Wagtails Veterinary Centre – Vets in Harrogate
Clinic Overview
- Owners frequently describe the team as caring, warm, professional, and compassionate, especially during difficult appointments. - Communication stands out as a recurring strength, with reviews mentioning clear explanations, regular updates, and gentle handling. - Urgent and day-to-day care are both praised, including a Saturday urgent appointment for an injured dog and calm treatment for a nervous cat.
Services
- •Small animal care for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and other domestic animals.
- •Routine and urgent treatment, including emergency appointments; one recent review describes being seen urgently on a Saturday morning for a dog with a foreleg injury.
- •Medical treatment and ongoing care, with reviews mentioning recovery support, cancer care, and treatment for a cat after a chemical injury.
- •Calm handling for stressed pets, with one owner praising the vet and nurse for helping a feisty cat relax during a visit.
- •End-of-life care and aftercare, including euthanasia support, cremation arrangements, return of ashes, paw prints, handwritten cards, and paperwork such as an individual cremation certificate.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic, though one recent reviewer described the practice as expensive.
People
- •Tony, Rosie, and Sam are thanked by name in older feedback for their support during difficult times.
- •More recent reviews also praise the vet, nurse, receptionist, and wider team for being kind, communicative, welcoming, and compassionate.
- •Owners also mention thoughtful support from staff during aftercare, including the handover of ashes and a handwritten card signed by the team.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 214 reviews. Recent written feedback is mostly very positive overall.
- •Owners frequently describe the team as caring, warm, professional, and compassionate, especially during difficult appointments.
- •Communication stands out as a recurring strength, with reviews mentioning clear explanations, regular updates, and gentle handling.
- •Urgent and day-to-day care are both praised, including a Saturday urgent appointment for an injured dog and calm treatment for a nervous cat.
- •End-of-life support is a particularly strong theme, with owners highlighting dignified care, cremation arrangements, paw prints, sympathetic ash collection, and handwritten cards. A small number of negative reviews include one complaint about rising costs and repeated criticism from the same reviewer about the handling of an elderly cat case.

