University of Edinburgh Equine Veterinary Services

University-run equine veterinary service linked to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, operating as a teaching hospital (reviews mention students involved in patient care). It appears set up for complex referral-style work: owners describe horses undergoing difficult, multi-hour surgeries and advanced imaging (CT), followed by inpatient stays with structured communication. Across reviews, a few specifics stand out: twice-daily updates from the surgical team during hospitalisation, staff taking time to speak with owners during visits, and patience with repeated phone questions while a horse was being treated.

Services

•Equine surgery and hospitalisation: Reviews describe “complicated”/“difficult” surgeries, including one reported as lasting 4 hours, with nursing support during the procedure and ongoing inpatient aftercare.
•Advanced diagnostic imaging: One owner reports their horse having a CT scan, alongside multiple follow-up phone conversations.
•Inpatient aftercare and monitoring: Owners mention horses staying in for around a week with ongoing recovery support, and regular progress updates.
•Teaching/training environment: Listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility, and reviews refer to students helping with patient comfort and care.

People

•Surgical team: Mentioned for performing complex procedures and providing regular updates (including reports of two updates per day during an inpatient stay).
•Nurses and stable staff: Credited in reviews with maintaining stability during surgery, hands-on aftercare, and day-to-day care while horses are hospitalised.
•Students (teaching hospital setting): Specifically mentioned as being involved in making a horse’s stay comfortable during recovery.
•Communication style (team-wide): Multiple reviews highlight staff being patient with frequent calls and taking time to speak in person during visits.

Reviews

4.9 stars from 14 reviews. The written feedback available mainly describes complex equine cases (surgery and CT) and how owners were supported during inpatient treatment. “”

•Owners describe difficult surgeries with strong post-operative recovery outcomes (including full recovery in one account).
•Frequent, structured updates during hospital stays are repeatedly mentioned (including twice-daily progress reports from the surgical team).
•Access and reassurance during visits: reviewers note that when they visited, someone from the team came to speak with them.
•Responsiveness by phone: one review highlights staff being patient through multiple phone calls and questions during a case.

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.

Josefine B

3 years ago

Tina Cox

Rab Forbes

Excellent facilities and wonderful staff

Peter Dun

It is a great place to take your ill animals ❤️