Veterinary Specialist Services

- Recent feedback is mostly very positive about clinical care, with owners describing staff as kind, reassuring and respectful during stressful visits. - Surgical and referral work comes through strongly in the reviews, including cruciate ligament operations, dental extractions and neurology assessment for seizures. - Communication is a recurring strength: reviewers mention clear explanations before procedures, thorough discussion of options, and helpful guidance around appointments, testing and insurance payments.

Veterinary Specialist Services in Stirling is described by Broadleys Veterinary Hospital as an independently owned, vet-led practice. It offers both routine pet care and referral-level treatment for dogs and cats, with advanced imaging including CT, MRI, digital radiography and ultrasound, plus physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. The hospital also states that emergency and out-of-hours care is provided on site 24/7, 365 days a year.

Services

•Routine and preventative care: vaccinations, parasite control, neutering and health plans.
•Support services for owners: repeat prescriptions, home deliveries, patient transport, pet insurance support and a pet travel scheme.
•Referral and specialist services: orthopaedics, neurology, cardiology, ophthalmology, oncology, pain management, physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.
•Imaging and diagnostics: CT, MRI, digital radiography and advanced ultrasound.
•Emergency care: on-site emergency and out-of-hours cover 24 hours a day, all year.
•Species treated: dogs and cats.
•Examples mentioned by owners: cruciate ligament surgery with successful recovery, dental extraction surgery, and neurology work-ups for unexplained seizures including MRI and longer-term management planning. One recent review also mentions a separate waiting room for cat patients.

Pricing

Available published prices indicate the clinic sits above average relative to similar practices. Recent reviews are positive about the standard of care, but there are repeated comments that medication pricing can feel expensive, with Metacam mentioned specifically.

People

•Keira (surgeon): praised for cruciate ligament surgery, clear explanations and a professional approach.
•Maria (clinician): mentioned in a neurology consultation and follow-up around MRI and testing, with a reviewer highlighting her thoroughness and balanced explanation of options.
•Recent reviews also praise an unnamed anaesthesiologist and the reception/support team for helping owners feel calm and informed.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.7/5 from 484 reviews.

•Recent feedback is mostly very positive about clinical care, with owners describing staff as kind, reassuring and respectful during stressful visits.
•Surgical and referral work comes through strongly in the reviews, including cruciate ligament operations, dental extractions and neurology assessment for seizures.
•Communication is a recurring strength: reviewers mention clear explanations before procedures, thorough discussion of options, and helpful guidance around appointments, testing and insurance payments.
•The main negative theme is price, particularly for medication charges, with more than one reviewer saying costs felt high even when they were otherwise happy with the care.

Reviews for Veterinary Specialist Services

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 484 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Dorota Jedrzejewska

2 months ago

The whole team is great, gives you massive comfort, just feel like these people are in the right place, you can feel they really love and care about animals. My wee boy had surgery to extract his teeth, everything was explained to me, all questions answered and we were treated with respect, even the situation was stressful for both of us. 4 stars because it is quite pricey as people said earlier. Metacam 10 ml - £28.32. It's their policy tho, I have nothing bad to say about staff, care and everything around, with a special shout out to anaesthesiologist, she managed to keep me and my dog (me especially) calm explaining the whole procedure and what's going to happen :) I really like that the receipts being send to your email Nice to see special waiting room for cat patients :)

József Gyulai

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Nick Smith

So far the care has been fine. But just got charged £107 for 100ml of Metacam. Something you can buy online (with a prescription from a vet) for £16.95. That is really taking the mickey.

Anna Riley

3 months ago

My cat was referred to Neurology here following a series of unexplained seizures. We met Maria the clinician for consultation and then also review of MRI / testing, etc. She was so thorough and made sure we were aware of all our options with their pros and cons. Thankfully my cat was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy and was sent away with long term management recommendations, so hopefully shouldn’t need to return too soon, however I would have no issues using this hospital again in a heartbeat. It was also be a miss to not mention how lovely and accommodating the reception / support staff were at the hospital. They managed to keep stress to a minimum, and again explained everything really well re appts and insurance payments. Thank you all!

David Codling

My dog Oscar has unfortunately had to have operations on both his back legs due to cruciate ligament failure. Every aspect of my experience with this hospital was excellent, the surgeon, Keira was fantastic, very knowledgeable, professional and explained everything clearly. I cannot praise everyone involved in Oscar's care enough, I would highly recommend this hospital and I am pleased to say the outcome after Oscar's surgery has proved successful and despite the long road to recovery it has been worth all the stress. A huge thank you to all the staff concerned.