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The staff of the Lothian Canine Rehabilitation Centre all have specific interests in the management of mobility and pain issues in dogs and cats by using all modalities at our disposal from pharmaceuticals to exercise and physical manipulations
Please feel free to contact any of the LCRC staff either by their specific emails or on the main phone number 01620 825888
Louise Higginbottom
Louise is our manager at the LCRC and is the first point of contact many clients will have with the centre. She has worked for the LCRC and formerly the Links Veterinary Group since 2005 and takes direct responsibility for the day to day running of the rehabilitation centre.
Her daily work involves all the reception duties and daily/weekly hygiene jobs as well as taking a hands on approach to the rehabilitation of patients under our care under the direct guidance of Maeve Grant. Particular interests of Louise include the management of cases immediately post-operatively both on an in-patient and out-patient basis as well as being a staunch advocate of strict weight control in our pets both by dietary planning and exercise regimes and is always available to help people even through phone calls or email with their overweight pets.
Maeve Grant
Maeve is one of only a small number of fully qualified human physiotherapists who are registered with the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Animal Therapy. In our opinion ACPAT registered physiotherapists represent the gold standard in animal rehabilitation practitioners and the LCRC is very lucky to have Maeve on board.
Maeve is fully involved in the initial planning of an animal's rehabilitation programme be it post surgical, for management of locomotory problems such as arthritis and developmental orthopaedic disease or indeed simple weight loss protocols. Equally owners will see Maeve on a regular basis while their pet visits the LCRC to ensure the programme is going strictly to plan.
Dr Tom Brown BVM&S MPCVS PhD
Tom Brown is one of the partners of the Links Veterinary Group and is Clinical Director of the Lothian Canine Rehab Centre. Tom is currently undertaking training at the University of Tennessee while persuing a Certificate Programme in Small Animal Rehabilitation.
He still performs duties with the LVG predominantly in the small animal and equine field but is always on hand to assist in the clinical management of patients seen in the LCRC whether its via the surgical or medical management of animals with locomotory problems or indeed with unrelated conditions.