The Harrogate Vet

- Recent feedback is very positive, with many owners praising the team’s calm, caring manner and saying they feel listened to rather than rushed. - Urgent-care experiences are a recurring theme, including quick appointments, prompt help after injuries, out-of-hours assistance, and rapid action in a serious breathing emergency. - Several reviews highlight clear communication: owners mention thorough examinations, diagnoses being explained well, and treatment plans being talked through carefully.

The Harrogate Vet in Harrogate offers a broad mix of routine, diagnostic and emergency veterinary care, including a 24-hour, 365-day emergency service. It also provides imaging, laboratory work, dentistry, vaccinations and neutering, with recent feedback highlighting calm communication, prompt urgent care and kind support in difficult situations. Reviews also point to a friendly front-of-house team and good follow-up.

Services

•Emergency and urgent care: The clinic states that it provides emergency care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Recent reviews describe quick help for out-of-hours enquiries, rapid response after a dog attack, and fast treatment for a cat with severe breathing difficulties.
•Diagnostics and investigations: Website-listed facilities include a CT scanner, X-ray, ultrasound and laboratory services. Owners also describe being seen quickly for scans, thorough examinations, clear diagnoses and treatment plans, and acute interventions including drips, medication and a chest drain in a respiratory emergency.
•Dentistry: Dentistry and advanced dentistry are listed.
•Preventive and routine care: Vaccinations, neutering and laparoscopic neutering are listed on the clinic website.
•Travel paperwork and handling nervous pets: Reviews mention help with complex pet relocation paperwork for Australia, along with careful blood sampling for a very nervous dog.
•General consultations and ongoing care: Recent feedback highlights second-opinion consultations, attentive listening for older dogs, and clear explanations of options and next steps.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Joanne (vet): Reviewed as kind, compassionate and attentive, especially with an older dog, and praised for taking time to listen and understand the pet’s needs.
•Shaun (vet): Mentioned positively for second-opinion consultations, clear explanations, a calm and approachable manner, and helping put dogs at ease. One owner also praised him for talking through each step during euthanasia.
•Reception/front desk team: Frequently mentioned for being warm and welcoming, supportive during difficult appointments, and thoughtful with both pets and owners.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 140 reviews.

•Recent feedback is very positive, with many owners praising the team’s calm, caring manner and saying they feel listened to rather than rushed.
•Urgent-care experiences are a recurring theme, including quick appointments, prompt help after injuries, out-of-hours assistance, and rapid action in a serious breathing emergency.
•Several reviews highlight clear communication: owners mention thorough examinations, diagnoses being explained well, and treatment plans being talked through carefully.
•End-of-life support is another strong theme, with kind handling during euthanasia, time given to say goodbye, and thoughtful bereavement gestures such as a card and flowers.

Reviews for The Harrogate Vet

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 140 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

steph bradbury

2 months ago

Amazing experience today! Came to see our old vet Shaun who we used many moons ago and trust for a second opinion and from start to finish I finally felt like we were being listened too in regards to our dogs health and hopefully with the right plan for her moving forward we will have a happy puppy. Due to the amazing experience both our dogs are now registered here! Even got offered a drink while waiting so that was a nice touch 😊 The ladies at the front desk were both also very lovely, thank you ☺️

Claire Mendham

Outstanding care from the entire team at Harrogate Vets. From the moment you walk through the door, you are met with professionalism, warmth and genuine compassion. Every member of staff takes the time to explain everything clearly and makes what can often be a stressful situation feel calm and manageable. The clinical expertise is exceptional, but what truly sets them apart is how much they care. They treat your pet as if it were their own and never make you feel rushed. Communication is thorough, follow up is prompt and you always feel fully supported. Thank you from Betty the dog I would not hesitate to recommend Harrogate Vets to anyone looking for first class veterinary care.

Rosita VDS

3 months ago

Very helpful out of hours assistance

Lydia Mcewen

4 months ago

I would definitely recommend this practice. I was booked in with Joanne and have seen her before with my 16-year-old dog. She is incredibly kind, compassionate, and attentive, always taking the time to listen and understand my dogs’ needs. Her level of care is exceptional, and she is without a doubt one of the nicest vets I’ve ever come across. The rest of the team are always very welcoming. It’s also helpful having the two practices for convenience as well.

Zsolt Kaszas

Aslaug Hauksdottir

5 months ago

Good service and nice staff.

Veronica

We had to have our beautiful Springer, Dottie put to sleep yesterday and Sean(?) the Vet couldn’t have been kinder. He explained he thought we were making the right decision and had never seen a 15 year old Springer. Also let us know every step of the procedure as we said goodbye to our beautiful girl. The ladies on the reception were exceptional too. Thank you all. John and Veronica Pawson

Sarah Day

6 months ago

Thank you so much to the team for their amazing quick response today. My border terrier got attacked on our walk and the team were so brilliant. Thank you thank you thank you!

Elizabeth Cowie

8 months ago

What knowledgable and kind people. Nothing is too much trouble and an accurate and thorough examination and diagnosis has been my experience and happily a recovering dog

Danielle Smith

9 months ago

The expertise and care from all members of the team is exceptional. We have had to deal with difficult admin of moving pets to Australia and Harrogate Vet were so on top of everything and took so much care taking bloods from our very nervous dog. We've taken our cat for mystery illnesses before and they take the time to examine and diagnose and talk through treatment plans. I've been to a handful of vets over the years with both the dog and cat and Harrogate Vets is the best by far.