Grove Veterinary Centre – Vets in Barrow-In-Furness
Clinic Overview
Grove Veterinary Centre in Barrow-in-Furness is an IVC Evidensia practice and is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. It offers emergency veterinary cover, including 24/7 or extended-hours arrangements. Recent feedback is very positive, with owners regularly praising the friendly reception team, attentive vets, supportive nurses, and the clean, welcoming feel of the clinic.
Services
- •Routine veterinary care: Reviews describe prompt, efficient appointments for everyday visits, with vets who listen carefully to concerns and explain treatment options clearly.
- •Consultations and treatment planning: Owners mention staff taking time to talk through pets’ problems, discuss medication and treatment choices, and explain likely costs in advance without pressure.
- •Emergency and out-of-hours care: The practice is listed as providing emergency veterinary services, with 24/7 or extended-hours arrangements. One owner notes that the out-of-hours service is quite far away.
- •In-patient and ongoing medical care: Feedback includes ongoing support for pets with recurring health problems, including a young cat receiving repeated treatment over time and a dog previously kept in for a 24-hour kidney flush.
- •Preventative care: A preventative plan is mentioned in reviews, including flea and worming tablets.
- •Handling anxious or difficult pets: Recent owners specifically praise the team’s calm handling of a large boisterous dog, a feisty dog, and a cat that did not want to be examined.
- •Training role: The clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Reception team: Frequently praised for being welcoming, reassuring, friendly, and efficient, including keeping clients updated if there is a short wait.
- •Veterinary nurses: Owners describe the nursing team as supportive, approachable, and willing to help with questions and ongoing problems.
- •Vets: Reviews highlight attentive, patient vets who listen to concerns, explain care clearly, and handle nervous or difficult pets with care.
Reviews
Grove Veterinary Centre has a 4.6/5 Google rating from 402 reviews, giving a strong sense of scale alongside the recent written feedback.
- •Recent written reviews are overwhelmingly positive, with repeated praise for kind, caring staff across reception, nursing, and vet teams.
- •Owners often mention vets who listen carefully, take time to explain treatment, and handle worried, boisterous, or feisty pets calmly.
- •Communication is a recurring strength: some reviewers say treatment options and expected costs were explained clearly in advance, without pressure.
- •The clinic is also described as clean and welcoming, though one owner notes that the out-of-hours service is a long way away.

