Peter Fenton BVM&S MRCVS
Director and Veterinary Surgeon
Peter qualified from Edinburgh University in 1999 and set up his own 100% equine practice in 2003.
Peter owns 2 horses – a show cob mare Lulu (aka Woodlands Pippin - affectionately nicknamed Fat Head! at home) and Lulu’s foal Chewy (aka Dizzee Rascal). Peter regularly attends events with them both so you may see them out and about at various competitions.
Peter and Woodlands Pippin
 Diane Fenton
Director and Practice Manager
Diane joined the practice in February 2004. Prior to joining the practice Diane spent 10 years working for a large multinational insurance company as a Customer Service Manager covering the North of England.
Diane is also a horse owner and has a coloured gelding called
Chief (nicknamed Cheeky – which he most certainly is!).
Diane and Chief
Holly Davidson BVM&S MRCVS
Veterinary Surgeon
Holly Davidson joined the practice in February 2010 having graduated from Edinburgh University in Summer 2009. Holly has a developing interest in equine medicine, especially cardiology and management of respiratory disease. Holly has worked with many different types of horses over the years from M&M's and riding school ponies to racehorses and eventers. Holly is looking forward to getting back into riding in Manchester, but in the mean time is keeping busy finding her way around the Trafford Centre!
Charlotte Crabtree
 Practice Administrator
Charlotte joined the practice in January 2008 and undertakes all the administrative duties for the practice. She has previous administrative and extensive customer service experience. Charlotte owns a Welsh Section D cob called “April” and regularly hacks out and competes at local shows throughout the North West. Charlotte also has an adorable Heinz 57 puppy called Darcy.
Recent Courses Undertaken
CPD (Continued Professional Development) is compulsory for all vets. We ensure that all our vets undertake regular CPD to keep up to date with best practices and the latest methods and treatments available to our clients.
So far in 2010 Holly has attended / is due to attend the following courses:
March 2010 – update on headshaking syndrome, equine anaesthesia, update on worm control, equine stifle, conditions of the equine tarsus, unilateral nasal discharge, imaging of the pharynx, larynx and gutteral pouch – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
March 2010 - equine joint disease and treatement, internal medicine – gastric ulceration case study – Boehringer – Manchester Airport
March 2010 - laminitis – latest research and treatments – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
April 2010 - problems of the periparturient period – focusing on normal and abnormal conditions that commonly affect the neonatal foal and the pregnant mare – University of Glasgow Equine Hospital
April 2010 - sedation, analgesia and imaging workshop – British Equine Veterinary Association – Gloucestershire
May 2010 - lameness diagnosis and imagine workshop – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
July 2010 - neurology, joint medications, ophthalmology, anaemia in the horse, muskuloskeletal ultrasonography, care of the pregnant mare – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
Sept 2010 - BEVA Congress – 2 days – ophthalmology, lameness, stifle injuries, reproduction, wound management, anaesthesia, pathology, welfare, perinatology, neurology, abdominal disease, colic, infections disease – British Equine Veterinary Association – Birmingham
Oct 2010 - Opthalmology - British Equine Veterinary Association – Gloucestershire
Oct 2010 - endoscopy, litigation in equine practice, hindlimb lameness, foot balance - British Equine Veterinary Association – Haydock
Oct 2010 - distal limb ultrasonography - British Equine Veterinary Association – York
Oct 2010 - advanced dentistry - British Equine Veterinary Association – Bristol University Equine Hospital.
Peter is in the process of undertaking the Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice CertAVP and he is focusing on Equine Internal Medicine. This further qualification is undertaken in conjunction with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and the University of Liverpool.
Some of the modules undertaken will include:
Equine Practice, Professional Key Skills, Clinical Key Skills, Gastrointestinal disease and intensive care and Neuromuscular behaviour and special senses
In addition Peter has attended / is also attending the following courses so far in 2010:
March 2010 – update on headshaking syndrome, equine anaesthesia, update on worm control, equine stifle, conditions of the equine tarsus, unilateral nasal discharge, imaging of the pharynx, larynx and gutteral pouch – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
March 2010 - equine joint disease and treatement, internal medicine – gastric ulceration case study – Boehringer – Manchester Airport
Sept 2010 - BEVA Congress – Dentistry (routine and advanced), cardiology, endocrinology, neurology - British Equine Veterinary Association – Birmingham
March 2010 - laminitis – latest research and treatments – University of Liverpool Equine Hospital
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Charity Donations / Special Offers
Here are Peter Fenton Equine Vets we firmly believe in giving something back!
One of the charities the practice supports on a monthly basis is the World Horse Welfare (formerly ILPH) - www.worldhorsewelfare.org - This organisation works tirelessly and is dedicated in caring for horses – see their website for more information on what they do, how they may assist you and how you may be able to help further.
