Medivet Adlington / Adlington Veterinary Centre – Vets in Adlington
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is strongly positive overall, with owners describing the staff as welcoming, caring, and professional. - Several reviews say pets are handled calmly and kindly, including nervous dogs and dogs that appear unusually relaxed or even happy to visit. - Owners also praise the practice for taking time over consultations, checking details carefully, and communicating well during more serious cases.
Medivet Adlington, also known as Adlington Veterinary Centre, is a Medivet practice in Adlington, Lancashire. It offers routine veterinary care alongside access to out-of-hours emergency treatment through Medivet’s 24-hour centres, with follow-up appointments carried out at the practice. Recent feedback is very positive overall, with owners often highlighting calm handling, clear communication, and a welcoming team.
Services
- •Routine care and vaccinations: Reviews mention puppy injections and routine vaccination visits, with one owner describing a stress-free appointment and plenty of practical advice.
- •Emergency and follow-up care: The practice links into Medivet’s 24-hour centres for out-of-hours emergencies. Owners also describe attending the emergency vet overnight and then returning to Adlington for follow-on appointments.
- •Support for anxious or nervous dogs: Multiple reviews mention patient, compassionate handling for dogs that are especially nervous at the vet.
- •Illness assessment and general consultations: Recent examples include help with an unwell dog and support while owners and staff worked through an urgent problem involving a dog that had eaten a sock.
- •End-of-life care: Reviews specifically praise communication during serious illness and the way staff respected owners’ wishes when it was time to say goodbye.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average on cost, based on a partial sample of comparable services. The clearest published figure is an out-of-hours emergency consultation fee of £130 for consultations between 7pm and 9am under Medivet’s emergency arrangement. Recent reviews focus much more on care and communication than on pricing.
People
- •Maria (vet): Named in a puppy vaccination review, where the visit was described as calm, professional, and informative.
- •Reception team: Reviews mention a very kind receptionist, and more recent feedback also praises the front-desk welcome.
- •Clinical team: Owners regularly comment on patient handling, clear communication, and compassionate care, particularly for nervous dogs and end-of-life situations.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 251 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive overall, with owners describing the staff as welcoming, caring, and professional.
- •Several reviews say pets are handled calmly and kindly, including nervous dogs and dogs that appear unusually relaxed or even happy to visit.
- •Owners also praise the practice for taking time over consultations, checking details carefully, and communicating well during more serious cases.
- •A negative theme appears in one repeated complaint about a kennel cough vaccination being given after the owner had asked for it not to be, pointing to a consent and communication issue.
