23 practices in Dumfries and Galloway
Prices from 7 practices · Google reviews for 17 practices · Ownership known for 15 practices · Updated 22 October 2026 · Data by Vet Verified
Welcome to Threave Farm Vets, a veterinary practice located in the quaint town of Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Dunmuir Veterinary Group is a well-equipped veterinary practice offering comprehensive care for companion animals, small mammals, birds, reptiles, and exotic pets. The practice provides 24-hour emergency care throughout the year alongside routine veterinary services.
Stewartry Veterinary Centre is a veterinary practice in Castle Douglas, Scotland, treating pets, farm animals and horses. The practice opens six days a week and provides emergency cover outside normal hours.
Consultation from £39.95
Bard Vets is a veterinary practice in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway. The practice treats dogs, cats, birds, poultry, and small mammals. Services include dentistry, diagnostic imaging, and 24/7 emergency care.
Stewartry Veterinary Centre is a veterinary practice in Dalbeattie, Scotland. It treats pets, farm animals, and horses, and offers emergency care outside normal hours.
Galloway Vets in Kirkcudbright treats pets, farm animals and wildlife, with weekend opening, a client car park and disabled access.
Creebridge Veterinary Centre in Newton Stewart treats livestock and pets, with a client car park and weekend opening.
Consultation from £43
Academy Vets is a veterinary practice in Newton Stewart that treats cats, dogs, farm animals, and horses. The practice provides diagnostics, dentistry, and routine care, and runs its own out-of-hours emergency service.
Machars Veterinary Services is a veterinary practice in Wigtown, Scotland, treating companion animals, farm animals, and horses. The practice answers calls 24 hours a day and opens six days a week, including Saturday mornings.
Consultation from £46
Nithsdale Vets Thornhill in Dumfries and Galloway is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm, providing care for cats, dogs, and small mammals.
Consultation from £39.95
Bard Vets is a veterinary practice in Dumfries that treats companion animals, farm animals, and exotic species. The practice opens at weekends and runs a 24-hour emergency service.
Ark Vet Centre St Mary’s in Dumfries offers a range of services including mobile services, weekend openings, out-of-hours care, and treatments such as vaccinations, microchipping, and dentistry for a variety of animals like cats, dogs, and exotic species.
Consultation from £33.95
Charnwood Veterinary Centre is a veterinary practice in Dumfries, Scotland, treating companion animals, farm animals and wildlife. The practice runs its own out-of-hours emergency service.
Consultation from £46
Nithsdale Vets Dumfries in Heathhall, Dumfries and Galloway, offers care for cats, dogs, and small mammals with weekday hours from 8:30am to 6:00pm and Saturday hours from 9:00am to 2:00pm, featuring a client car park and disabled access.
Priory Veterinary Centre in Whithorn, Wigtown, treats pets, farm animals, horses and birds, and is closed on bank holidays.
Ark Vet Centre Lockerbie in Dumfries and Galloway offers veterinary services for a wide range of species, including aquatics, birds, cats, dogs, and more, with facilities such as a client car park, disabled access, and mobile services, and is open at weekends with an out-of-hours emergency service.
Dryfe Vets is a veterinary practice in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, treating companion animals, farm animals and horses. The practice runs appointment-based consulting hours and provides 24-hour emergency cover.
Ark Vet Centre Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway offers services such as vaccinations, microchipping, diagnostic imaging, dentistry, blood testing, and flea and worm treatments for a wide range of animals including aquatics, birds, camelids, cats, cattle, deer, dogs, equines, exotic pets, goats, pigs, poultry, sheep, and small mammals, with street parking available outside.
Firth Veterinary Centre in Annan, Dumfries, treats pets, farm animals, horses, birds and exotic animals.
Ark Vet Centre in Annan, Dumfries and Galloway offers services including vaccinations, microchipping, and diagnostic imaging for a wide range of animals, with parking options and accessibility by public transport.
The Rural Vet Clinic is an independent mixed practice in Stranraer caring for farm animals, horses and small animals.
Consultation from £43
Academy Vets is a veterinary practice in Stranraer that treats companion animals and farm animals, including cats, dogs, cattle, horses, and sheep. The practice runs its own out-of-hours emergency service and has diagnostic equipment and hospitalisation facilities on site.
Ark Vet Centre Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway provides care for a wide range of animals including birds, camelids, cats, cattle, deer, dogs, equines, exotic pets, goats, pigs, poultry, sheep, and small mammals, offering services such as vaccinations, microchipping, diagnostic imaging, dentistry, blood testing, and flea and worm treatments.
Vet Verified lists 23 veterinary practices in Dumfries and Galloway. Filter by species, services, facilities or whether a practice is open now, then open a profile for contact details and more information.
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Typical published prices from the 7 practices in Dumfries and Galloway that list them, set against the UK median. Each figure uses a practice's lowest listed price for the item.
