Best Vets in Halifax – Complete Local Guide

Hird and Partners LLP is a multi‑species veterinary practice (small animals, equine, and farm animals are all referenced) and is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often describe supportive care—especially around difficult moments such as pet loss—but there is also a detailed complaint describing concerns about clinical urgency and communication during a serious urinary issue. Concrete examples mentioned include diagnostic testing (urine sample, blood tests, ultrasound/scan), antibiotic treatment, and support during end‑of‑life.

My Caring Vet Ltd describes itself as a private, independent, family-run veterinary practice. Based on the website and recent reviews, the clinic appears set up for both urgent situations and sensitive end-of-life care, including at-home visits when needed. Owners also mention practical flexibility around procedures—for example, arranging a later drop-off and prompt collection after a dental so a dog wasn’t left waiting all day.

Hird and Partners is a multi-species veterinary practice (small animals, equine and farm animals) that also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. The clinic is set up to handle urgent situations as well as ongoing, long-term care: emergency veterinary services are explicitly mentioned, and reviewers describe decades-long relationships with the practice across multiple animals.

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often point to

• •Support during difficult equine cases, including compassionate handling of a 30-year-old gelding’s treatment and the owner’s distress.
• •Long-term management of recurring problems (one owner credits specific vets with keeping a horse “still going strong” into older age).
• •A reassuring manner from staff during appointments.

West Mount Vets is an RCVS General Practice small‑animal clinic with in‑house diagnostics (lab testing, X‑ray and ultrasound) and a broad routine-to-surgical service list (including dentistry and neutering). Ownership/group status isn’t stated in the information provided.

Based on the website and recent reviews, the practice appears set up for

• •Routine care plus procedures such as vaccinations, parasite control, microchipping, neutering and dental work.
• •Diagnostics-led workups, with imaging and lab facilities referenced on the website.
• •Support around urgent and end‑of‑life situations: reviews describe an out‑of‑hours visit for a dog that couldn’t be saved, including keepsakes (paw prints and hair) and help arranging cremation details.

Recent feedback is mostly positive about staff manner and support, but one detailed review reports a very negative experience around a planned dental/extraction for an elderly cat, including concerns about the level of examination, delays on the day, and pre‑anaesthetic assessment compared with another vet’s subsequent testing.

The Friendly Animal Clinic describes itself as an independent, family-run veterinary surgery led by Myles and Cheryl. The website points to a practice set up for both routine care and in-house procedures, with four consulting rooms, three operating theatres, a dedicated dental suite, an in-house lab, digital X‑rays and ultrasound.

In the latest reviews available to us, owners most often mention

• •being given clear options for treatment (one owner says the vet “found out the problem” and offered choices),
• •support around end-of-life care (a long-term client describes compassionate help with euthanasia for an anxious rescue dog),
• •and a perception of fair pricing (multiple reviewers mention “great price/affordable” and “not profit-driven,” without quoting specific fees).