Burscough Vets4Pets Ltd – Vets in Burscough
Clinic Overview
- Reception and front-of-house: reviews repeatedly describe the desk team as lovely and helpful. One reviewer specifically mentions a staff member helping them set up the practice app and answer questions about the service. - Veterinary team: clients describe positive experiences with the vets in complex cases, including support for a reactive dog and orthopaedic treatment.
Burscough Vets4Pets is part of the Vets4Pets network and offers a broad range of first-opinion veterinary care in Burscough, including surgery, diagnostics, imaging, dentistry and inpatient facilities. The practice also lists nurse clinics, weight clinics, prescriptions, grooming and health plans, with out-of-hours emergency care provided by Ribble Vets. Recent feedback is largely positive, particularly around helpful staff and support with more complex cases, though a small number of reviews mention communication and scheduling frustrations.
Services
- •Consultations, preventive care and clinics: nurse clinics, weight clinics and health plans are listed. Recent reviews also mention routine puppy checks, vaccinations, microchipping and follow-up appointments after illness.
- •Surgery and anaesthesia: the practice lists an operating theatre, soft tissue surgery and orthopaedics. One owner specifically mentions their dog having two TPLO surgeries at the practice.
- •Diagnostics and monitoring: facilities listed include an in-house laboratory for biochemistry, haematology and electrolyte testing, plus ECG and blood pressure monitoring.
- •Imaging and dentistry: digital X-ray, ultrasound and dental X-ray are listed, alongside general dentistry services.
- •Inpatient care, pharmacy and other facilities: the clinic has a hospital ward, an isolation unit, prescriptions/pharmacy and grooming. Outside normal opening hours, emergency care is directed to Ribble Vets.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. In reviews, one client also says prices were not always given upfront.
People
No individual vets or nurses are named in the publicly available information.
- •Reception and front-of-house: reviews repeatedly describe the desk team as lovely and helpful. One reviewer specifically mentions a staff member helping them set up the practice app and answer questions about the service.
- •Veterinary team: clients describe positive experiences with the vets in complex cases, including support for a reactive dog and orthopaedic treatment. One reviewer, however, reports a poor consultation with unclear communication and handling that left them dissatisfied.
Reviews
4.7 stars from 301 Google reviews. Recent written feedback is mostly positive overall, with a few negative comments around communication and clinic logistics.
- •Owners often praise the team as friendly, supportive and easy to deal with, from reception through to the vets.
- •One reviewer says the practice handled a dog’s multiple health problems well, including two TPLO surgeries, and made adjustments to help a reactive dog stay calm during visits.
- •Another owner praises the practice for professional care when their dog became seriously unwell while they were abroad, including keeping in touch and arranging a prompt recheck after they returned.
- •Less positive comments focus on vet communication, one upsetting microchipping experience, prices not always being explained in advance, and appointments sometimes running late.