£43 typical
£33.95–£46 across 7 practices
30% below the UK median (£61)Lowest: £33.95 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£51 typical
£34.26–£53 across 7 practices
32% below the UK median (£75)Lowest: £34.26 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£49 typical
£40–£51 across 7 practices
36% below the UK median (£76)Lowest: £40 at Bard Vets - Dalbeattie
£351 typical
£270–£351 across 3 practices
In line with the UK median (£365)Lowest: £270 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£243 typical
£170–£243 across 3 practices
10% below the UK median (£270)Lowest: £170 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£128 typical
£110–£128 across 3 practices
17% below the UK median (£155)Lowest: £110 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£93 typical
£75–£93 across 3 practices
15% below the UK median (£110)Lowest: £75 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£78 typical
£58.20–£84 across 5 practices
22% below the UK median (£100)Lowest: £58.20 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£73 typical
£58.80–£77 across 5 practices
30% below the UK median (£104)Lowest: £58.80 at Charnwood Veterinary Centre
£20 typical
£15–£29 across 5 practices
33% below the UK median (£30)Lowest: £15 at Bard Vets - Dalbeattie
Source: Prices published on practices’ or their groups’ websites, gathered by Vet Verified, checked as recently as 20 October 2026. How we collect prices
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Typical listed prices and independent practices in 2 towns across Dumfries and Galloway, so you can see how nearby areas compare before you choose where to look.
Most practices
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Castle Douglas, Dumfries
| Town | Practices | Consultation | Dog booster | Dog spay | Cat spay | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vets in Castle Douglas | 3 · 0 priced | Consultation Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog booster Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 1 of 2 classified |
| Vets in Dumfries | 3 · 2 priced | Consultation Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog booster Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 0 of 2 classified |
| Dumfries and Galloway typical | Consultation £43 | Dog booster £51 | Dog spay £351 | Cat spay £128 | ||
| UK typical | Consultation £61 | Dog booster £75 | Dog spay £365 | Cat spay £155 | ||
Showing 2 of 2 towns.
Source: Prices and opening hours from practices’ and groups’ websites, and ownership recorded by Vet Verified.
Listed prices, not quotes. A town shows a typical price only when at least 3 of its practices list the item; each figure is the median of those practices' lowest standard prices, to the nearest pound. Independents are counted out of the practices whose ownership we have classified, as independent or part of a group.
Our directory currently lists 23 veterinary practices in Dumfries and Galloway, giving pet owners a wide choice locally. That is about 3.6 vet practices per 1,000 sq km.
Directory information last updated 22 October 2026.
We have imported Google reviews for 17 of the 23 practices listed. Across those 106 imported reviews, the average rating is 4.8 out of 5.
5-star
99 (93%)
4-star
1 (1%)
1-star
6 (6%)
Source: Google reviews imported by Vet Verified, not each practice’s complete review history.
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We have confirmed ownership information for 15 vet practices, either as independent practices or as members of a known group. We do not assume that an unclassified practice is independent.
Confirmed independent
Ownership type
2 vet practices · 9%
Known group affiliation
Ownership type
13 vet practices · 57%
Not yet classified
Ownership type
8 vet practices · 35%
Source: Ownership recorded by Vet Verified from practice and group information.
“Not yet classified” means we do not have enough evidence to describe the practice as independent or group-owned.
The proportion of listed practices that list care for each species.
Cats
Species
22 vet practices · 96%
Dogs
Species
22 vet practices · 96%
Cattle
Species
19 vet practices · 83%
Sheep
Species
18 vet practices · 78%
Small Mammals
Species
17 vet practices · 74%
Equines
Species
16 vet practices · 70%
Source: Practices’ and groups’ own websites, read by Vet Verified.
The types of veterinary care listed by local practices.
Companion animal coverage
Care area
22 vet practices · 96%
Farm and herd animal coverage
Care area
21 vet practices · 91%
Equine coverage
Care area
16 vet practices · 70%
Exotics and bird coverage
Care area
14 vet practices · 61%
Source: Practices’ and groups’ own websites, read by Vet Verified.
The services and facilities most often listed by local practices.
Microchipping
Service
16 vet practices · 70%
Vaccinations
Service
16 vet practices · 70%
Dentistry
Service
15 vet practices · 65%
Diagnostic imaging
Service
15 vet practices · 65%
Flea and worm treatments
Service
15 vet practices · 65%
Blood testing
Service
13 vet practices · 57%
Source: Practices’ and groups’ own websites, read by Vet Verified.
The opening-hours information listed by local practices.
Opening hours listed
Opening
20 vet practices · 87%
Weekend opening listed
Opening
12 vet practices · 52%
Late weekday opening listed
Opening
2 vet practices · 9%
Source: Practices’ and groups’ own websites, read by Vet Verified.
Veterinary groups with branches listed in this area. We do not assume that other practices are independent.
Ark Vet Centre
Group
5 vet practices · 22%
Inspiring Vet Care
Group
4 vet practices · 17%
Bard Vets
Group
2 vet practices · 9%
Stewartry Veterinary Centre
Group
2 vet practices · 9%
Source: Group membership recorded by Vet Verified from practice and group information.
How much contact and listing information is available for local practices.
Phone contact listed
Directory data
22 vet practices · 96%
Website listed
Directory data
21 vet practices · 91%
Email contact listed
Directory data
22 vet practices · 96%
Source: The Vet Verified directory.
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