Shipley and Idle Veterinary Centre

Reviews of Shipley and Idle Veterinary Centre

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  Heather Fawcett-Jones

  Google · 6 June 2026

  A friendly welcome and staff who know your pets and care about them. Kate my vet was amazing with my 17 year old cat and kept him for the day to diagnose him. When I picked him up he was hydrated again, no pain and back to his usual self even though he has a serious underlying condition. The team will also pick you my large insurance claim and sort this out for me. Kate has been amazing in also talking through the options and reassuring me in my decisions. Highly recommended from me!

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  Ray Khan

  Google · 28 May 2026

  Always friendly reception staff and vets. Always see my cat on time and take exceptional care and attention to her. Lovely practice and not like these franchises. Well worth it.

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  diana Peace

  Google · 19 May 2026

  Harry 🐶 and his Human have been visiting this vets for many years. All the staff here are amazing, patience, empathy, taking care to listen not only to your words but have a great understanding of your beloved animal. Thank you for you all being you and a great team.

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  RUTH

  Google · 8 April 2026

  Super friendly welcome . Kate and her team are professional from the point of arrival and put our mind at ease especially with Noah who is anxious with other dogs around, making arrangements for entry and exit to ensure as calm as possible visit.

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  Chloe Langwade

  Google · 5 April 2026

  Absolutely brilliant service from everyone at Shipley and Idle Veterinary Centre. They saw my dog Finn as an emergency after he cut his leg and got him stitched up really quickly. The whole team were lovely, calm and professional, which made a stressful situation so much easier. They were so caring with Finn and made sure he was well looked after the whole time. Really grateful for how quickly they saw him and the excellent treatment he received. Thank you so much for taking such good care of him. I’d highly recommend them to anyone local.

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  Big Daddy

  Google · 27 January 2026

  I would highly recommend this vet practice it is very clean and the staff are very friendly and make the entire experience pleasant bothe for people and pets. My 14 and half week old kitten even enjoyed the visit even though she had her vaccinations.

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  Cathie O'Halloran

  Google · 8 August 2025

  Kind, compassionate vets who take time to explain treatment options with me . They handle my pets gently and I won’t go anywhere else for my pets health .

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  Peter Stead

  Google · 9 February 2024

  I called to book an appointment for our dog Stan. He needed to be vaccinated as he will be going into kennels in March. The staff couldn't be more helpful in booking an early appointment and explaining the process. When I went to the vets our dog was very scared. Both the staff & the vet did a great job at calming him down. Great vets, great people and a very good experience. Thank you 😁

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  Catherine Lowley

  Google · 14 July 2023

  Fantastic vets, always friendly and helpful. At my previous dogs end of life appointment the care shown to us and her was something I’ll always remember. At such an upsetting time it’s great to have reassurance for your pet so they’re not stressed and they were so kind. The paw print we received in the post afterwards I’ll never forget and will always hold dear. This is why our new puppy was registered here. Couldn’t be happier with the care and treatments. Thank you 😊

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  Ismael Nazar

  Google · 24 October 2025

  We’d always brought our own and my parents cats here, but after today we won’t be returning. Whilst the other staff were absolutely first class, the vet himself gave off some pretty strange vibes. Found it strange he made no eye contact as I walked in, and with a cat in full fear he didn’t even start by altering the tone of his voice. I appreciate time is precious, but turning the carry box upside down to a petrified cat isn’t exactly welcoming and it was all downhill from there. I immediately explained her vet anxiety and expressed a four year cycle of her needing to be dealt with by staff wearing big thick gloves as they do every year. He thought knew better and persisted by trying to give her an injection without support. He asked me to hold her down, and stupidly I obliged. She immediately lost all composure and went for the hissing, biting and scratching, unfortunately all in my direction. He then proceeded to cover her head with the towel from her carry box, which only served to cause further distress. Only after the cat was completely distressed did he decide to follow my advice and take her away so she could be effectively restrained by someone with the correct equipment. When he returned he asked about worming treatment. I queried what forms the treatment comes in as I only knew of spot on treatment. He asked why I asked, which was odd. I explained she reacted poorly to the spot on treatment last time as it clearly caused irritation. He then said we can prescribe a tablet, and before agreeing I asked the price. At this point, his unprofessionalism peaked, as clearly another 45 seconds of his life was too precious where he turned his back to me, let out the biggest sigh you’d expect from a pubescent 15 year old before delivering his answer. I spent £89.72 and left with an extremely distressed cat. We will not be returning, which is a great shame as the prior veterinarians at Shipley were very good. Clearly standards have dropped.