I am trying to find a pet scanner (ultrasound)  in sussex to scan my bitch, i am not paying vet prices, i remember going to a lady in haywards heath a few years ago but i cant find her number. I would be very grateful if anyone can help, i have a few weeks before i need it so looking now.
cheers
Jill 

I think i recall her advertising in one of the dog papers in the last few months. I don't have any papers around to check for you, lets hope some others may be able to check or know of the lady in HH.

so why cant you pay vet prices like everyone else? i think its only about £25!

I found that the lady in HH charges more than a local vet I have used for scanning.
Prices do vary though and my own vet charges 3 times the price.

I think she charges about £30 if you go to her, but if she travels to you it is considerably more. I will try to find her number (although I never used her in the end) she was a bit fussy about what breed of dog she would scan ???

> so why cant you pay vet prices like everyone else? i think its only about £25!

I should go to your vets then!! :-O

Mine used to charge £51, however last year the price went up to £61. And tbh, the last scan I had at the vets wasnt with my usual vet. I ended up with an inexperienced vet who took forever to find pups that my usual vet would have found in seconds.

I used a horse/dog scan lady last time (based in Liss, Hants but she does travel). She was very good, obviously very experienced and well practised due to doing it day-in-day-out. I'd sooner use her again :-D

She charged £40.

Plus my bitch wasnt stressed and panting like mad for being in a vets. Everything was very calm, she though she was on the table to be groomed and it all went very quickly and smoothly.

Id reccomend a scanner person over the vets any day! :-D

you are very lucky if your vet is £25, my vet is £48 plus vat and i think that is well over priced and no i am not going to pay that

yes i remember she use to put a advert in the friday ad but i cant find it in any new ones

when i used her a few years ago i think she charged £15 then but as i say that was 2 or 3 years ago

thank you so much if you can find her number, i would still rather pay £30 to a scanner then to a vets

I have now got Val Browns number in Hayward s Heath so  if anyone else wants it let me know

pugnut - do you have the number for the woman in Liss - very near to me and my vet is charging £60 a scan.
Many thanks

Sorry Jill, I have been so busy (have a litter of 10 pups at the moment) I just haven't had 5 mins to look it up. I am pleased that you got the number anyway, good luck :-)

I have pm'ed you :-)

Ive PM'ed you scottie :)

Please can you send me the number for the lady in Liss also. Many thanks

I've PM'ed you abraham :-)

hi my bitch is expecting and my vet wouldn't count puppies! i just wondered if you knew anyone around sussex that did scanning at a better price than the vet?
im in bexhill nr hastings and would like to roughly know how many pups are on the way? and its her 1st litter so id like to roughly know what were expecting to arrive lol!

thanks so much my email is geminicarpentry@googlemail.com
thanks again kelly x

> my vet wouldn't count puppies!

Ours doesn't count them now either. I think they get it wrong so often that they just don't take the risk any more! Thing is, there can be puppies hiding up under the rib cage where you can't see them on the scanner. It's sometimes more difficult to tell on a maiden bitch where everything is a bit tighter. Worst wrong count we had was 5 pups visible on the scan. She had 11!

Best just use it as a tool to diagnose whether or not she is in whelp. It only really matters if it's a singleton. But of course you can always have another scan a week or so before her due date when everything has dropped down more. The later the scan the more likely it is to be accurate.

Good luck with your litter.

I don't think any vet will guarantee quantity, just confirm that the bitch either is or isn't in whelp.  Because the dopler reflects light, sometimes you see one pup twice, or like others have said pups can be hiding under the rib cage.

>Because the dopler reflects light

Eh?

They don't shine lights through the abdomen! They send soundwaves, which bounce back at different levels according to the density of the obstruction, and are shown as light and dark on the monitor.

Sorry ultra sound, not light......I know what I mean.....lol.   I have a scanner and you can sometimes see double where there really is only one pup.

Contact Sam Wilkinson on 01234 708877 mobile 07831574227 she comes to your house and will do a second scan at 7 weeks for nothing they are very good as and they go all over the place scanning sheep and have done dogs for years. All my friends use her.

There is a lady in Haywards Heath that scans and is very good, her name is Val...Imagaes she advertises in the dog papers......if u want her details pm me and I will look them up..

thanks for all your help

I am off to Vals on Friday so fingers crossed

did you say val was in haywards heath? how much does she charge? good luck x

Yes she is in haywards heath she charges either £30 or £35 i have written both prices down for some reason

I have checked it is £35

Hi

Is there anyone that still has the contact details, for the lady in Liss please??

Kind regards