Testimonials

The magic team! Our puppy broke his leg and he was in the best possible hands with Arthurs Venetriary Speacialists. We cannot be more grateful enough to Gareth, Valentina and the rest of the team. We always knew what was happening, we were updated every step of the way and after care is amazing. They are just wonderful. Thank you so much for all your care for our little Borsó. He's ready to steal shoes and toilet rolls again 😂🩵

Absolutely would recommend Gareth without hesitation. After treating our Red Fox labrador for elbow dysplasia.
Every step in her treatment was clearly communicated to us in a friendly and understandable way.
We felt at ease in leaving our very sensitive dog in his hands.
A big thankyou to Gareth and his team. 5 Stars 🌟 all round.

My whole experience with Gareth and the team at Arthurs was great (despite it obviously being a stressful time!). They were able to see my cat right away, and I was so grateful to them for treating him right away too. Gareth was very good at calming my nerves and making a stressful situation a lot easier. Both he and the rest of the team were incredibly communicative throughout the few days my cat was in having surgery on each hip. He has now been recovering for the last 6 or so weeks and I am SO happy with the surgery and his progress. He is now back to the fun, active, playful and mischievous cat he was before he started to have issues in his hindlegs. I'm so grateful to Gareth and his team for not only taking away my boy's pain but for also treating him (and me) with so much care and empathy. Thank you everyone at Arthurs Vets! From Mel & Viserion 🙂

Hello, my name is Chyulu (Chew-loo) and I am a nine month old springer spaniel.
In the autumn of last year my front left leg started hurting and made me lame. My mum took me to the vet and I had to have two weeks rest with pain killers. This helped for a few days but then the pain and limp returned!
Mum took me back to the vet where I had to rest more and have pain killers for a further two weeks. The vet suggested further investigation and this meant an x-ray and a scan. The latter showed that both my elbows had a problem. I was diagnosed with a congenital condition called elbow dysplasia.
To enable me to have a good active life I needed major surgery
- A screw in both elbows
- An arthroscopy to remove a small fragment of broken bone in the left elbow joint
- The ulna bone cut in the left leg in order to
release the pressure on the joint.
Where we live the cost to do this surgery is truly eye watering! It was put to us to consider looking elsewhere and that is when we were referred to Arthurs Veterinary Specialists in Towcester near Northampton.
Two weeks before Christmas we drove to Towcester to meet Gareth Arthurs and the team.
After examination and consultation it was agreed surgery was definitely required. A week was needed to enable operative guides to be made. These make surgical procedure more accurate and easier.
A week later we returned for the surgery.
I had my surgery and I know Gareth updated Mum regularly as to how I was doing. All the team were caring and helpful, and all Mum's pre and post operative instructions were very clear and easily understandable to help my care at home and recovery.
Last week I had my final check up with an x-ray and consultation. Gareth was pleased with progress although I do have to do more weeks of lead walks and to keep my instinct to spring around under control!
Mum says she feels comfortable and is pleased by the care and support we were given. She knows she can get in touch if she is worried about anything in my progress. She says she would happily recommend Arthur's Veterinary Specialists to help any other animals needing veterinary care.
In our case the long journey was worth the effort to get excellent care.
Thank you Gareth Arthurs.

My dog Teddy has had bi-lateral TPLO's by Gareth Arthurs in the last 9 months performed 7 months apart.

Gareth is a top orthopedic surgeon, extremely professional and compassionate.

Initially I was uncertain what procedure to go for with Teddy; having no insurance I wanted to make sure that the right procedure was selected because I can't easily financially afford mistakes/revisions etc. I went to Gareth for this reason having researched him and found he has a very good reputation; less chance of a costly mistake. Gareth was understanding of my concerns and sent me some papers looking at the different procedures and reassured me that the TPLO was the most effective procedure with the highest level of confidence.

Teddy recovered very quickly and fully with his first TPLO; he had his second last week and so far his recovery is even faster.

I would not hesitate to recommend Gareth and the team at Arthur's to anyone whose dog has an orthopaedic issue; they really have looked after Teddy wonderfully.