Best Vets in Inverness – Complete Local Guide

Crown Vets offers routine appointments alongside urgent/emergency care, and is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. The website also references a Pet Health Club®, online registration, video vet, and online payments. In recent reviews, owners describe quick access for urgent problems (one dog with sudden hind-leg weakness was seen within two hours), clear explanations during consultations, and practical follow-through (sharing notes with a pet’s usual vet and a call beforehand to confirm a £16 temporary registration fee). A minority view strongly disputes the cost and decision-making around a complex emergency case (including charges quoted for imaging, hospitalisation, and euthanasia), so experiences around pricing and what the practice can manage in-house vs refer may vary.

MacLellan Vets Eastgate is described as an independent, family-run veterinary practice. It appears set up for routine care and common procedures, with owners specifically mentioning spaying and help with tick removal (including tricky areas near the eye and jawline). Reviews also highlight practical touches like a “beautiful new waiting room,” and several people mention cost transparency and “reasonable costs.” A recurring trade-off is waiting: one recent reviewer reported a 45-minute wait due to how busy reception and the team were.

Inshes Veterinary Centre is a small-animal practice (cats, dogs, and small pets) that also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. Emergency care is listed by the clinic, and recent reviews describe rapid triage for urgent cases—one owner reports suspected pyometra being confirmed by ultrasound and moved straight into surgery, with updates on costs and progress throughout.

Based on recent owner accounts, the practice seems set up for both routine preventive care and time-sensitive medical/surgical work, with a few practical touches mentioned such as a separate sitting area for cats. Several reviewers also highlight staff proactively coordinating with other vets to obtain medical histories or prescriptions, and offering out-of-hours help for medication collection.

A reviewer notes the practice “appears to have become part of a larger group” (no group name given) and that the pet plan changed as a result.

Crown Vets Culloden is a veterinary practice that’s also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Reviews most often describe practical, day-to-day care (cats and dogs) with examples including blood tests followed by a phone call to discuss results, prescriptions prepared within minutes, and staff helping with handling/logistics (e.g., a nurse walking a dog in for an owner due to icy conditions). There’s also mention of an out‑of‑hours service and a care plan where costs and next steps were “laid out” clearly—though one review reports a strongly negative experience involving a nervous, muzzled dog and repeated suggestions of euthanasia.

Moray Coast Veterinary Group describes itself as an independent, multi-disciplinary practice with multiple branches. The website lists services spanning pet travel as well as farm and equine work (including equine vetting), and it also explicitly mentions seeing reptiles.

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often describe the Balloch branch team as calm and confidence-inspiring, with specific staff members (Alison and Becky) called out by name. Practical, visit-level details mentioned include nail clipping by nurses (including for a difficult dog) and clients receiving “lots of advice”.