Referral Clinics
Cardiology Investigations
Murmur investigations typically involve 2D, M-Mode and Doppler echocardiography. Blood pressure measurement, ECG and thoracic radiography (chest X-Rays) may also be required. These investigations are usually performed with the patient conscious, but occasionally a light sedation helps anxious or restless patients relax for the more detailed measurements.
Collapse investigations usually involve echocardiography, ECG, Holter monitoring, and may also require thoracic radiography and blood tests.
Investigation of coughing/breathlessness where cardiac disease has been excluded usually require thoracic radiography and bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia. Computed tomography (CT) imaging may also be recommended for assessing the lung tissue.
If you are a vet and would like to discuss a potential surgery patient or make a referral, please use the below link.
For owners considering a referral, please go to our Owner resources page and watch our video to see what to expect on the day of your appointment.
To refer a case to any of our clinics, you can call our referrals team on 0800 999 4333 where our nurses will be happy to help you, or refer a case using the link below.
We also offer visiting clinics to see in-house cardiology cases – please contact us if you have a number of cases and would like us to visit you.
Wales Clinics
Dave Dickson, Dave Evans, Anna Beber and Fiona Glen are our cardiologists in this region, providing a regular referral service at the clinics listed below. In addition they can provide visiting clinics for any practice needing cardiac assessment for internal cases – please contact us if you would like more information.
Cardiff: Park Vets in Canton, Valley Veterinary Hospital and Cardiff Vet Centre near Penarth.
Carmarthen: Seren Vets
Swansea: St James Vets, Penllergaer
Haverfordwest: Fenton Vets
Newport: South Wales Vets
South West Clinics
Jo Harris leads the South West team, and she together with colleagues Tiago Bispo, Alex Pack and Julia Sargent provide regular referral clinics throughout Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. We can also visit individual clinics needing cardiac assessment for internal cases – please contact us for more information.
Our main referral clinics in the SW are:
Devon: City Vets, St Davids (Exeter), South Devon Referrals (Abbotskerswell), South Moor Vets (Totnes)
Cornwall: Cornwall Referrals (Newquay), Castle Vets (Launceston)
Somerset: Cave Vet Specialists (Wellington), Newton Clark Vets (Sherborne), Polden Hills (Bridgwater), Southill Vets (Wincanton)
Bristol / Gloucester Clinics
Anna Beber, Fiona Glen and Jenny Wright run our regular referral clinics at Vale Referrals, a friendly and accessible multidisciplinary referrals hospital just minutes from the M5 between Bristol and Gloucester. We have access to state-of-the-art radiography and CT imaging along with round-the-clock hospital care and the back up of the experienced medical and surgical team.
We also offer visiting clinics at Watkins and Tasker (Portishead) and Vets4Pets Emersons Green.