University of Edinburgh Equine Veterinary Services

University of Edinburgh Equine Veterinary Services is an academic equine hospital service linked to The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies (University of Edinburgh), with veterinary nurse training noted. Reviews most often describe referral-style care for complex cases, including difficult/complicated surgeries and advanced imaging (CT scan). Owners specifically mention inpatient stays with intensive aftercare, regular progress updates (including twice-daily calls), and being able to visit horses during hospitalisation, with staff taking time to answer repeated questions.

Services

•Equine surgery: multiple reviews describe horses undergoing “difficult” or “complicated” surgery (one reported as lasting 4 hours) with surgeons and a nursing team monitoring stability during the procedure.
•Advanced imaging: CT scan explicitly mentioned in one review.
•Inpatient hospital care & aftercare: owners mention horses staying for about a week with ongoing recovery support.
•Communication during treatment: regular phone updates and “over the phone conversations” during investigations/treatment are described, including patience with frequent owner calls.
•Veterinary nurse training facility (explicitly listed in the provided clinic data).

People

•Surgical team: owners describe surgeons completing difficult procedures and providing regular progress updates.
•Nursing team: mentioned as being present during surgery to keep the horse stable, and involved in ongoing inpatient care.
•Stable staff and students: one owner notes stable staff and students helping keep a horse comfortable during a longer stay, with frequent check-ins and visits where someone from the team spoke with them.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.9 stars from 14 reviews.

•Complex procedures and recovery support: multiple owners describe successful outcomes after difficult surgeries, with detailed aftercare during inpatient stays.
•Frequent, structured updates: one owner reports updates twice a day from the surgical team; another highlights staff speaking with them at each visit.
•Time spent answering questions: owners mention staff being patient during repeated phone calls and taking time to explain what was happening.
•Facilities: “excellent facilities” is explicitly mentioned.

Reviews for University of Edinburgh Equine Veterinary Services

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 14 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Lisa Penman

2 years ago

What can I say about this place apart from it being a top class establishment, my youngster is in for a complicated surgery that lasted 4 hrs two top class surgeon's and the team of nurses on hand to make sure he was stable during this time done an amazing job, The aftercare he is getting is second too none, he is almost one week in to his stay and recovering well. We have regular updates 2x a day on how he is doing from the surgical team, and get to visit him too 🥰 The level of care from the staff members is astounding, from the surgical team who done his operation to the stable staff and all the students that are making his stay as comfortable as possible, He is one spoilt baby boy who is loving the staff pampering him and giving him cuddles for us while he's in there care.

a year ago

Jenny Gilluley /Mcneish

J B.

This place is just fab. I had my boy in for a difficult surgery last August and everyone was just amazing. So much patience when I called for the millionth time to ask something, every time I came to visit someone from the team came to speak to me. My boy was so well looked after the whole time he was there. They truly love animals there and it shows. Also my boy fully recovered after the amazing job that was done there.

Tina Cox

Rab Forbes

3 years ago

Excellent facilities and wonderful staff

Peter Dun

It is a great place to take your ill animals ❤️

Ben Henderson

9 years ago

A HUGE THANK YOU! To all at the dick vet equine. We recently had our wee lad in for a CT scan and several over the phone conversations. The service, the patience, the care for us and our horse was fantastic from start to finish. To be twee it was as a James Herriot novel and let's face it that's all everyone wants vetinary care to of been and to be again. One more time thank you for standing out as exemplary.