Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital – Vets in Blackpool
Clinic Overview
- Positive feedback often centres on urgent and emergency care, with owners describing the team as quick, kind, and professional in stressful situations. - Several reviewers praise the hospital’s clinical care and aftercare, including support through overnight stays, surgery, and recovery, as well as gentle handling of cats, dogs, and a pet rat. - Critical reviews raise concerns about diagnosis and second opinions, with some owners saying significant conditions were only identified after going elsewhere.
Services
- •General and emergency veterinary care: The hospital offers first-opinion care, second opinions, and 24-hour emergency treatment. Recent reviews describe quick help in urgent situations and overnight care for both dogs and cats.
- •Referrals and advanced imaging: Referrals are listed, including outpatient and inpatient cases, and CT scanning is available on site. Reviews also mention discussions around scans and second opinions in more complex cases.
- •Surgery and aftercare: Website information includes BOAS surgery, and reviews mention successful emergency surgery for a French bulldog with breathing problems as well as knee surgeries followed by ongoing aftercare.
- •Rehabilitation and supportive care: A hydrotherapy suite is listed on the website.
- •End-of-life care: Euthanasia is mentioned in reviews, with mixed experiences described around the appointment itself and the wider client journey.
- •Species seen: Reviews mainly discuss dogs and cats, with one owner also mentioning treatment for a pet rat.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic, though some recent reviewers describe out-of-hours, diagnostic, cremation, and billing costs as high.
People
Recent reviews name Rachel, Maria, Aoife, and Fran as part of the team caring for an inpatient cat, and Paddy was also praised for being especially kind and professional after a dog was brought in following a fall. Other feedback also mentions unnamed vets and nurses being gentle, clear, compassionate, and helpful in urgent situations.
Reviews
Sunbeam Veterinary Hospital has a 4.6-star Google rating from 748 reviews.
- •Positive feedback often centres on urgent and emergency care, with owners describing the team as quick, kind, and professional in stressful situations.
- •Several reviewers praise the hospital’s clinical care and aftercare, including support through overnight stays, surgery, and recovery, as well as gentle handling of cats, dogs, and a pet rat.
- •Critical reviews raise concerns about diagnosis and second opinions, with some owners saying significant conditions were only identified after going elsewhere.
- •Cost and customer service are recurring negatives in some reviews, particularly around out-of-hours charges, scan and cremation quotes, billing, and one upsetting reception experience after euthanasia.
Location
Unit 22 Northpoint Business Park, New Mallow Road, Blackpool, Cork
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