UCD Vet Dept

statto25

Anyone here have any experiences with the UCD Vet Dept.

Our Yorkshire Terrier is having serious behaviour issues and our vet recommended we bring her to here as they are supposed to be very good.

andreac

Sorry but UCD is a vet hospital where they treat medical conditions so i doubt they will treat a behaviourial issue unless its leading to a medical condition.

statto25

I have an appointment for next week with the hospital to take a look at the dogs behaviour. The dog is in excellent health so she wasnt referred for a medical reason. Unless wanting to savage my leg is a medical condition!!!

andreac

statto25 wrote: »

I have an appointment for next week with the hospital to take a look at the dogs behaviour. The dog is in excellent health so she wasnt referred for a medical reason. Unless wanting to savage my leg is a medical condition!!!

Did you get referred to UCD for this from your own vet? Afaik you have to be referred to UCD. Whats the problem anyway?

statto25

andreac wrote: »

Did you get referred to UCD for this from your own vet? Afaik you have to be referred to UCD. Whats the problem anyway?

Yes we did. The dog has become very agressive in the last few months. We have tried most things suggested by our vet and local behaviourists but no success. The vet highly recommended the hospital so I was curious as to any experiences people may have had.

andreac

statto25 wrote: »

Yes we did. The dog has become very agressive in the last few months. We have tried most things suggested by our vet and local behaviourists but no success. The vet highly recommended the hospital so I was curious as to any experiences people may have had.

Ah right ok, well hopefully they can find something, but id say they will be trying to find something medically wrong as it is a vet hospital as opposed to behaviourists etc.

anniehoo

You more than likely have an appointment with Orla Doherty a specialist vet who does an Animal Behaviour Clinic every week in UCD and regularly lectures around the country on various animal behaviour issues.

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Orla Doherty qualified as a veterinary surgeon from UCD in 1992 and completed a Master’s degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Edinburgh University, Scotland in 1993.She is a practicing veterinarian specialising in animal behaviour and runs the Animal Behaviour Clinic.

Source Cant find a canine link, this is from an equine site

statto25

anniehoo wrote: »

You more than likely have an appointment with Orla Doherty a specialist vet who does an Animal Behaviour Clinic every week in UCD and regularly lectures around the country on various animal behaviour issues.



Source Cant find a canine link, this is from an equine site

Thanks. Im nearly sure that is what we are attending. Hopefully she can do something for us. Cheers Folks

dvet

Yup, more than likely Orla Doherty, she's brilliant. She's a vet who specialises in animal behaviour, she really knows her stuff! She also does clinics in various other locations aroind dublin and wicklow, and maybe even further afield but I'm not sure.

luvdogs

I didnt know ucd did this type of work too....fantastic!!!
High praise for them in ucd, i`ve attended over the years with various dogs and ailments and always said id go there faster then a hospital myself :P

SineadMarie

Just finding this topic now. I have recently been given Orla's card shes meant to be a very good behaviorist, has anyone had any dealing with her, does she do home visits and how much does she charge??