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## Summary Aberlour Veterinary Centre is part of Speyside Veterinary Practice, described on its website as a modern, fully equipped mixed practice with small animal, equine and farm animal departments, offering routine and emergency care (including a 24-hour emergency service). It’s also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. From the latest reviews, owners most often mention: - Emergency support (including evening/weekend situations), with cases like a puppy made unwell after eating part of a dummy and a dog seen urgently and treated with antibiotics. - Practical “next steps” help, such as reception staff helping sort insurance claims, and (in one emergency) staff phoning other practices to find help when the vet was tied up in surgery. - Treatment outcomes described quickly, e.g., a sore paw improving within two days after a vet visit and use of an e-collar (“lampshade”) for short-term protection. - Procedures booked promptly in at least one case (a broken tooth seen the same day and then tooth removal under general anaesthetic booked for the next day). ## Services Based on the clinic website summary and reviews, services and capabilities mentioned include: - Routine veterinary care (website) - Emergency care, including a 24-hour emergency service (website) - Care for multiple species/departments: small animals, equine, and farm animals (website) - Urgent assessment and treatment described in reviews (e.g., evening emergency visit; antibiotic injection plus tablets) - Dental procedure: tooth removal under general anaesthetic (review) - Minor injury/skin/paw problem management (review: sore paw with rapid improvement and short-term e-collar use) ## People - Dan (vet) is named in reviews and is specifically credited with helping a dog with a very sore paw, with the owner reporting noticeable improvement within two days. - A vet and nurse on duty are mentioned in an emergency weekend case involving a puppy; the owner describes them as helpful and reassuring during the visit and notes supportive staff at pickup later. - Reception staff are repeatedly noted for practical support, including helping with insurance claims and, in one situation where the vet was unavailable due to being in surgery, calling other practices to arrange help. ## Reviews Google rating: 4.8 stars from 174 reviews. “Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.” - Emergency handling and reassurance: owners describe being supported during urgent situations (including an evening emergency visit and a weekend emergency). - Clear, hands-on treatment: examples include antibiotic injection plus a 7-day tablet course, and a sore paw improving quickly after treatment. - Ability to arrange procedures quickly: one owner reports same-day assessment for a broken tooth and booking for next-day extraction under general anaesthetic. - Problem-solving when fully booked/unavailable: one reviewer says the clinic couldn’t directly help at that moment because the vet was in surgery, but staff actively found alternative care by calling other practices. - Admin help: reception support with insurance claims is specifically mentioned.
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Seafield Veterinary Group is a multi-branch veterinary practice (group). Based on the information available, the Buckie branch is set up for routine consultations as well as procedures like surgery, and it’s listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. In recent reviews, owners describe thorough, unhurried exams (including with a wriggly cat), and several mention the team helping anxious rescue dogs settle before treatment. One reviewer also reports a negative recent experience without details, and another raises a specific cost complaint about a short medication check.
Seafield Veterinary Group is a multi-branch veterinary practice (group). Based on the information available, the Buckie branch is set up for routine consultations as well as procedures like surgery, and it’s listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. In recent reviews, owners describe thorough, unhurried exams (including with a wriggly cat), and several mention the team helping anxious rescue dogs settle before treatment. One reviewer also reports a negative recent experience without details, and another raises a specific cost complaint about a short medication check.
Seafield Veterinary Group offers routine and urgent veterinary care, and is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Its website references a Pet Health Club® Plus plan that includes consultations. Reviews describe a mixed experience: some owners report prompt help for sudden problems (for example, an itchy dog being seen and treated) and good follow-up after procedures (a next-day check-in call after dental work), while others raise concerns about pricing, consent, and feeling “sold” additional services. A couple of longer-term clients specifically mention a change after the practice was “taken over by a company” (no group name given). Concrete specifics mentioned by owners include: - Dental work, including tooth removals, with updates during the day and a follow-up call the next day. - Management of a suspected foreign-body ingestion with close monitoring until the effects of medication wore off. - End-of-life care experiences, including a home visit request and cremation arrangements (described positively by some and negatively by others).
Seafield Veterinary Group offers routine and urgent veterinary care, and is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Its website references a Pet Health Club® Plus plan that includes consultations. Reviews describe a mixed experience: some owners report prompt help for sudden problems (for example, an itchy dog being seen and treated) and good follow-up after procedures (a next-day check-in call after dental work), while others raise concerns about pricing, consent, and feeling “sold” additional services. A couple of longer-term clients specifically mention a change after the practice was “taken over by a company” (no group name given). Concrete specifics mentioned by owners include: - Dental work, including tooth removals, with updates during the day and a follow-up call the next day. - Management of a suspected foreign-body ingestion with close monitoring until the effects of medication wore off. - End-of-life care experiences, including a home visit request and cremation arrangements (described positively by some and negatively by others).