The problem
Two questions every owner is left holding.
Care rarely starts with a referral, or ends at one clinic. So it begins, every time, with the same two questions — and nothing answers them in one place.
01 — Finding them
“Where do I even find one?”
You start asking around. A physio your vet mentioned once. A name in a Facebook group. A practice page that hasn’t been touched in two years. An RCVS register that lists vets, not the rehab or behaviour person you actually need. You stitch it together from phone calls and screenshots, and never quite know who you’ve missed.
RCVS registersPractice websitesFacebook groupsWord of mouthPhone calls
02 — Trusting them
“And what actually makes someone qualified?”
This is the harder one. In the UK most of these titles aren’t protected — anyone can call themselves an animal physiotherapist, behaviourist or hydrotherapist with no qualification at all. So you’re guessing twice: which kind of practitioner your pet’s condition even needs, and whether the person in front of you is genuinely trained. What answers it is accreditation — but the letters after a name are a language no one hands you.
ACPATRAMPABTCIAATNAVPIRVAPICHRCVS Specialist+ ~30 more
PetCare Atlas answers both. Every provider, shown with what they actually do, a verification status — indexed, claimed, verified, accreditation-confirmed — and the accreditations behind the name, each explained in plain English. One place to find them, and to know.