Tortoise vets
The vets mentioned on these pages are predominantly recommended by tortoise keepers. Tortsmad accepts no responsibilty for poor service from anyone on this page, but DOES welcome reports of this nature so that we can be aware of problems when recommending vets in certain areas in the future.
Be aware that a vet will not always give the correct diagnosis, so if you are at all doubtful, do not hesitate to ask for a second opinion. Many tortoises lives have been saved by doing just this.
This tortoise was about to be put to sleep by a vet who said she could not manage on three legs.
I think I should send them this pic of her doing considerably better than some of my others! She has also produced some lovely babies.
Cheshire
Mr Stanford (exotics interest)
Birch Heath Veterinary Clinic
Birch Heath Road
Tarporley
Cheshire
01829 733777
Oxford
Bruce McLean
Exotics Specific Veterinary Practice
HerpVet Services
(Bird & Exotic Animal Veterinary Services)
c/o Iffley Vets
35 Iffley Road
Oxford OX4 1EA.
Tel: 07754 125302
www.herpvet.co.uk
email: beavs@herpvet.co.uk
(Bruce Maclean BSc(VetSci), BVM&S MRCVS)
Molly Varga (Specialist chelonian vet with zoovet cert)
Rutland House Referals
St Helens
Telephone: 01744 853510
Derbyshire
Paul NurseAmbivet Veterinary Group (exotics interest)
24 Mundy Street
Heanor
Derbyshire
Tel 01773 717780
Fife - Scotland
Romaine Pizzi (exotics trained vet)Zoological Medicine Ltd
79A Garvock Hill
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7UT
Scotland
email: mailto:romain@zoologicalmedicine.org
Fife - Scotland
Romaine Pizzi (exotics trained)Inglis Veterinary Centre
120 Halbeath Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 4LA
Scotland
Tel: (+44) (0)1383 722818
www.inglisvets.com
Glamorgan - Wales
Mike Jessop
BVetMed MRCVS
Ash Veterinary Surgery
6 Bruce Street
Mountain Ash
Glamorgan
CF4 3HF
Tel: 01443 478800
Jersey Channel Islands
Hugh Forshaw and Ian Cox
New Era Veterinary Hospital
Georgetown
St Saviour
Jersey
Channel Islands
Te: 01534 730521
Shropshire
David Thurston B.Vet.Med, M.R.C.V.S (Special interest in exotics)
Green Hollow Veterinary Surgery
School Road
Ruyton-XI-Towns
Nr Shrewsbury
SY4 1JT
Tel: 01939 261216
West Midlands
Manor Vets Edgbaston
http://www.manorvets.co.uk/exotic-pets
Edgbaston371/373 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B17 8DL
Tel: 0121 429 2829
Fax: 0121 434 4992
Hertfordshire
Struan Henderson BVetMed MRCVS
Village Vet Potters Bar
7-9 Southgate Road
Potters Bar
Herts EN6 5DR
Tel 01707 645 089
Scotland
Alistair Lawrie (special interest in exotics)Kenilworth Court
North Carbrain Road
Cumbernauld
G67 1BP
Tel: 01236 727876
Out of hours: 07831 410243
Scotland
Alistair Lawrie (interest in exotics)The Lawrie Veterinary Group
25 Griffiths Street
Falkirk
FK1 5QY
Tel: 01324 624361
Yorkshire
Stuart McArthur BVetMed MVCVS (Highly recommended exotics vet)Holly House Veterinary Surgery
468 Street Lane
Moortown Corner
Leeds
LS17 6HA
Tel 011320 369030
Leicestershire
Meadow Lane Veterinary Centre
9 Meadow Lane
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 1JU
Tel: 01509 212437
Vets at this practice with special interest are Nick Bartlett and Brian Stockdale.
Reptile Exotic Protection Society
Some of the above vets may be found on this list of vets (Reptile Exotics Protection Society) but others can be found too. Tortsmad is not responsible for the updating of the list below and in some cases various vets may have moved on to new practices.
http://www.reptileexoticprotectionsociety.com/vets.htm
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CHESHIRE
Congleton Vets
https://www.congletonvets.com/about-us/meet-the-team/team-name/name
Struan Henderson is their exotics vet. Highly recommended.
struanhenderson@congletonvets.com