Medivet Harrogate Knaresborough Road -Shamrock Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Harrogate
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is very positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing vets and staff as friendly, professional, thorough, and good at winning over nervous dogs. - Several reviews highlight measured treatment planning, including taking time to listen, discussing options clearly, and avoiding unnecessarily expensive or risky treatment where a gentler approach is appropriate. - Practical day-to-day care is a recurring theme, with one owner describing a stray cat being treated for an abscess, microchipped, and given flea and worm treatment in the same visit.
Medivet Harrogate Knaresborough Road - Shamrock Veterinary Clinic is a Medivet practice in Harrogate offering routine veterinary care, with access to round-the-clock emergency support through one of Medivet’s 24-hour centres. The clinic’s listed capabilities include veterinary nurse training, and recent feedback highlights calm handling of nervous pets, thoughtful treatment planning, and compassionate support for owners.
Services
- •General small-animal care: recent examples include examinations, treatment for a cat abscess, microchipping, and flea and worm treatment carried out during the same visit.
- •Dental and longer-term care planning: reviews describe discussions around dental care options and home tooth-cleaning, including a case where an anaesthetic was avoided because of a dog’s heart history. Ongoing monitoring for heart issues is also reflected in feedback from an owner whose dog’s heart murmur was being followed over repeat visits.
- •Behaviour-aware handling and continuity of care: owners mention patient, thorough consultations for anxious or excitable dogs, and note that seeing the same vet over time helped reduce stress at appointments.
- •End-of-life and bereavement support: reviews mention compassionate care during cancer-related loss, including a condolence card and paw prints.
- •Emergency and training capability: the practice lists veterinary nurse training among its capabilities, and out-of-hours emergency care is available through one of Medivet’s 24-hour centres.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. One published fee is an overnight emergency consultation at £130 for care accessed between 7pm and 9am via Medivet’s 24-hour centres. Recent reviewers also describe the clinic’s prices as reasonable and say treatment options are discussed without unnecessary over-treatment or extra charging.
People
- •Mary (vet): praised for treating a stray cat’s abscess and arranging microchipping, flea treatment, and worming; described as kind and professional.
- •Sophie (role not stated): repeatedly thanked for her warm, patient handling of an excitable dog named Rocky and for going above and beyond.
- •Lisa (role not stated): mentioned alongside Mary and the nursing team for ongoing care of a dog.
- •Wider team: reviews also praise the vets, nurses, and reception staff for being friendly, helpful, and clearly caring about the animals they see.
- •Continuity of clinician: one owner felt that seeing the same vet over time helped their very stressed dog cope better with visits.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 199 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is very positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing vets and staff as friendly, professional, thorough, and good at winning over nervous dogs.
- •Several reviews highlight measured treatment planning, including taking time to listen, discussing options clearly, and avoiding unnecessarily expensive or risky treatment where a gentler approach is appropriate.
- •Practical day-to-day care is a recurring theme, with one owner describing a stray cat being treated for an abscess, microchipped, and given flea and worm treatment in the same visit.
- •Compassion also stands out in reviews, including kind support after a cancer loss and thoughtful gestures such as sending a card and paw prints.
