Visiting Specialists
Our visiting specialists and consultants have undergone extensive post graduate training in their particular disciplines and are highly experienced in their fields.
They run weekly referral clinics at Highcroft where they see cases referred by veterinary surgeons from all over the south west, including our own.
Please click on the links below to learn more about the service each provides.
Click here to visit our NEW Referral Website
Zoo and Exotic Species Referral Service
Rowena Killick BVM&S MSc (Wild Animal Health) DZooMed (Mammalian) MRCVS
We run this special referral service in partnership with Bristol Zoo Gardens, taking referrals from all over the country for unusual pets.
The service is run from Highcroft Veterinary Hospital and headed by Rowena Killick, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Diplomate in Zoological Medicine.
Rowena is one of the most highly qualified veterinary surgeons in exotic species in Europe. She holds the RCVS Diploma in Zoological Medicine and the MSc in Wild Animal Health.
Rowena and her team will see referrals for the whole range of species:
- Small mammals (rabbit, guinea pig, chinchilla, ferret, sugar glider, degu, rat, hamster ...)
- Birds (including parrots, budgerigars, cockatiels, birds of prey, waterfowl ...)
- Reptiles (tortoise, lizard, snake, caiman, crocodile ...)
- Invertebrates (spider or other insect)
- Amphibians or fish
- Primates (marmoset, tamarin, lemur, squirrel monkey ...)
- Other mammals (coati, skunk, racoon, wallaby ...)
IF YOU ARE A VET wishing to refer an animal to Rowena, simply call us on 01275 838473 with your client's details and we will make all the necessary arrangements for the referral visit.
History, case notes and other relevant information can be sent to us by fax or email. Radiographs can be sent with the client on the day.
You will receive a full report which can be sent as an email, a fax and/or by post.
If you are available, a member of our exotic referral team will call you on the day to discuss the case.
For any other queries please call 01275 838473
IF YOU ARE A PET OWNER and you think that your exotic pet has a problem, please contact your veterinary surgeon who will be able to advise you and refer you on if necessary.
