Why Has Your Pet Has Been Referred?

Your doctor may sometimes need to refer you to a consultant for a specialist’s opinion and treatment. Similarly veterinary surgeons sometimes decide to send (refer) a pet to see a veterinary expert at a referral clinic like NKR Veterinary Specialists, because they know that one or more of our specialists can help with the diagnosis and treatment of your pet’s illness.

The veterinary surgeon wants to get the best possible result for their patient and knows that a clinic like NKR will work with them to achieve that result. NKR Veterinary Specialists is a referral clinic that has veterinary specialists in many disciplines such as ophthalmology, orthopaedics, soft-tissue surgery, cardiology, internal medicine and others.

Our veterinary specialists are highly qualified and very experienced, and are supported by our nursing team who are skilled in advanced nursing techniques. As well as receiving exceptional clinical treatment, every pet and their owner are treated with kindness, consideration and respect by all of us at NKR Veterinary Specialists.

NKR Veterinary Specialists are often able to offer an appointment with an appropriate specialist very quickly. This is particularly important because the pet being referred may be critically ill or need expert treatment promptly.

At NKR Veterinary Specialists, we have very sophisticated equipment for advanced techniques and procedures, plus state-of-the-art monitoring and nursing care. This means that a sick or injured pet has the advantage of all the latest technology to assist their recovery. Just as in human medicine, we can now do procedures like keyhole surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, complicated fracture repairs and many other amazing things.