Referrals

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Welcome to Pool House Equine Hospital - Referral Services

Pool House Equine Hospital is a leading Equine referral hospital based in the heart of the Midlands, just off the A38 on the outskirts of Lichfield.

 

Our specialists are happy to accept elective and emergency referrals of horses and ponies from Veterinary Surgeons from all over the UK.

 

Pool House Equine Hospital offers an extensive range of surgical and medical facilities and diagnostics and as such, can accommodate a wide range of referrals. Our teams consist of Internationally recognised surgical and medicine equine specialists with extensive experience and expertise, having national and international reputations, written scientific papers and published in text books and scientific journals. Our specialists are all invited to speak regularly at national and international meetings and teach on continuing education courses for other members of our profession. 

All of our clinical and support staff are dedicated to providing your animal with the very best treatment and care. You can check out Our Promise to Referring Vets here.

Our hospital is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so your horse will be supervised around the clock. There is always at least one veterinary surgeon on site throughout the night.

Referrals can be made by completing the referral form or with our Hospital Office by calling 01283 799700 during office hours (Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm)

Emergency referrals, out of hours, can be made by calling 01283 799700

Once the form has been received, we will liaise with the relevant specialist department and offer a suitable appointment option and estimate of treatment.

Horse owners who call us directly will be asked to discuss referral with their own veterinary surgeon.

Please see the below for information about our referral services and team.

Our Referral Services

Dentistry

Dentistry

Our Dentistry & Maxiofacial Referral Service is lead by a Royal College and European Specialist in Equine Dentistry.

Diagnostic Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging

Our diagnostic imaging facilities include digital radiography, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine

Our internal medicine team accept referrals for further investigation and treatment of complex medical cases

Lameness Investigations

Lameness Investigations

At the hospital our specialists regularly perform lameness and poor performance investigation.
 

Orthopaedic Surgery

Orthopaedic Surgery

We offer a broad range of orthopaedic procedures such as arthroscopy, neurectomy and fracture repair.
 

Poor Performance Investigation

Poor Performance Investigation

Our boarded specialists can offer investigations of musculoskeletal, neurological, and upper respiratory diseases.

Farriery Referrals

Farriery Referrals

Grant Moon FWCF (6 x world champion farrier) leads the referral farriery and works closely with our lameness teams.
 

Rehabilitation Treatments

Rehabilitation Treatments

We are able to offer extracorporeal shockwave treatment and ultrasound therapy both on site and at home.
 

Soft Tissue Surgery

Soft Tissue Surgery

Our surgical specialists offer a range of soft tissue surgeries, these include surgery of skin, abdomen, eye, urogenital and respiratory systems.

Our Referral Teams

Surgical Team

Jonathan Withers

Jonathan Withers

Jonathan Withers BVMS CertEP Dip.ECVS MRCVS
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Marco Marcatili

Marco Marcatili

Marco Marcatili Cert.AVP Dip.ECVS MRCVS
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Andrea Giacchi

Andrea Giacchi

Andrea Giacchi CertAVP PGCertVPS DipECVS MRCVS
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Maria Hibner - Resident

Maria Hibner

Maria Hibner MRCVS Resident
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Roberta Rocchi - Resident

Roberta Rocchi

Roberta Rocchi MRCVS Resident
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Poor Performance and Lameness Team

Federica Cantatore

Federica Cantatore

Federica Cantatore DVM, Cert. AVP (ELDT), Dip. ACVSMR (Equine), MRCVS
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Federica Cantatore DVM, Cert. AVP (ELDT), Dip. ACVSMR (Equine),Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice - Equine Lameness Diagnosis and Therapeutics and a boarded diplomat of American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) - specialising in lameness, poor performance and rehabilitation.

Medicine Team

Regina Pereira - Resident

Regina Pereira

Regina Pereira CertAVP(EM) MRCVS Resident
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Giulia Rapezzano - Resident

Giulia Rapezzano

Giulia Rapezzano MRCVS Resident
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Marco Duz DipECEIM PhD MRCVS leads along with two residents Giulia Rapezzano and Regina Maria Sa Fernandes Barros Pereira.

Should you need any assistance with a case or need to make an emergency colic referral please call our office on 01283 799 700 (OOH 01543 262464). Our phones are manned 24/7 and our team of specialists and certificate holding veterinary surgeons are more than happy to talk to you prior to receiving cases. We will always send a written report after the case has been discharged.

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