Blackpool PDSA Pet Hospital

Blackpool PDSA Pet Hospital is part of the PDSA charity network and focuses on free and low-cost veterinary care for pets in need. Recent feedback continues to highlight quick access for urgent concerns, alongside compassionate support during difficult visits such as euthanasia and care after a pet has died. Reviews also describe both routine treatment and more serious medical or surgical care being handled on site.

Services

• •Low-cost support for eligible owners: free and low-cost veterinary care is a core part of the hospital’s offer, with reviews also mentioning small donations or contributions.
• •Urgent and same-day care: owners describe being told to come straight in for a wasp-sting reaction, being offered an appointment within an hour, and receiving a call-back within the hour after sending photos of a cat abscess.
• •Medical treatment and prescriptions: review examples include antibiotics, other prescribed medication collected from reception, and treatment plans arranged after assessment.
• •In-clinic treatment and monitoring: one owner describes a dog receiving an injection for an allergic reaction and then being kept in briefly to make sure she was OK.
• •Surgery and overnight care: one review mentions a cat being admitted, cared for overnight, and undergoing life-saving surgery.
• •End-of-life and after-death support: owners repeatedly mention sensitive euthanasia support with time to say goodbye, and one recent review describes help with cremation arrangements plus a paw print and nose print keepsake.
• •Training facility: the hospital is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Sam (vet): named in a review as acting quickly, recognising that something was seriously wrong with a cat, and overseeing care through admission, overnight treatment, and surgery.
• •Recent reviews also warmly mention the wider team, including reception staff and a nurse involved in bereavement support, though most are not named.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.6 stars from 1,055 reviews.

• •Compassionate bereavement care is a strong theme: several owners describe respectful, unhurried euthanasia support, and one recent review highlights kind help after a pet had died, including cremation guidance and keepsakes.
• •Owners often praise speed and responsiveness: examples include urgent appointments offered within an hour, being asked to come in immediately for a reaction, and prompt call-backs with a treatment plan.
• •Clinical care is described positively across a range of cases: reviews mention abscess treatment, antibiotics and prescriptions, care for kennel cough and allergic reactions, and one case involving overnight care and life-saving surgery.
• •Most recent feedback is very positive, though there is an isolated complaint about staff attitude: overall, the written reviews are largely warm about kindness, explanations, and helpfulness.