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First Opinion

 
First Opinion Veterinary Surgeons are
  • more likely to be female
  • more likely to have graduated from London, Liverpool, Glasgow or Edinburgh Veterinary Schools
  • more likely to have graduated after 2000

First Opinion Veterinary Surgeons do

  • send away at least 20 samples per month to an external laboratory for haematology and biochemistry
  • use external laboratories for serological allergy testing
  • 82% use an external laboratory for environmental allergy testing
  • 57% use an external laboratory for food allergy testing
  • 57% of first opinion vets refer their cases for IDST
 

61% of you stated that over half of allergy cases are insured

 

First Opinion Veterinary Surgeons receive

  • 80% of their results by fax and 18 % of their results by email
  • results within 3 days for most routine tests

61% of you stated that over half of allergy cases are insured

 

83% use immunotherapy on canine cases 26% on feline cases