City Vets Shore Road – Vets in Belfast
Clinic Overview
City Vets Shore Road is part of City Vets, an independent veterinary practice established in 2007 with multiple clinics. The clinic offers routine care including vaccinations, microchipping, neutering and dental treatment, alongside emergency care, health care plans, and a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Reviews continue to highlight compassionate support in urgent and end-of-life situations, although some owners have reported difficulty getting appointments at times.
Services
- •Routine veterinary care: consultations, vaccinations, microchipping, neutering, dental treatment, and worm and flea products.
- •Emergency and urgent care: the clinic offers emergency care, and reviews mention short-notice help for urgent cases, including a Saturday appointment for a dog with a mouth mass and an emergency procedure slot over the Christmas period.
- •Serious illness, diagnostics, and end-of-life support: reviews describe clear discussions around biopsy versus palliative care, phone updates during procedures, and kind support with euthanasia decisions when pets became very unwell very quickly.
- •Ongoing care and facilities: health care plans are listed by the clinic, and the practice is also noted as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits below average relative to similar practices. Reviews also lean positive on cost, with owners describing prices as reasonable, including for urgent care and diagnostics.
People
Reviews particularly mention Christina (nurse) and reception team members Rachel and Kira for being friendly, helpful, and professional. One owner also praised a head vet nurse for calling during a procedure to explain findings and talk through options. More broadly, the wider team is often described as kind, patient, and supportive.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.4/5 from 260 reviews.
- •Feedback is largely warm and appreciative, with many owners saying the team are caring, helpful, and genuinely good with animals.
- •Several reviews focus on compassionate end-of-life care, describing patient and empathetic support during very difficult decisions.
- •Owners also mention quick help in urgent situations, including fitting pets in at short notice and keeping people informed clearly during treatment.
- •The main negative theme is appointment availability, with one reviewer reporting repeated delays and surgery dates being changed because of vet availability.
