Walkden Vets4Pets Ltd – Vets in Walkden
Clinic Overview
Walkden Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets group. It offers a broad first-opinion service for dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, with in-house diagnostics, digital imaging, surgery, hospital facilities and separate cat and dog waiting areas. The clinic’s listed facilities include an in-house lab and pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound, an operating theatre, hospital ward and isolation unit, with out-of-hours care handled by Pet Medics.
Walkden Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets group. It offers a broad first-opinion service for dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, with in-house diagnostics, digital imaging, surgery, hospital facilities and separate cat and dog waiting areas. The clinic’s listed facilities include an in-house lab and pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound, an operating theatre, hospital ward and isolation unit, with out-of-hours care handled by Pet Medics. Recent feedback is mixed overall: many owners praise communication, emergency access and aftercare, while a small number raise serious concerns about surgical outcomes and charges.
Services
- •Diagnostics and imaging: in-house laboratory testing including biochemistry and haematology, blood pressure monitoring, digital x-ray and ultrasound.
- •Surgery and procedures: operating theatre and anaesthesia, with listed services including airway surgery, ear surgery, orthopaedics and dentistry. Reviews also describe emergency admission followed by same-day surgery, as well as strong post-operative communication and aftercare.
- •Hospital and infection control: hospital ward and an isolation unit.
- •Routine and preventive care: nurse clinics, weight clinic, nutritional advice, microchipping and health plans. Reviews also mention a complete healthcare plan covering vaccinations.
- •Travel documents: pet passport and animal health certificate services.
- •Species and facilities: dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, including small mammal medicine and surgery, plus separate cat and dog waiting areas.
- •Out-of-hours care: emergency cover is through Pet Medics.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review feedback on costs is mixed: one owner specifically praised the value of the healthcare plan for covered vaccinations, while another described a frustrating charge dispute linked to a pre-neutering examination and further recommended scanning.
People
No individual team members are named, but reviews repeatedly mention the reception team, nurses and vets as friendly, professional, helpful and good at communication and aftercare.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5/5 from 218 reviews. Recent written feedback shows a mix of strong praise and some serious complaints.
- •Several owners describe good communication and aftercare, including one review praising the team after an operation and saying they even collected a dog walking aid from the owner’s home.
- •There is also positive feedback on emergency access and surgical care, with one owner saying the clinic offered an emergency appointment, kept their dog in the same day and operated.
- •Broader service comments praise the reception staff, vets and nurses as friendly, knowledgeable and professional, and one review mentions a healthcare plan covering vaccinations.
- •Negative feedback includes one complaint about charges and lack of refund after a neutering-related examination issue, and one serious review alleging poor outcomes after an XL Bully spay.
