Furness Veterinary Centre

Furness Veterinary Centre is an independent small-animal practice founded in 2018 by Rob and Claire. The clinic highlights on-site facilities including an operating theatre, in-house laboratory, and in-house diagnostic imaging, and it’s listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. In recent reviews, owners most often describe (1) thoughtful end-of-life care, including being taken into a private room to say goodbye, and (2) responsiveness for urgent problems—one owner describes a weekend evening call-out where a vet met them at the clinic within about 20 minutes to treat a cat’s head abscess.

Services

• •Consultations (listed on the practice website navigation).
• •Surgery (listed on the practice website navigation), supported by the clinic having an operating theatre.
• •Dentistry (listed on the practice website navigation).
• •In-house diagnostics: laboratory testing and diagnostic imaging are listed as in-house facilities.
• •Urgent/out-of-hours care: emergency care is described as available on Sundays by prior arrangement; reviews also describe a weekend evening urgent visit for a very unwell cat.
• •Treatment examples from reviews: abscess drainage and antibiotic treatment for a cat.
• •Kennels and cattery (listed on the practice website navigation).
• •Nurse clinics (listed on the practice website navigation).
• •Veterinary nurse training facility (from provided clinic data).

People

• •Claire: mentioned by name in reviews, including end-of-life support where owners describe being given a private room and time to say goodbye, and ongoing care over several years.
• •Rob: mentioned by name in a review describing intensive work-up/treatment during a dog’s serious illness, with multiple visits and the team “invested in his recovery.”
• •Joanne, Katie, Georgie, Liv: named in a review praising how the team handled a pet euthanasia and how the owner felt treated during a difficult visit.
• •Reception team: described in one review as “kind” during an end-of-life appointment.

Reviews

4.9 stars from 312 reviews. The latest reviews available to us are overwhelmingly positive, with one 1-star rating shown without written details. “”

• •End-of-life appointments handled with time and privacy, including being taken into a private room and supported by reception and clinical staff.
• •Urgent care responsiveness, including a report of a weekend evening visit where a vet attended quickly and treated an abscess with drainage plus antibiotics.
• •Clear advice and feeling listened to, with owners saying they “feel heard” and get a result.
• •Cost perceptions are generally positive (e.g., “very good” price / “not expensive” for tests and treatment), though no specific prices are stated in the reviews provided.