Specialist Referrals

All of these require a referral from your vet, you can't just pitch up there.

Animal Physiotherapy: ACPAT http://www.acpat.org/

Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgery - Grove House, Holt Road, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8JG. Tel 01328 862137. http://www.grove-vet.co.uk/

Spinal Surgery, Willows referral service http://www.willowsreferrals.co.uk/ currently evaluating total elbow replacement in dogs. Solihull, UK.

Treatment of spinal injury in dogs: Purdue University, Indiana - by injection of polymer. http://www.vet.purdue.edu/cpr/research.html#fusion

Orthopaedic and Spinal Referrals - St David's Veterinary Hospital, 43 St David's Hill, Exeter EX4 4DJ. Tel. 01392 79732

Cardiology and Diagnostic Imaging, Soft Tissue surgery, Medical Oncology, Neurology, MRI Scanning - Vale Referrals. Two addresses - The Animal Hospital, Dursley, Glos. GL11 6AJ: Bushey Equine Vets, Breadstone Clinic, Berkeley, Glos. GL13 9HG. Contact numbers: Small animals 01453 544076, Equine 01453 811867. referrals@valevets.co.uk

Small Animal Neurology: Davies Veterinary Specialists, Higham Gobion, Herts.

Feline Cardiology - Brentknoll Veterinary Centre, 152, Bath Rd Worcester Worcestershire WR5 3EP. Tel: 01905 355938

Cancer, Old Age and Arthritis - These sites come from a practice in Knaresborough, Yorkshire. One is a specialist cancer clinic. The Practice website is http://www.ashleighvetclinic.com/ The cancer referrals site is http://petcancervet.co.uk/ There are pages for old age, arthritis and care.

Animal Health Trust - specialist hospital and research centre for animal health, has MRI scanning facilities, ophthalmology (they fitted a crow with contact lenses!), cancer specialists. All sorts of animals. Web site http://www.aht.org.uk/

Grove Lodge Veterinary Hospital : Small animal orthopaedics,  Small animal medicine,  Dermatology, Ultrasound, Small animal surgery,  Exotics, Ophthalmology. Upper Brighton Road, Worthing, BN14 9DL Tel: 01903 234866 Web site http://www.grove-lodge.co.uk/

Ultrasonography for PKD (polycystic kidney disease): Paddy Manion and Nicolette Hayward at Dick White Referrals, Six Mile Bottom, Suffolk

The Liphook Equine Hospital: at Forest Mere, Liphook, Hants.

VRCC - Veterinary Cancer and Critical Care specialists Based near London, UK Tel 01268 564664

Vets2Home: www.vets2home.co.uk Not actually a referral service but well worth considering if you live in Sussex and you need home visiting for your pets. Sue and Alex - vet and vet nurse - will visit to provide a variety of services, including euthanasia, and offer time, dignity and patience as well as skill and caring competence. Email contact@vets2home.co.uk or Tel: 0845 02 12345.