The Oaks Veterinary Centre - Largs

Oaks vets, Largs are always friendly and kind. They saw my dog yesterday who was unwell with pancreaitis. Gave advice and encouragement towards his care. Today he seems to be on the mend, which is a relief.

Friendly and relaxed all the way. I got an appointment within a couple of days of my call. Vet was informative and helpful and approachable.

I use this vet practice often, as our household includes 6 cats and 1 dog. The staff here are friendly, welcoming and helpful. When calling there is rarely much of a wait before the phone is picked up and repeat prescriptions are handled with ease, either through the phone or online (super easy!). Occasionally we need a prescription on short notice and this is never a problem. The vets seem knowledgeable and the nurses too. We've had good news and bad news and both are handled with care and professional. The facilities are good, with two consultation rooms, and a large reception area with separate space for cats and dogs. Lots of options for food, supplements, treats and toys, should you fancy treating your most treasured to a little something. Centrally located in Large, with paid parking across the road, and free 1 hour street parking in the area, should you be lucky to find a space. All in all a good experience, would definitely recommend.

Our wee dog, Tilly, was a patient at Oak Vets, Largs, for the last 12 years. Sadly, she had to be put to sleep yesterday after a harrowing trip by wheelbarrow, car and ferry from Millport when we were let down by a home vet and only the kindness of Shona and her staff in keeping the Largs surgery open for an extra 2 hours allowed Tilly a peaceful passing. Marina and Amy* showed great compassion and understanding as they relieved Tilly of her pain and distress. We are so grateful to all the Oak Vets staff who have been so kind and loving to Tilly and ourselves over the years. Margaret Carson and Tom Aitchison *Hope we got your names correct as we were so distressed by wee Tilly’s condition.

In twenty years as a dog owner and having seen numerous vets, this is hands down the best practice we have used. Cannot fault the treatment our dogs have received and the staff are lovely. Pricing neither here nor there, all vets seem to be very expensive these days, just glad we had insurance.

I found a little starling with an injured wing in my back garden. It was late on a Friday evening. As I live in Millport the SPCA could not get here until the next day, they couldn't give me a time. Their information was however if I could take it to a local vet, they could triage it's injuries and keep it safe until the SPCA could collect it. Oaks were happy for me to drop the wee bird off. It was a lively despite having a wing injury, I am hoping it has now been treated and returned to the wild. Thank you so much to Oaks for helping this beautiful little animal back to recovery.

Visited this practice whilst on holiday as our little Spaniel was ill. Seen within 4 hours of calling so pleased at the speed. We were seen by Shona who was very thorough and offered us a couple of alternatives. We went with her advice and after a couple of days Ellie was much brighter. The Reception team, vet nurse and vet were welcoming, helpful and kind. Very happy with the outcome and thank you to all.

The staff are really good, pleasant and helpful and the premises are very clean. However this is not the family business that it used to be. It’s become a corporate business where the focus is on sales at extortionate prices. Real shame that the corporate owners have killed the family ethos that this practice was renowned for.