BVCA-qualified · practising since 2010
Animal
Chiropractic.
Dr Jeffrey McTavish DC has treated animals alongside people since 2010, qualified through the British Veterinary Chiropractic Association. Treatment is always by veterinary referral or consent — for the animal’s sake and because the law requires it.
Your vet comes first. Always.
In the UK, treating an animal is veterinary practice unless a veterinary surgeon has referred the case or consented to the treatment. That is not a formality anybody here is looking to work around: a limp can be a joint, and it can be something a chiropractor has no business touching. Your vet is the one who can tell the difference.
So the first step is a conversation with them, not with us. If they are happy, they refer — and if they would like to talk it through first, they are welcome to ring the clinic.
If you own the animal
Call the clinic to talk through your animal, what is going on, and where it can best be seen.
- Speak to your vet first — they refer, or give written consent
- Tell them what you have noticed: stiffness, a change in gait, reluctance to jump or be handled
- Bring the referral, and anything recent from the vet: X-rays, a diagnosis, current medication
If you are the vet
Referrals are welcome from any practice in the area, and a case referred here stays yours.
- BVCA-qualified since 2010, and GCC-registered as a human chiropractor since 1999
- Treatment only on your referral or written consent, and only within it
- Nothing is diagnosed here — a case that looks like something other than a musculoskeletal problem comes straight back to you
A letter or an email from the practice is all that is needed.
Referrals and questions
Talk to us about a case.
Owners and veterinary practices alike. If you are not sure whether it is something for us, ask — the answer is sometimes no, and that is worth knowing before anybody travels.
Animal Chiropractic is a musculoskeletal treatment and not a substitute for veterinary care. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and no outcome is promised. If your animal is unwell, in acute pain, or deteriorating, your vet is who to telephone.
