Why consider a referral?
General practitioners recognise the need for specialisation and they will tend to recommend a referral when your pet has a difficult or unusual skin disease. As a specialist practice we have the time and knowledge to investigate your pet’s skin problem in depth and we can offer the most advanced treatments available. In effect, we are an extension of your general practitioner’s practice that allows them to offer your pet access to the most advanced care and treatment available.
The initial consultation lasts for around an hour. It is important that you are able to attend in person.
We take a detailed history from you and thoroughly examine your pet. We then spend time with you discussing what sort of problem your pet has and the options and cost of treatment and any further investigation that may be required. Further tests, and one or more, half-hour, follow up visits may be necessary before a final diagnosis can be made. Any tests required are generally done on the day of any particular visit. It will not be necessary for your pet to stay in with us overnight.
Full reports will be faxed or emailed to your own vet within 24 hours of each visit and they are kept fully informed on the progress your pet is making. You will receive a copy of this report.
Does pet insurance cover the cost of consultation? |
Provided there are no exclusions, veterinary insurance policies will cover the cost of referral to a veterinary specialist.
If you decide to go ahead with the referral consultation, your vet will fax us your details. You will then be contacted by Steph, our receptionist, who will arrange an appointment time that best suits you. Your vets will send us your pet’s case history and results of any tests that have already been done.