICES OFFERED

Orthopaedic Surgery
Ken Burley & Glenn Bengtson

  • Fracture Repairs
  • Joint Surgery
  • Lameness Investigations

Spinal investigations and surgery
Ken Burley & Glenn Bengtson

  • Radiography
  • Myelography
  • MRI Scan
  • Fenestration
  • Laminectomy
  • Stabilisation Hydrotherapy

Soft Tissue Surgery
Ken Burley, Clive Swainsbury & Glenn Bengtson

  • Anal Furunculosis
  • Total Ear Canal Ablation and Bulla Osteotomy
  • Tumour Excision
  • Selected Thoracic Surgery
  • Perineal Surgery
  • Arytenoid Lateralisation for Idiopathic Laryngeal Paralysis
  • Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome

Cardiology and Respiratory medicine and surgery
Clive Swainsbury

  • Investigation of congenital and acquired cardio vascular conditions
  • ECG, Plain and Contrast Radiography Ultrasound examinations including doppler and colour flow mapping
  • Bronchoscopy including in house BAL and Cytology
  • Intrathoracic surgery including lung lobectomies and vascular anomaly correction.

Diagnostic Imaging

  • Bronchoscopy and Endoscopy
  • Plain and contrast radiography
  • Ultrasonography including doppler and colour flow mapping
  • Investigation and correction of intra-abdominal vascular anomalies and shunts

Dermatology
Dr Janet Littlewood

  • Dermatological investigation and treatment.

Internal Medicine Canine and Feline
David Clarke

  • All aspects of medical investigations and treatment undertaken
  • In house laboratory facilities for full haematology, biochemistry and electrolyte assays
  • Fine needle aspirates and other cytological investigations. Blood typing and transfusion medicine
  • Investigation of coagulopathies.

Behaviour Therapy
Canine - Debbie Gowers
Feline - Liz Baker