Gillivervet – Vets in Chorley
Clinic Overview
- Several reviewers describe being with the practice for 13 to 20 years, suggesting strong continuity and trust over time. - Owners repeatedly mention kindness, patience, and empathy, especially around difficult cases, rare illness, and end-of-life care. - Communication comes through as a clear strength, with reviewers saying the vets are easy to speak with, discuss options clearly, and help owners stay calm.
Gillivervet is a VetPartners equine practice in Chorley offering first-opinion veterinary care for horses, with both ambulatory visits and in-house appointments, as well as a 24/7 ambulatory emergency service. Recent feedback is very positive, with several owners describing relationships with the practice lasting well over a decade. Reviews particularly highlight calm communication, emergency call-outs, dental care, and compassionate support through serious illness and euthanasia.
Services
- •Equine veterinary care for horses, including first-opinion work.
- •Appointments at home and at the practice, with both ambulatory visits and in-house consultations mentioned.
- •24/7 ambulatory emergency cover for horses; recent reviews include an emergency Christmas Eve call-out.
- •Dental care, including longer-term management of difficult teeth and a review describing a calm extraction of a problematic baby tooth during a home visit.
- •Care for injuries, illness, and older horses, with reviews also mentioning support through serious illness and end-of-life care / euthanasia.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Bryony is praised for helping an owner feel at ease during treatment for their mare, with “nothing too much trouble.”
- •John is mentioned for calmly spending time extracting a troublesome baby tooth and for discussing options in a way that owners found easy to understand.
- •Reviews also speak positively about the wider team as caring, patient, reliable, and supportive over many years of horse ownership.
Reviews
Gillivervet has a 4.7-star Google rating from 53 reviews. Recent written feedback is strongly positive.
- •Several reviewers describe being with the practice for 13 to 20 years, suggesting strong continuity and trust over time.
- •Owners repeatedly mention kindness, patience, and empathy, especially around difficult cases, rare illness, and end-of-life care.
- •Communication comes through as a clear strength, with reviewers saying the vets are easy to speak with, discuss options clearly, and help owners stay calm.
- •Recent examples of care include managing difficult dental problems, a careful baby tooth extraction at home, and an out-of-hours Christmas Eve emergency visit.
