The Local Vet

The Local Vet is a small practice best evidenced as providing general consultations and urgent care, including at least one reported out-of-hours emergency visit. Recent reviews describe rapid improvement after treatment for an acutely unwell dog, while an older review reports being turned away for surgical care and for a very large dog—suggesting limits on what the clinic can handle in-house for some cases.

Concrete details mentioned by owners include

• •Out-of-hours emergency assistance for a dog (“saw us out of hours as an emergency”).
• •Treatment for a very sick dog after eating fish, which the owner says “immediately resolved the condition.”
• •A claim (from an older negative review) that the clinic “doesn’t do surgical procedures” and “doesn’t treat giant dogs.”

Services

Services and capabilities explicitly referenced by owners

• •Urgent / emergency care: one reviewer reports being seen out of hours as an emergency.
• •General illness treatment: treatment for an acutely ill dog after eating fish, with reported rapid response.
• •Possible limits to services: one older reviewer states the clinic doesn’t do surgical procedures and doesn’t treat giant dogs (no additional details provided).

People

• •Dr. Jack (vet): credited in a review with treating a very sick dog (after eating fish) where the owner says the condition was resolved immediately after his treatment.
• •Brendan: mentioned by name in an out-of-hours emergency review; described as “patient and gentle” during the visit.

Reviews

4.8 stars from 33 reviews. Feedback is mostly brief, with a few specific accounts of urgent care and treatment outcomes. “”

• •Out-of-hours help is mentioned: one owner says they were seen out of hours for an emergency and appreciated the patient, gentle handling.
• •Strong outcome in an acute sickness case: one owner reports their dog improved immediately after treatment for illness linked to eating fish (and contrasts this with an earlier vet visit that “had no affect”).
• •Mixed signals about scope and compassion: an older 1-star review alleges the clinic doesn’t do surgical procedures, won’t treat giant dogs, and showed little compassion—this conflicts with more recent comments describing helpful, caring staff.