Old Stone Vets Stanhope – Vets in Stanhope
Clinic Overview
Reviews particularly praise Rachel for sensitive advice and swift action in urgent cases, Kathryn for helping coordinate a surgical case with a strong outcome, and Karl for long-term care and compassionate end-of-life support. Clients also speak warmly about the wider team, including friendly reception staff.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: Small animal consultations and vaccinations, with reviewers also describing appointments as generally easy to get when needed.
- •Medical treatment and prescribing: Reviews mention pets being assessed for sudden illness, prescribed medication, and monitored with clear guidance on likely outcomes.
- •Surgery and treatment: The practice offers operations and wider medical treatment. One recent case describes same-day assessment, transfer for imaging at another branch, and surgery with a good outcome.
- •Diagnostics: X-rays and ultrasound are mentioned in reviews as being arranged through another branch when needed.
- •Urgent and emergency care: The clinic offers 24-hour emergency care, and recent reviews describe pets being fitted in quickly for urgent problems, including animals not already registered with the practice.
- •End-of-life care: Euthanasia, including at-home euthanasia, remains part of the service, with reviews describing sensitive support over many years of care and peaceful end-of-life arrangements.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
Named team members mentioned by clients include Rachel, Kathryn and Karl.
Reviews particularly praise Rachel for sensitive advice and swift action in urgent cases, Kathryn for helping coordinate a surgical case with a strong outcome, and Karl for long-term care and compassionate end-of-life support. Clients also speak warmly about the wider team, including friendly reception staff.
Reviews
Google rating: 5.0/5 from 75 reviews.
- •Recent comments consistently describe the team as friendly, kind and caring, with several owners saying they have used the practice for years.
- •Owners mention good access, including appointments arranged quickly for urgent problems, help for pets belonging to visitors to the area, and easy parking.
- •A standout review describes well-coordinated care across the Stanhope and Alston branches, with X-rays, ultrasound, surgery, and three update calls in one day.
- •Longer-term themes include sensitive advice, strong support through serious illness, and compassionate end-of-life care. A few reviewers also say charges felt reasonable or not overpriced.
