Vets in Borders | Scotland Veterinary Directory

Top-rated veterinary clinics in Borders

• •Two Rivers Veterinary Practice
• •Armac Vets Ltd
• •Batchelor Davidson & Watson Ltd

There are 3 veterinary clinics in Borders, with an average Google rating of 4.8★. All 3 clinics treat dogs and cats. 2 clinics offer farm or large-animal services. 2 clinics offer emergency or out-of-hours care. Yes—24-hour veterinary cover is explicitly stated by at least one provider for registered clients.

The county contains 2 towns: Walkerburn and Peebles. Availability and the mix of services (for example, large-animal work or out-of-hours provision) can vary by town, so checking the clinic’s stated scope of care and emergency arrangements is particularly important.

Across the county, the baseline provision is companion-animal care (dogs and cats are covered by all 3 clinics). Large-animal coverage is also present (2 clinics), alongside equine provision (2 clinics), which matters for owners needing a single practice for multiple species. From a visibility and verification perspective, all 3 clinics have websites, and there are 344 total Google reviews across the county—enough volume to compare how consistently clinics deliver day-to-day service.

Emergency and out-of-hours access is not evenly distributed. With 2 of 3 clinics offering emergency or out-of-hours care, some owners will have a clear local option for urgent presentations while others may need to plan around routine-hours provision. When comparing providers, confirm the eligibility conditions for urgent care (for example, whether it is limited to registered clients) and how continuity is handled if your pet needs follow-up after an emergency visit.

Veterinary nurse (VN) training is available in 2 of the county’s 3 clinics, while 1 clinic is not listed as offering VN training. For pet owners, training-active sites can indicate a larger nursing team presence and a practice structure that supports supervised clinical development, which may be relevant for inpatient monitoring and day-to-day clinical support. If your pet has recurring needs, asking how nurse clinics and nursing support are scheduled can help you understand how care is delivered between vet appointments.

Mid-ranked or more routine-focused practices remain important in a small county market: they typically absorb a large share of everyday demand such as standard consultations and ongoing management of stable conditions, helping preserve capacity at providers that also run urgent or mixed-animal work. In Borders, this matters because only 3 clinics serve the whole county, so appointment availability and the ability to be seen promptly can depend on how workload is distributed between clinics.

Overall, key service capabilities are concentrated among a smaller number of providers rather than spread across a large field.

In terms of animal focus, the county is primarily companion-animal in coverage (3 clinics), but it also has a meaningful mixed-practice footprint because farm (2 clinics) and equine work (2 clinics) are available. Among the highest-rated options, Two Rivers Veterinary Practice is positioned as a mixed practice (pets, horses, and farm animals) and is described in reviews as responsive on practical issues; Armac Vets Ltd is described as covering companion and farm animals and explicitly lists in-house diagnostics and surgery alongside emergency arrangements; Batchelor Davidson & Watson Ltd is a reviewed option in Walkerburn and is listed among the county’s emergency providers.

Borders has a small but well-reviewed set of providers with county-wide companion-animal coverage plus some large-animal and out-of-hours capacity—use the ranked list above of veterinary clinics in Borders to choose the best fit for your species needs and access requirements.

Data freshness: January 2026.