Old Registry Vets – Vets in Scunthorpe
Clinic Overview
Old Registry Vets is an independent companion animal practice in Scunthorpe with a 24-hour emergency service, an in-house laboratory, and status as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback continues to highlight prompt help for both routine and urgent cases, along with especially calm handling of nervous or reactive pets. The main recurring practical drawback mentioned is the small on-site car park.
Services
- •24-hour emergency and urgent care, including same-day appointments for injuries and other urgent problems. Reviews describe a feral cat being seen the same afternoon after a fight injury, with first treatment given and a 48-hour recheck arranged.
- •Routine preventive care, including vaccinations and boosters, second vaccinations, and 6-month check-ups.
- •In-house laboratory facilities, as listed by the practice.
- •Ongoing medical management for longer-term conditions, with one reviewer describing quick diagnosis and regular follow-up visits for a dog with epilepsy.
- •Support for anxious, reactive, or difficult-to-examine pets, with examples including a vet sitting on the floor to help a nervous dog relax, seeing a reactive dog in the car park, and using a separate room with vet nurse support to examine a feral cat safely.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Reviews also include positive comments on value, including praise for the practice's VIP club.
People
- •David (vet) is named in reviews and praised for being friendly and good with pets.
- •An unnamed female vet is remembered warmly for sitting cross-legged on the floor with an anxious dog and helping the dog relax during the appointment.
- •Veterinary nurses are also praised, including for patient handling of a nervous dog and for helping examine and treat a feral cat during an urgent visit.
Reviews
Old Registry Vets has a 4.8-star Google rating from 829 reviews, suggesting a very strong overall reputation.
- •Recent reviewers frequently describe the team as friendly, caring, welcoming, and helpful, with clear explanations and a kind manner towards both pets and owners.
- •A repeated theme is good access to appointments, with comments that it is easy to get seen and that urgent problems are handled promptly.
- •The practice receives particular praise for calm, flexible handling of nervous or reactive pets, including car-park consultations and gentle in-room approaches.
- •Reviews cover both routine care and ongoing treatment, including boosters, check-ups, injury follow-up, and epilepsy management; the main negative practical point remains the very small car park.

