Ballymena Pet Vets – Vets in Ballymena
Clinic Overview
- Many owners describe the team as caring, helpful and reassuring, especially during first visits or stressful situations. - Communication is a repeated strength, with praise for smooth contact from email through to appointments and for clear, informative consultations. - Compassionate handling stands out strongly: reviewers mention gentle manners with dogs, thoughtful support during difficult times, and kind end-of-life care.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: consultations, vaccinations, microchipping, worm and flea treatment products, and repeat prescriptions.
- •Procedures and treatment: neutering and dental treatment are listed. Reviews also mention dogs having undergone procedures while still remaining comfortable and happy to return to the practice.
- •Urgent and supportive care: the clinic lists emergency care, and reviews describe compassionate support during difficult situations, including end-of-life care.
- •Additional examples from owners: recent feedback praises reassuring first visits, gentle handling, and clear advice. One reviewer also highlighted excellent care for a parrot, which they noted was unusual to find.
- •Training role: the practice is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits below average relative to similar practices. Review comments focus much more on care and communication than on cost, although one owner reported concern about a £140 medication charge and wider treatment expenses.
People
- •Mary is named positively in multiple reviews, with owners thanking her and her team for attentive, compassionate care.
- •Reviewers also describe the wider vet and team as experienced, professional, informative, friendly and gentle with pets.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.9/5 from 98 reviews.
- •Many owners describe the team as caring, helpful and reassuring, especially during first visits or stressful situations.
- •Communication is a repeated strength, with praise for smooth contact from email through to appointments and for clear, informative consultations.
- •Compassionate handling stands out strongly: reviewers mention gentle manners with dogs, thoughtful support during difficult times, and kind end-of-life care.
- •There is one serious negative review alleging delayed treatment, emergency surgery elsewhere and unnecessary medication costs, but the broader pattern of recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive.

