How far would you travel to a good Vet

[Hannah_xx]

Hi!

I’m not massively confindent with the Vets I currently use. They’ve done okay so far with when I’ve needed them. However IF a big serious emergency happened I’d want to take them somewhere more Guinea Pig savvy. My current one is 1 hour away as I pretty much live in the Australian Bush. The best Guinea pig vets I can find online is about 2.5hrs away in Melbourne, Do you think that’s an okay distance? Or would it be too stressful?
My 2 rescue girls came from the outskirts of Melbourne, and they were in poor condition and coped well?
Spike was about 1.45hr away when I picked him up. I know he’d be fine with the journey..he just eats!
I want to take Mary some day to a good vet about her inverted eyelid. She’s been to the usual vet about it and they gave me a few options for the future but just to keep an Eye on it for now, so it’s not super urgent.

So what do you think about distance? Would up to 3 hrs be okay?

 

[Thraxnor]

We frequently travel with our boys for about 4hrs as long as they are in a good carry case and able to keep cool it should be ok.. We usually include some hay as well while traveling so they have a little bit to munch on (And make sure they have their veggies before they travel). That is ususally 3-4 days apart though.. So not sure that there and back would work.

 

[anyar.dris]

We travel from our place to Northampton to see Simon & Kim of Cat & Rabbit Care Clinic and it's around 4hrs drive from our place. Just make sure your piggy will be comfy enough and plenty of food to munch while travelling.

 

[Bill & Ted]

We travel with Bill and Ted to see Simon Maddock the dental piggie vet in Northampton too. It’s 5 hours and 290 miles each way from Cornwall, but it worth it! Keep the air-con on with plenty of juicy veg and hay and she’ll be fine x

 

[Hannah_xx]

Thank you for your replies! I will definitely consider taking Mary to Melbourne for her next vet trip then!

 

[Freela]

I don't think the travel time will be too stressful for the pigs- I regularly drive mine 2 hours to the cottage in the summer and they have always been fine. My vet is about 30 or 40 minutes away, depending on traffic, which takes a bit of a chunk out of my day but is worth it to see a vet who knows what he is doing!