Shires Veterinary Practice

Shires Veterinary Practice in Gnosall, Staffordshire is part of the Linnaeus group and presents itself as offering comprehensive veterinary care. Recent feedback points to a practice that handles routine preventive care, urgent appointments, dental work, and ongoing treatment for cats, dogs, and rabbits. Most recent comments are positive about speed, professionalism, and reassurance, though one detailed review raises concerns about dental recommendations and consistency between vets.

Services

•General veterinary care: routine consultations and treatment for common pet 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.
•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 pet handling: rabbit vaccination visits are described as calm and patient, with time taken to answer questions and reduce stress during the appointment.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

Amanda is named in one older client account as a veterinarian who no longer works at the practice. No other clinicians are clearly named in recent feedback, but reviews repeatedly praise the vets, wider staff team, and one receptionist for being professional, helpful, polite, reassuring, and patient.

Reviews

Shires Veterinary Practice has a 4.5-star Google rating from 133 reviews.

•Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners describing the vets and staff as professional, helpful, polite, and reassuring.
•Several reviews highlight fast access to care, including being fitted in for an emergency appointment at short notice and quick help for a sick cat that later recovered well.
•Owners also mention good routine support, including reminder systems for health checks and inoculations, health plans, and calm, attentive handling during rabbit vaccination visits.
•One detailed negative review focuses on dental recommendations, waiting time, perceived pressure around further investigations, and inconsistent advice between vets over a number of years.

Reviews for Shires Veterinary Practice

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 133 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Mark Ellam

1 month ago

John Wilson

They managed to fit us in for an emergency appointment at short notice. 👍.

Luv Tanwar

Shaun Jones

4 months ago

Dealt with our cat very quickly when we phoned and he is now back to full health

susan allen

5 months ago

Lyn O'Connor

9 months ago

Never had a bad experience at Shires. Great vets. Great staff

Steph Goffe

10 months ago

Scott Farrington

Always professional and helpful

C T

1 year ago

I saw one of the veterinarians who advised that my cat would need to be put under local anesthetic and have his teeth scaled and polished to prevent his gingivitis from getting worse. In my opinion the gingivitis is under control at the moment and my cat eats his food with no problem, then the veterinarian said it would cost between £350- £800 including x-rays and possibly have teeth removed if issues were found. At no point was i given any advice on how to maintain my cats oral health from home, or any advice on what products I could use to help him. The veterinarian then said that my cat had a heart merman and that could be caused by stress. We were in the waiting room for approximately 45 minutes due to an emergency appointment taking place, in my opinion my cat was stressed because of waiting far too long for his appointment. The veterinarian recommended that while my cat was under local anesthesia for his teeth, they could scan his heart and then advised him to return in a couple of weeks in case this reoccurs, and medication is required. Despite the veterinarian polite manner, I felt that he was trying to make more money for the business, I then decided to google the vets and found that the veterinarian was one of the directors at Shires Vets, so it was his best intention to make money for the business. A couple of years ago, I saw a different male veterinarian who recommended that my other cat, undergo the same procedure, a scale and polish. During that time, I did my own research and began using an oral gel to help with oral maintenance. The following year, I saw a female veterinarian who confirmed that my cats teeth were in excellent condition and didn't under why those notes were made on the system. I had an absolute awful experience with my 3rd cat about five years ago when I saw a lady veterinarian named Amanda who no longer works at the practise. Bobby who was a rescue cat who had severe stomatitis, and she advised me to have a few teeth removed rather than all of them removed. After a few months, he continued to experience problems with all of his other teeth, which caused him further stress and increased the cost for me. I have seen good and bad vets at this practice over the years and it's not been consistent therefore I have finally decided to leave this practice for good because of this negative experience. I have registered with a different practice and therefore will be getting a second opinion on one of my cats.