Morven Veterinary Practice Ltd

Morven Veterinary Practice Ltd is an independent practice in Alford, Aberdeenshire, caring for pets, farm animals, and horses. It offers its own out-of-hours emergency service, and its website also describes it as a registered nurse training practice. Recent feedback continues to reflect clear, straightforward advice, caring handling, and strong confidence in the team during both routine and urgent cases.

Services

•Companion animal care: routine consultations, examinations, and treatment for pets. Recent examples include thorough workups for dogs, steroid injection and prebiotic treatment, and gentle handling of a feisty cat.
•Emergency and out-of-hours care: the practice runs its own out-of-hours emergency service. Reviews mention emergency help at Christmas, urgent support in traumatic situations, and a dog treated after ingesting potpourri with an IV drip and a two-night stay.
•Surgery and case management: owners describe practical support with more complex cases, including tumour surgery under local anaesthetic with sedation, plus pre-operative blood tests for an older dog. More recent reviews also praise care during and after surgery.
•End-of-life care: reviewers mention being given time and space to say goodbye at their own pace.
•Preventative care: the website lists a pet care plan for preventative healthcare.
•Farm and equine work: the practice website describes routine, emergency and health-planning care for farm animals, along with routine and emergency visits for horses.
•Wider species seen: reviews also mention treatment or support for a peahen and a roe deer, reflecting the broad mix of local animal cases the team may encounter.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Rob is praised in a recent review for his calm, effective handling of a collie who is usually difficult to settle.
•Sarah and Erica are thanked by name for clear, factual advice and help with a successful treatment plan for an older dog.
•The wider team is repeatedly described as friendly, caring, professional, and gentle, with owners saying they feel their pets are safe in the practice's care.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 113 reviews.

•Recent feedback is very positive, with praise for a friendly, helpful team and owners saying their pets were well looked after before and after surgery.
•A consistent theme is clear, straight-talking advice, with reviewers valuing practical explanations and confidence in the care plan.
•Reviews highlight both routine and complex care, including careful examinations, treatment for older dogs, out-of-hours emergencies, and surgical management in cases where other options had been limited.
•Owners also frequently mention gentle handling and compassion, especially around nervous pets and end-of-life care, and some describe the practice as reasonably priced.

Reviews for Morven Veterinary Practice Ltd

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 113 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

robyn mullen

1 month ago

Cannot recommend enough, morven vets and all the staff were absolutely fantastic. Very friendly and looked after my girl better than I could have ever hoped for during and after her surgery

Claire Mitchell

fluke downie

4 months ago

Staff are friendly and verry helpfull

Jack Murray

Unbeatable service and understanding all round of my Collie dog. As well, Rob is the only vet we’ve managed to find that has some sort of way with Ceilidh to have her much calmer and he is very proficient.

Elizabeth Prosser

5 months ago

Excellent care for our elderly dog over many years from all staff in the Ballater surgery.

Jenni Morrison

8 months ago

Lovely vet and staff always feel safe with my pets there.

William Ross

Took our dog to Morven vets today and im very impressed. Explained our dogs symptoms and the vet gave her a good examination. Dog ended up with a steroid injection and a prebiotic treatment. I was expecting a charge of around £150 - £200 but was delighted that it was well under £100. Good to see that theres vets out there looking after our pets wellbeing first, rather than lining their pockets with expensive costs. Thank you so much.

David Mohacsi

Sue Peatfield

1 year ago

We have been with Morven Vets for nearly 40 years. At this time when Vets are receiving such a bad name, I have the opposite experience. We are on our 9th Border Collie dog, each has had it's issues, all have been looked after in a professional and caring manor by Morven Vets. Straight talking so that we make the right choice for our pets, the cost has always been reasonable. Put simply they actually care about the service they provide, and they do it very well. 20 years ago we had a nine week old pup who ate potpourri. He was rushed in, had a drip inserted & stayed 2 nights. 12 years later he had lost the use of his back legs & enjoyed a further few years racing around on wheels. We received sound advice throughout his life & we chose when to say goodbye. We even went into the surgery out of hours at Christmas one year, they are always open for emergencies. They have even taken care of a peahen with a sore eyeball & a sweet roe deer that lost a leg when she was side swiped by the car in front of us. She lived in our field for many years. I don't even remember being charged for that one. Keep doing what you are doing, it's very reassuring that you are there when one of my dafties does something stupid... again!