Shires Veterinary Practice – Vets in Gnosall
Clinic Overview
Shires Veterinary Practice in Gnosall, Staffordshire is part of the Linnaeus group and offers broad first-opinion veterinary care for common pets. Feedback points to a practice handling routine preventive care, urgent appointments, dental discussions, and ongoing treatment, with examples involving cats, dogs, rabbits, and one recent poultry visit. Recent reviews are largely positive about friendliness, speed, and reassurance, though one detailed review raises concerns about dental recommendations and consistency between vets.
Services
- •General veterinary care: routine consultations and treatment for everyday health problems are reflected across reviews, including care for cats, dogs, and rabbits.
- •Preventive care: vaccinations, health checks, inoculation reminders, and parasite prevention through a health plan are all mentioned by clients, including NexGard Spectra chews for dogs.
- •Urgent appointments: owners report being fitted in at short notice for emergency care and getting rapid help by phone when a pet was unwell.
- •Dental care: reviews mention dental assessments for cats, including discussion of scale and polish, dental X-rays, possible extractions, and gingivitis management.
- •Medical treatment and ongoing medication: one owner describes a dog receiving an injection, prescribed tablets, and continued medication with good long-term improvement.
- •Small pets and other animals: rabbit vaccination visits are described as calm and patient, with time taken to answer questions and reduce stress during the appointment. A recent review also mentions next-day help for a chicken.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
Amanda is mentioned in an older client account as a veterinarian who no longer works at the practice. More recent feedback does not name individual clinicians, but repeatedly praises the vets and reception team for being friendly, patient, reassuring, and helpful.
Reviews
Shires Veterinary Practice has a 4.5-star Google rating from 137 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners describing the team as friendly, caring, professional, and reassuring from reception through to the consultation.
- •Several reviews highlight fast access to care, including emergency appointments at short notice, quick help for a sick cat, and next-day assistance for a chicken when other practices would not see it.
- •Owners also mention good routine support, including health check and vaccination reminders, health plans, and calm, patient handling during rabbit vaccination visits.
- •One detailed negative review focuses on dental recommendations, waiting time, and inconsistent advice between vets over a longer period.
