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Vets for Pets

#2 Vet in Corstorphine, Dunbartonshire

4.6
Independent Clinic

Vets for Pets – Vets in Corstorphine

Updated January 2026
Independent Clinic

Clinic Overview

Vets for Pets is described on its website as a locally owned practice (established 2013) that is Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons accredited and set up with on-site facilities including an operating theatre, in-house lab, digital x‑ray/ultrasound, and dental radiography. It also states it is a veterinary nurse training facility.

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often highlight

  • Support for nervous pets during routine care, including vaccinations/medications—one owner said their usually nervous cat was “the calmest she’s ever been” and even relaxed afterwards.
  • Time taken to explain plans and answer questions, including setting up a puppy care plan where “everything was explained and easy to follow.”
  • Friendly front-desk and clinical team interactions, with multiple mentions of staff being welcoming and professional.

Services

Services listed on the clinic website include

  • Preventive care & ongoing plans: health plans, microchipping, medication
  • Diagnostics: in-house laboratory, digital x‑ray, ultrasound, echocardiography, Tonopen eye pressure testing
  • Dentistry: dental machine and dental x‑ray/radiography
  • Surgery: soft tissue surgery, orthopaedics (including cruciate surgery), and keyhole surgery
  • Complementary therapy: acupuncture
  • Travel documentation: pet passport / animal health certificate
  • Species covered: small animals, rabbits, and other small mammals (including small mammal medicine/surgery and rabbit medicine/testing)
  • Home visits (listed on the website)

Emergency care: the website states out-of-hours emergency care is provided by Vets Now.

Facilities listed on the website include 3 consultation rooms, an operating theatre, separate cat, dog and isolation wards, a laboratory, a pharmacy, digital x‑ray, ultrasound, and dental radiography.

People

Named in recent reviews

  • Alberto (vet) — praised for taking time with a nervous rescue dog, reassuring both the dog and the owner.
  • Margherita — described as kind and professional (mentioned alongside colleagues).

Across reviews, owners repeatedly mention vets being patient with lots of questions and handling anxious/nervous pets calmly during appointments (including vaccinations/medicines). Reception staff are also singled out as consistently welcoming and professional.

Reviews

4.6 stars from 247 reviews. - Nervous pets handled calmly: multiple owners describe noticeably calmer vaccine/medication visits and careful handling of anxious dogs and cats.

  • Clear explanations and time spent: examples include a new-puppy care plan being explained in an easy-to-follow way, and vets being patient through “a million questions.”
  • Team friendliness: reception and clinical staff are repeatedly described as welcoming and professional.

Special Services

Vet Nurse Training

Location

1-17, 4 Glasgow Rd, Gylemuir Rd, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 7UF, UK

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