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Bex Dave and Robbie
Warren Veteran
I do..and I'm really happy with them, when they weren't sure they got my rabbit in with a specialist and they seem to know what they are doing.
lucy pepsi
Warren Scout
i took my hamster into one when i was at uni - they were insistant he was a girl - funny..... as he had very clearly been a boy for the previous 18months!!!:roll:
minirex
Mama Doe
Aww I'm sorry about ur Guinea Pig!
Thank you. I lost 2 in the end because after they killed Bubbles, George her sister died a couple of days later. They had been together for 8 years.
The problem with Companion Care is that they are franchised. The surgeries trade under the name of CC but are actually not part of a 'chain'. So the experience, methods and level of care are not goverened by a central HQ.
Basically what you experience at one may not be true of the others.
http://www.companioncare.co.uk/
Reviews: http://www.ciao.co.uk/Companion_care_vet_inside_pet_s_at_home_stores__6506042
Basically what you experience at one may not be true of the others.
http://www.companioncare.co.uk/
Reviews: http://www.ciao.co.uk/Companion_care_vet_inside_pet_s_at_home_stores__6506042
You can search the RCVS database here: http://www.rcvs.org.uk/Templates/system/FAVSearch.asp?NodeID=89660
There is also an option to see if they are small animal accredited.
There is also an option to see if they are small animal accredited.
minirex
Mama Doe
I'm sure they are not all like the one I went to.....hope not!
Some vets are only good with cats and dogs. I think you just need to phone around a few and ask if they are used to treating rabbits or not.
I'd agree with the others - the quality of care is pretty much down to the individual vet/s. I've recently moved to the CC practice here after my old practice got taken over by medivet and I'm really really happy with the care I receive, both for the rabbits and the cats. But equally I have heard the opposite so you really do need to satisfy yourself that you are happy with the specific vet/s who will treat your animals.
One of the big advantages I find with CC is that they are open 7 days a week so apart from being more convenient generally, there is less chance you'd need to use an expensive emergency clinic!
One of the big advantages I find with CC is that they are open 7 days a week so apart from being more convenient generally, there is less chance you'd need to use an expensive emergency clinic!
babybunnies3
Alpha Buck
At the CC local to me (derby store) there was a lady vet that was really bad with my buns, she let treacle jump off the table then left her on the scales to type her weight in to the computer, so she jumped into the sink.
On the other hand there is a male vet, can't remember his name, who is great with them.
Thankfully she has left and I always ask for him now.
So mixed.
On the other hand there is a male vet, can't remember his name, who is great with them.
Thankfully she has left and I always ask for him now.
So mixed.
nursecroft
Wise Old Thumper
A good vet is invaluable i rang round alot of vets before going to the one i use now, they are slightly more expensive because but they are very worth it, they have been brilliant with my buns and are very good at giving advice, when i first went there i felt like i was being interiorgated!! They makesure you know what you are doing with your buns which i like.
the one near me was recomending keeping rabbits and guinea pigs together...saying that i've activly avoided the entire company for a few years maybe they have made a few improvments.
".....Some vets are only good with cats and dogs. I think you just need to phone around a few and ask if they are used to treating rabbits or not.".....
agreed. don't be afraid to ask questions.
".....Some vets are only good with cats and dogs. I think you just need to phone around a few and ask if they are used to treating rabbits or not.".....
agreed. don't be afraid to ask questions.
parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Went to Companion Care twice (before I knew better). First time they diagonsed what I later realised was onset of chronic EC as something needing stomach surgery (I knew enough to remove rabbit rapidly); second time they diagnosed 'jelly droppings' in a young rabbit as 'nothing to worry about - bring it back in 48 hrs'. Fortunately I panicked enough to find a REAL rabbit vet. Tht was 8 years ago so they may have improved . . .
Except I've just remembered - last year when I took on Blackberry as a 14 week old who had had a severe EC attack with head tilt and a 'burst eye' appearing overnight (you know when the parasite gets through the eye); he had been in a pet shop next to Companion Care so the pet shop had taken him there first thing that morning and they had said he had had a 'stroke' and given him a huge dose of steroids - (no panacur,etc):roll:
However as Soozz says - they are franchise
Except I've just remembered - last year when I took on Blackberry as a 14 week old who had had a severe EC attack with head tilt and a 'burst eye' appearing overnight (you know when the parasite gets through the eye); he had been in a pet shop next to Companion Care so the pet shop had taken him there first thing that morning and they had said he had had a 'stroke' and given him a huge dose of steroids - (no panacur,etc):roll:
However as Soozz says - they are franchise
nursecroft
Wise Old Thumper
Hmm yeh i really am on the fence about advising against guinea pigs and rabbits, i had them together when i was younger and never had a problem, they adored eachother. However it now seems they are not suitable to be kept together, i still am not convinced.
My vets have about 3 surgeries down here, they are called unicorn vets and have 24 hour emergency care. Definetely have a phone round, ask lots of questions, you'll find a vet you like the sound of, some just sound so unprofessional you can tell when they dont really know what they are talking about when it comes to bunnies
My vets have about 3 surgeries down here, they are called unicorn vets and have 24 hour emergency care. Definetely have a phone round, ask lots of questions, you'll find a vet you like the sound of, some just sound so unprofessional you can tell when they dont really know what they are talking about when it comes to bunnies
Which bit are you not convinced about? Diet, companionship, injury, hormonal behaviour, bullying or bordetella?
lisabunnie
Alpha Buck
I use the local companion care vets and they are very very good.
They were excelent when Delilah Do was ill and a lot of the work was done free of charge.
I use them for all the rescue bunnies and GPs
They have a rabbit specialist, and another vet that does cats and dogs.
They were excelent when Delilah Do was ill and a lot of the work was done free of charge.
I use them for all the rescue bunnies and GPs
They have a rabbit specialist, and another vet that does cats and dogs.
The CC vets near to me is brilliant.... there are several really good vets there as well as several vet nurses who are in the RWA and love bunnies If you cant find another member near to you try ringing your local rabbit rescue and ask what vet they use. When i moved here i asked Cheryl who runs the local rabbit rescue and she used the CC vets so thats why i went there.. they get loads of bunnies and guinea pigs going in so are very experienced
If you cant find another member near to you try ringing your local rabbit rescue and ask what vet they use. When i moved here i asked Cheryl who runs the local rabbit rescue and she used the CC vets so thats why i went there.. they get loads of bunnies and guinea pigs going in so are very experienced 
