Skelmersdale Veterinary Practice

Skelmersdale Veterinary Practice treats a wide range of pets, including birds, cats, dogs, small mammals, and exotic or wild species. It is listed as an Approved Veterinary Nurse Training Practice, though it is not currently shown as RCVS accredited on the practice listing. Recent feedback continues to highlight same-day access, practical step-by-step treatment planning, and especially strong support during difficult end-of-life decisions.

Services

•Species treated: birds, cats, dogs, small mammals, and exotic or wild animals.
•General veterinary care: recent reviews mention routine consultations, ongoing treatment planning, and surgical care, including a cat castration that became more complex than expected and was handled with regular updates to the owner.
•Same-day appointments: owners report being able to get seen the same day when needed.
•Diagnostics and treatment planning: reviews describe a problem-solving approach for skin and ear issues, including ear swabs, advice on changing food, trial medication, and review appointments to adjust treatment.
•Allergy and skin management: one owner describes treatment for recurrent ear infections, itching, paw chewing, and scooting, with suspected yeast infection linked to allergies and clear improvement after follow-up.
•Emergency and urgent care response: one review specifically praises the team for switching quickly from a routine visit to an emergency response.
•End-of-life care: several reviews highlight compassionate support when pets were being put to sleep, with attention to both the animal’s comfort and the family’s experience.
•Training practice status: the practice is listed as an Approved Veterinary Nurse Training Practice.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Jac (role not stated): named by owners in connection with end-of-life care, with reviews praising her kindness, concern, and professionalism.
•Unnamed vets and team members: reviews mention a female vet who made a same-day plan going forward, a vet and support team who responded quickly in an emergency, and staff who kept an owner updated and reassured during a cat’s surgery.

Reviews

Skelmersdale Veterinary Practice has 4.8 stars from 103 Google reviews.

•Recent positive reviews often focus on kind, reassuring care, including support during surgery, emergencies, and euthanasia appointments.
•Owners describe the team as thorough and practical, with examples including same-day appointments, clear plans for ongoing issues, and diagnostic work such as ear swabs followed by diet and medication changes.
•End-of-life support remains a strong theme, with several owners saying staff helped them through very difficult decisions with compassion and professionalism.
•There are a couple of recent negative outliers about communication, including owners who felt judged or upset during first contact or consultation, but these sit alongside a larger number of strongly positive experiences.

Reviews for Skelmersdale Veterinary Practice

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 103 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

rebekah field

1 month ago

Brought my cat Charlie in to be castrated. It ended up being a little bit more complex than initially thought. The team were fantastic and treated him with so much love and kindness. They kept me up to date with how he was doing and soothed any anxiety I had regarding his surgery. He’s healing very well and I am so grateful. Truly couldn’t ask for a better team of people to look after him, and couldn’t recommend enough. Thank you!

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Sandra Boajey

2 months ago

First visit….treated like something she had stood in….told me I’m neglecting my dog…had me in tears…. I have cancer and my dog is my world…. That Spanish/ Portuguese vet is a disgrace….never again….

Aaron Rigby

I took Winston to the vet today and unfortunately he passed away :( The vet and the girls were absolutely brilliant from switching from normal to emergency response was something I've not experienced but it really made me realise what important work they really do. Thank you to all at Skelmersdale Veterinary Practice for all the hard work you do to keep our animals healthy.

Megan Campbell

4 months ago

I had to make the hardest decision today to put my beautiful girl Kali to sleep ❤️ After the last few weeks of her being poorly, the kindest decision was to let her go. In this time, I have been astounded by the care, compassion and professionalism of the staff working at Skelmersdale Veterinary practice. They all gave so much to making her comfortable and looked after, going above and beyond and trying everything in their power to help her get better- meanwhile taking care of us humans too. Unfortunately it was situation where nothing could be done for my girl, but I have the peace of mind she was in the best care - and genuinely loved from staff here. Thank you all involved in kalis care ❤️ I would highly recommend this practice to those with pets, and will continue to bring Kalis son here hopefully for many years to come

Roxy Seme

5 months ago

Brilliant vet, we got seen the same day, the vet that we saw you could tell right away she loves animals and is passionate in her job, she helped us out we sorted a plan out going forward, and would only like to come back here 💝

Sharon Swift

6 months ago

I changed from my previous vet of 4 years and I am so glad I did my dog luna had been suffering from ear infections chewing her paws scratching and scooting her bottom along the floor.I had paid for monthly infections tablets home remedies but as soon as I went to skelmersdale vets they did swabs advised change of food prescribed a trial medicastion all with in the first visit and said she was suffering from yeast infection caused by allergies,all that did not cost me as much as one injection at my previous vets. We are now 4 weeks into the treatments luna has been back for a review she is 80% improved we are still trying different medications to keep her allergies under control but I couldn't be happier

alan gaskell

7 months ago

We have nothing but admiration for Jac and all her staff . Our Cav Ruby was deteriorating though not in pain but had other underlying health issues, she was thirteen and a half so surgery was out of the question. Jac was going away for three weeks and we didn’t want to have to take Ruby to an out of hours vets If she deteriorated even further , we made a decision to have her put to sleep , a very difficult decision but it was done before Jac went away. The kindness , concern and professionalism shown made it much easier for us at the time . So it’s a massive thank you to Jac and all her staff from me Carol and our family .