McMurtry and Harding – Vets in Ashbourne
Clinic Overview
- Caring, professional clinical care, with vets and nurses described as knowledgeable, patient, thorough, and clear when explaining options. - Strong support in stressful situations, including injury treatment, difficult end-of-life visits, and gentle handling of nervous animals. - A smooth client experience, with praise for online booking, reminders, friendly reception staff, and appointments running on time.
Services
- •Companion animal care for dogs and cats, including routine appointments, ongoing management, and treatment for injuries and illnesses. Recent reviews mention care for a greyhound’s neck wound, routine cat treatment, and ongoing dog care.
- •Avian and poultry care, which remains one of the practice’s clearest areas of special interest, with Paul repeatedly thanked for knowledgeable bird care.
- •Acute and urgent care, including support when pets become unwell quickly and help in high-stress situations.
- •Diagnostics and investigation work, including more detailed case work leading to diagnosis and a management plan.
- •Preventive and ongoing care, with reviews mentioning vaccinations, repeat flea and worming prescriptions, nail clipping, six-monthly check-ups, and reminder messages for future appointments or repeat medication. Reviews also refer to a Petclub plan covering some routine care.
- •Travel paperwork support, including help sending vaccination information for European pet travel documentation.
- •Euthanasia and end-of-life support, with owners describing compassionate handling of difficult visits.
- •Veterinary nurse training facility, listed among the practice’s services and specialisations.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Paul (vet) is repeatedly praised for avian expertise and is specifically thanked in recent reviews.
- •Arielle (team member, role not stated) is thanked for calm, supportive acute care during a Saturday emergency.
- •Sarah (team member, role not stated) is mentioned positively for guidance and professionalism around euthanasia decision-making.
- •Reviews also speak well of the wider vets, nurses, and reception team for being friendly, patient, thorough, and good with nervous animals.
Reviews
Google reviews average 4.7/5 from 295 reviews. Recent feedback commonly highlights
- •Caring, professional clinical care, with vets and nurses described as knowledgeable, patient, thorough, and clear when explaining options.
- •Strong support in stressful situations, including injury treatment, difficult end-of-life visits, and gentle handling of nervous animals.
- •A smooth client experience, with praise for online booking, reminders, friendly reception staff, and appointments running on time.
- •Well-regarded facilities and avian expertise, including positive comments on the clean surgery, easy parking, and Paul’s bird care.