We also support the Veteran Horse Society (www.veteran-horse-society.co.uk) and you too can help us to do this at no additional cost to yourself. On behalf of the Veteran Horse Society we collect old printer / toner cartridges and old mobile phones which are then sent to a leading electronic waste management company who will pay £5.00 for each printer cartridge returned and £24.00 for each mobile phone. In doing this it supports the VHS and helps the environment! Old phones / cartridges can be sent in / dropped off at the office or the vets will collect when visiting your yard. If you would like to help support the VHS, contact Diane / Charlotte at the practice on 0161 643 7724.
In addition to the charity donations we make to the above, we also regularly have special offers available to our clients. As horse owners ourselves we are only too aware of the financial pressures on horse owners. Current special offers are always situated under the “latest news” section of our website.
FEES
As there is no National Health Service for pets, the fees you pay fund the practice.
We try to keep our fees as reasonable as possible while, at the same time, maintaining high standards of service and treatments. We are happy to provide a detailed estimate for all procedures / medicines before undertaking any treatment.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
In order to keep administrative costs down we ask that, where possible, treatment is paid for at the time it is carried out. This also applies to insured pets where fees should be paid in the first instance to ourselves and then reclaimed from your insurance company.
We accept cash, cheque's, postal orders and all major credit / debit cards. We have a large number of clients who now pay by monthly direct debit. If you want to discuss further / set up a direct debit please contact Diane on 0161 643 7724.
Alternatively we can invoice for treatment. Please note however that our payment terms on invoices are strictly 30 days and we have stringent methods in place to follow up on late payments.
It is important that invoices are paid on time as all cash income is re-invested back into the practice to ensure we can continue to be in a position to supply the very best in goods and services to our clients.
Our priority is to look after our good clients and ensure that we are in a position to provide the best treatment and service for their horses and ponies. Bad debt will have a negative impact on how we can invest in the practice. Therefore please help us to help you by paying all invoices on time.
We welcome these Credit/Debit cards
PRESCRIPTIONS
Prescriptions are available from this practice, you may obtain relevant veterinary medicinal products from your veterinary surgeon OR ask for a prescription and obtain these medicines from another veterinary surgeon or a pharmacy.
A veterinary surgeon may prescribe relevant veterinary medicinal products only following a clinical assessment of an animal under his or her care. The general policy of this practice is to re-assess an animal requiring repeat prescriptions for supplies of relevant veterinary medicinal products every 3 months, but this may vary with individual circumstances.
A prescription may not be appropriate if your animal is an in-patient or if immediate treatment is necessary.
For the past three years the Competition Commission has obliged all veterinary practices to provide written prescriptions to clients on request, free of charge. From the 31st October 2008 this restriction will be lifted, and in line with doctors we will now levy a charge to cover our costs.
From 1st November we will be charging £12.50 for a written prescription, which covers amongst other things, the cost of the veterinary surgeon’s time to check your records, confirm that the medication requested is still appropriate for your pet, and issue the prescription. We feel not only is this a fair charge for the time and responsibility involved, but also that this compares very favourably with the charge levied by the local doctors’ surgeries for issuing a private prescription, which varies from £13.75 - £18.00.
We trust that you will understand that we are no longer able to provide a service free of charge when that service bears a cost to the practice, and we have carried that cost for the last three years. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to contact the practice.
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INSURANCE
We would always advise that your horse/pony is insured for third party liability and veterinary fees to pay for those unexpected bills. Insurance allows you to treat and investigate conditions that you might otherwise find difficult to do. Modern veterinary medicine, as in human medicine, is moving at an alarming pace and it is increasingly expensive to use the latest drugs and techniques which can often only be carried out with the help of pet insurance.
As with all insurance please read the policy terms carefully to ensure that it covers everything that you expect it to cover.
The Insurance Companies with whom we have regularly had good claims experience on behalf of their clients include those listed below:
E & L INSURANCE AND PET-INSURANCE.CO.UK
A CHANGE IN PRACTICE POLICY
Normal practice policy for our clients claiming on their insurance policy for treatment would be to ask the client to pay the excess and the practice would then deal direct with the insurer and await payment. It is unfortunate, but due to the extremely poor level of service the practice has received from E&L when processing claims on behalf of clients, we regret to advise that we have made a change to our practice policy if you are insured with E&L. If a client is insured with E&L and is unfortunate enough to have to make a claim the practice now requires the client to pay for treatment upfront and claim the costs back direct from E&L themselves. This policy also applies to clients insured with Pet-Insurance.co.uk (underwritten by E&L Insurance).
If you have any concerns, or if you wish to discuss this change in policy please contact Diane on 0161 643 7724.
"Should you require any further information on pet insurance please call us. We are unable to recommend any one insurer or give advice on insurance policies, but we will try to assist you as best we can."
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