Carrick Veterinary Group

- Many recent reviewers describe the team as caring and professional, with praise for thorough appointments and staff who take time with both pets and owners. - Longer-term clients also speak positively about the practice, with one reviewer saying they had received excellent treatment over more than twenty years. - The clinic is praised for compassionate help in difficult situations, including support with a stray cat that could not be saved and accepting an injured hedgehog without charge.

Services

•Routine and preventive care: consultations, routine check-ups, six-month health checks, vaccinations, parasite control, microchipping, and neutering. Reviews also mention ongoing care for dogs from puppyhood and use of the Healthy Pet Plan.
•Diagnostics and treatment: dentistry, surgery, blood pressure checks, in-house lab testing, X-ray, and ultrasound. The practice website also mentions referral services for orthopaedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and cardiology.
•Nurse and support services: nurse clinics, grooming, nail clipping, anal sac expression, home visits, and GB pet travel documentation.
•Emergency and urgent care: emergency help during normal opening hours, with out-of-hours cases directed to MiNightVet. Reviews also mention support with an injured hedgehog and gentle end-of-life care for a stray cat.
•Species seen: dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, ferrets, reptiles and tortoises, birds, backyard poultry, and aquarium fish.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review feedback on cost is mixed: some owners describe the Healthy Pet Plan as good value, while others report concerns about higher-than-expected bills, extra testing costs, and consultations that felt too focused on fees. Prices mentioned in reviews include £175 for blood tests, a total bill of £370 in one case, and a monthly plan discussed at £30.

People

•Izzy (vet): praised for being kind, patient, thorough, and good at explaining options clearly.
•Wider team: reviews often describe the vets, nurses, and support staff as compassionate, competent, and reassuring, with several owners mentioning long-term trust in the practice.

Reviews

Google shows 4.6 stars from 133 reviews.

•Many recent reviewers describe the team as caring and professional, with praise for thorough appointments and staff who take time with both pets and owners.
•Longer-term clients also speak positively about the practice, with one reviewer saying they had received excellent treatment over more than twenty years.
•The clinic is praised for compassionate help in difficult situations, including support with a stray cat that could not be saved and accepting an injured hedgehog without charge.
•A smaller number of reviews are critical about pricing, communication, and treatment advice, including concerns about unexpected costs, pressure around additional testing or plans, and one recent complaint about lack of empathy during a euthanasia visit.

Reviews for Carrick Veterinary Group

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Peter Huckle

1 month ago

Kirsty White

2 months ago

Disgusting Vacant Rude Curt No empathy No compassion I would never take any animal there ever again let alone a human. The whole experience from the reception staff to the vets was awful. My dog of nearly 9 years was put to sleep as i was given no other choice. They should not be allowed to practice. No care towards my dog or support to myself. All they were concerned about was how much money they could get telling me the best thing was to put him to sleep.

Steve Salisbury

3 months ago

Great team, really care about your pet and you

Stephen Wilson

4 months ago

cj hutchinson

We have been with this veterinary centre for over twenty years and have never known anything other than excellent treatment. The vets and staff are extremely competent and compassionate and never hesitate to take the time to treat the animal (and the owner!). I hold the practice in the highest regard and highly recommend them.

Hayden Scothern

8 months ago

Nigel Osborne

10 months ago

Dreadful place , All they are interested in at this practice is how much money they can extract from you, we took our cat here as it was more local to the vets we had previously used, he had been vomiting for a few days, we were told by the vet she needed to take some blood tests and the cost would be £175 this would cover everything to establish what was wrong with our cat, We obviously agreed to this and we’re reassured assured it covered everything for his diagnosis on the day we ended up with a total bill for £370, During the consultation the vet kept saying if this is wrong with him it will cost you this amount , if it’s diabetes it could cost us upto £1000 per month , but there are another options at £x per month. It genuinely seemed it was all about the money money money and not about our cat’s welfare We got a phone call saying the blood tests what come back clear but they needed to send for more test results and we’d need to pay another £175. Or a single text for £65. Again all about getting extra money out of you when all this was supposedly covered , they also tried to sell us a monthly subscription at £30 pm. But they said it didn’t cover the fees 🤷🏼‍♂️. Joke of a place. Stay clear unless you want your wallet emptied

Alan Siddall

1 year ago

A sincere thank you to everyone at Carrick Vets for the kindness and compassion showed helping us with the stray cat we brought in. It was heartbreaking to learn that the poor lad couldn’t be saved after we worked so hard over the weekend, but we remain truly grateful for the care, advice and gentleness provided in his final moments. Your support and understanding to all of our pets and strays, past and present, means a lot! Thank you!