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Old 08-17-2011, 04:02 AM   #41
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Grove Lodge, Brighton

Brighton Surgery
104 Preston Drove
Brighton
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BN1 6EW

Tel: 01273 558838
Fax: 01273 552245

Wonderful surgery full of very caring staff. No pet is too small and they have a wonderful "exotic pets" expert who is great with any species of small furry.
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Old 08-17-2011, 04:47 AM   #42
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Midlands

MANOR VETS

Halesowen, Edgbaston, Northfield & Cradley Heath

I went to Halesown...on 2 occassions...first time they treated Bear and had a small animal specialist, very friendly, no rushing. Second time to help my rat to the bridge...were very professional and caring.

Not overly expensive but the level of service supercedes any costs.

Manor Vets, Manor Veterinary Centres, Vet Halesowen, Edgbaston vet, Cradley Heath, vet Northfield, Exotic Pets, pet MRI

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Old 09-18-2011, 11:53 PM   #43
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I couldn't recommend this vets enough:

The Wylie Vetinary Centre

They were very kind when I took Snickers to be put to sleep, they just charged me for the euthanasia and not for the emergency consultion.They have a specialist for pretty much everything too.

Sorry Minnie, I have no idea where Loughton is. Will have to look on Google Maps.
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Old 10-26-2011, 03:19 PM   #44
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U.S.A. Eastern Massachusetts:

Dr. Patrick Hallisey, Kindness Animal Hospital
Kindness Animal Hospital- Waltham, MA

A rare thing to find: specializes in "exotic animals" such as rats and hamsters, offering diagnostic and surgical services. Very knowledgeable (knows about Cushings disease and keeps up with current research) and generally a good guy. Offers lots of information and discusses all options, even if there aren't solid treatment options available.

Visits are not cheap: $77+any tests (~$30 for urine test, for example), though not out of the normal range for my area. Many vet clinics around don't have exotic specialists, and those that do frequently only do simple diagnostics and refer to Angell Memorial (insanely expensive) for anything serious.
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Old 10-27-2011, 04:52 AM   #45
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For Scarborough and nearby villages, Swanzdale Vets is the best for all animals. For hamsters, ask for Matthew!
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Old 02-29-2012, 02:13 PM   #46
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Vet Name: Steve and Laura
Practice Name: Skeldale Veterinary Centre
Address: Skeldale Veterinary Centre, York Road, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 3BT
Telephone: 01845 522297
Website: Skeldale Veterinary Centre, Thirsk News

Comments:
I'm listing this practice by nature of the thread, however really I'm only reccomending a couple of specific vets. It is a mixed practice in a very farming-centric area - so not all the members of staff have quite the same, er, standard of care for small rodenty things.

Laura keeps hamsters herself, and she's sort of "the hamster person" at the practice.
Steve is the vet I've seen most and I'm training him up to be a very good rat vet.
I tend to ask to see Steve first (for rat and hamster things), but will happily see Laura if he's not in.

While not an experienced vet (he only graduated a couple of years ago), Steve used to own rats himself, genuinely likes them and wants to do the best he can for them. This is extended to hamsters and other small pets. He's friendly, approachable and explains everything through very clearly so I know exactly what the options are. His examinations are also incredibly thorough and he's very good at handling both very wriggly escapist rats and senile, grumpy likely-to-bite hamsters. Steve is also happy to take advice from other vets (I've taken along a print-out of an email conversation on dosages) and knows [and is happy with the fact that] I get advice from both more knowledgable friends and online resources.

One of the things that made me trust him initially is that he's also incredibly honest - both with regards to capabilities and experience. And said information is volunteered, rather than having to be weedled out as with some other vets. If he doesn't know something medically he's also willing to look up there and then if possible, or to look up the info later on.

Steve is also happy for me to take an active role, rather than passively going off things he's said. I've been allowed to listen to chests by stethescope to get more of an idea as to what he's going off. Also when a rat of mine was seriously ill over the festive period and was on daily dex, he showed me how to inject it myself so that I didn't need to pay a daily out of hours fee.

Occasionally I will also see Laura too, but as said she's my second choice. I've only used her for diagnostics post-death so can't really comment on her skill there, but in this specific situation her thoughts were on the same line to mine. She's very good at handling hamsters and good at handling rats so long as they're not overly pingy. She's happy to prescribe non-liscenced drugs at suitable doses, and goes out of her way to put the animal first. Laura's approachable and also very good at calming one down and making sensible suggestions should you phone up panicking and being angry/ upset with how another vet [different practice] handled a situation

Both vets are happy to let me buy meds by the bottle and give good amounts of drugs to keep costs down my end. I've only been using this practice since moving to the area in August 2011, but so far my rats (kindly having lots of health problems...) and hamster have been prescribed: Baytril, co-amox, doxy, septrin, zithromax, draxxin, loxicom [cheaper brand of metacam], vetergesic, dexamethasone, prednisone, frusemide and bisolvon. Cephalexin and galastop have also been considered, and ruled out for reasons to do with the situation rather than external pressures such as stupid lisencing rules. In other words, they don't treat rodents or rodent owners as lesser beings, and are willing to try the less common based on the merits of the drug itself and the sitution in question.

Additionally prices are on the cheap side. Hamster consults are ~£10 ("child's pet") and this price isn't bumped up for an extended consult or if you bring multiple rodents. Follow-up consults aren't always charged, depending on specifics of the situation. Out of hours fee is £50 and they have a rota for that themselves, rather than employing seperate people. PTS costs £7-14 for rats, so I'd assume lower end of that for hamsters. Their preferred method is gas chamber before fatal injection. As an owner you're more than welcome to be present - unlike some surgeries who think it's a H&S risk to let you go out back. Drugs are cheap too, especially those in pill form.

I've not needed any operations doing while I've been living here, so I can't comment on that specificially myself. If you're wanting to talk to them about it I'd phone up and ask to speak directly to one of Steve or Laura - they're more than happy to help on the phone.

So overall, while they're not necessarily specifically experienced, they have all the other qualities of good vets. Personally I'd rather vets like this than a specialist who treats customers like dirt. And I say this more than just theoretically - this situation happened when I took my rats to an exotics vet in the area, and I refuse to go back.

[edited review from a rat POV]
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Old 05-03-2012, 06:51 AM   #47
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I'd like to recommend Laura Cole at Meopham Vets in Kent Meopham Veterinary Surgery, professional, fully qualified, surgeons, Martin Hobbs, Vets in Kent

She's a natural with hammys, knows just how to approach/handle them/put them at ease and is very caring and knowledgeable in the hammy field.
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Old 09-18-2012, 10:08 AM   #48
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Vets 4 Pets
199 Grange Road
Darlington.

Rob was very knowledgeable about hamsters, and a consultation is £15.
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Old 10-12-2012, 03:02 AM   #49
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Value Vets
130 Lodge Road
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I can thoroughly recommend these vets. They have been brilliant with all of our pets. No problem whatsoever with hammies.
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Old 12-13-2012, 10:25 AM   #50
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Vets Gloucestershire | Woodlands Vets, Cheltenham

This is the Vets I use, they are fantastic and do everything they can to make the animals comfortable

They are in Cheltenham in Gloucestershire
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