Swanzdale Veterinary Care Centre – Vets in Scarborough
Clinic Overview
- Rapid help in urgent cases is a clear theme, including a cat brought in immediately while struggling in labour and a dog whose intestinal blockage was found on x-ray and operated on quickly. - Warm, approachable staff are mentioned repeatedly, with reviewers describing lovely or brilliant staff who care about animals and take time with owners. - Good handling and reassurance during consults comes up more than once, including comments that staff “always have time for you” and “get down with your pets.” - Care in difficult situations also stands out: one owner of an elderly dog praised the team’s ongoing advice and compassion, while another felt everything possible was done during a sudden, ultimately fatal illness.
Swanzdale Veterinary Care Centre in Scarborough provides first-opinion small animal care, backed by on-site diagnostics, surgery and inpatient facilities. Recent customer feedback continues to highlight prompt treatment for urgent cases, including intestinal blockage surgery and an emergency caesarean. Owners also regularly describe a friendly, hands-on team that takes time with pets and communicates well, even in very difficult situations.
Services
- •First-opinion small animal care: routine consultations and treatment for pets.
- •Diagnostics on site: ultrasound, digital x-ray, endoscopy, and full laboratory facilities. Recent reviews give a practical example of x-ray being used to identify an intestinal blockage before surgery.
- •Surgery and inpatient care: a large prep area used as the surgical hub, a sterile theatre for more complex procedures, and separate dog and cat hospital areas.
- •Anaesthesia and monitoring: anaesthetic machines and monitoring equipment are specifically listed.
- •Urgent and emergency care: emergency veterinary services are listed. Recent reviews mention immediate assessment for a cat struggling in labour, leading to an emergency caesarean, and fast treatment for other sudden illnesses.
- •Training facility: the clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit around average for cost, but this is based on very few comparable services.
People
- •Matt Purnell and Trish Johansen are named as the practice founders.
- •Oliver is named by a client in connection with rapid diagnosis and surgery for a dog with an intestinal blockage.
- •Reviews also regularly praise the wider vets, nurses, and reception team for being friendly, efficient, compassionate, and good with animals.
Reviews
4.9 stars from 385 Google reviews.
- •Rapid help in urgent cases is a clear theme, including a cat brought in immediately while struggling in labour and a dog whose intestinal blockage was found on x-ray and operated on quickly.
- •Warm, approachable staff are mentioned repeatedly, with reviewers describing lovely or brilliant staff who care about animals and take time with owners.
- •Good handling and reassurance during consults comes up more than once, including comments that staff “always have time for you” and “get down with your pets.”
- •Care in difficult situations also stands out: one owner of an elderly dog praised the team’s ongoing advice and compassion, while another felt everything possible was done during a sudden, ultimately fatal illness.
