Bishopton Veterinary Group – Vets in Thirsk
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is consistently very positive about the team's caring, professional manner, with multiple reviewers saying staff are helpful, kind and attentive. - Owners often mention calm handling of dogs during consultations and tests, including nervous pets and eye examinations where vets and nurses kept animals relaxed. - Specific recent examples include a post-op spay check, rabies vaccination, a dental descale and polish, puppy care, and eye appointments that resulted in clear next-step plans.
Bishopton Veterinary Group in Thirsk offers care for pets, farm animals, pigs and equine, alongside general consultations, surgery follow-up, vaccinations, end-of-life support and eye consultations through Veterinary Vision / Visionary Vets. Recent feedback points to a calm, caring approach, with staff taking time to explain findings and treatment options clearly. The practice also offers a Lifetime Care Club preventive-care scheme.
Services
- •Routine and general veterinary care: General consultations, diagnosis and treatment are part of the service, with recent reviews mentioning attentive care for puppies, dogs and cats.
- •Surgery and aftercare: Owners mention post-operative checks, including wound review after a midline spay, and kind support around procedures. A recent review also mentions a dental operation to descale and polish a dog's teeth.
- •Vaccinations and preventive care: Rabies vaccination is specifically mentioned, and the practice offers a Lifetime Care Club preventive-care scheme.
- •Eye consultations and referrals: Reviews describe appointments for dogs with eye problems through Veterinary Vision / Visionary Vets, including tear-production concerns, eye tests, examinations, clear explanations of results, and advice on next steps where further treatment may or may not be needed.
- •Support for complex and later-life cases: Reviews describe ongoing care for pets with multiple health issues, as well as compassionate support during a dog's final moments.
- •Multi-species care: The clinic website states that it treats pets, farm animals, pigs and equine.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Some clients also mention the Lifetime Care Club as a good way to help keep pets healthy while saving money, though no scheme pricing or inclusions are described here.
People
- •Evdokia Kritsiligkou (Veterinary Vision): Named in reviews for an eye consultation, where she is described as professional, efficient and reassuring during the examination.
- •Gary (Veterinary Vision): Mentioned in a recent review for an eye appointment at Thirsk, where a plan of action was put in place for a dog with tear-production problems.
- •Vets and nurses (not individually named): Reviews regularly praise them for being gentle, calm and clear in their explanations, and for listening to owners' views on treatment pathways.
- •Reception team (not named): Mentioned for a friendly welcome and for being understanding when an owner arrived a few minutes late.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.9 stars from 181 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is consistently very positive about the team's caring, professional manner, with multiple reviewers saying staff are helpful, kind and attentive.
- •Owners often mention calm handling of dogs during consultations and tests, including nervous pets and eye examinations where vets and nurses kept animals relaxed.
- •Specific recent examples include a post-op spay check, rabies vaccination, a dental descale and polish, puppy care, and eye appointments that resulted in clear next-step plans.
- •Communication stands out as a recurring theme, with reviewers praising straightforward explanations, accurate diagnosis and treatment, and a willingness to involve owners in decisions.
