University of Glasgow Veterinary School - Glasgow

Elaine McLeod

My friend had to rush her cat Peaches in out of hours no appointment and the vet Hrithilc Varma had such compassion and empathy. He made a very difficult decision much easier, what a fantastic vet.

Jade Blair

Went to have a post mortem on my best feline friend Khaleesi who I was absolutely heartbroken to lose.
They didn't make it easy.

We were told a week, then another week, in the end it was 4 weeks. When I called the guy was fine but the woman made me absolutely irate - clearly shouldn't be working with people and I can only hope she treats our pets better than their humans. Every time I called she referred to my best friend of 9 years as 'it' - when did you drop 'it' off, 'it' isn't ready yet.

Get a clue about speaking to people, especially people who are grieving!

I hated having to call as I knew I was trying to hold it together and not scream at her as I needed my baby girl back so she could be cremated. But I kept having to call to chase as not once did they call me with an update.

Completely insensitive at a really sensitive time.

Caitlin Logue

Took our dog for an attack and I'm not sure what happened. They take your dog away from you and won't let you in. We then took our dog to our vet who administered injections like the anti-bacterial which was not provided here and should of been. So not sure what we actually paid for.

Kelly Crawford

Staff were so reassuring throughout my pups emergency appointment. Seen, scanned, wounds treated & home within an hour! Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend or return

Jane Nightingale

My Golden Retriever had a large tumour on his eyelid. George Peplinski and his team operated and now my boy has fully recovered. Not only was my boy well looked after at the Vet School but the courtesy and understanding given to me during a very worrying time was phenomenal. We are so lucky to have a wonderful establishment like this on our doorstep. Never be afraid to take your animals to the Vet School they will receive 5 star treatment by very committed individuals.

Al Alexander

The majority of the reviews related to this are actually for the Small Animal Hospital, not this the teaching establishment.
I'm neither a student or employee of Glasgow uni. Instead I'm a neighbour who enjoys walking his dog in the grounds of the former Garscube estate, with its established woodland garden. A great place to be which feels like being in the country, whilst still in town.

Laura Dunn

Unfortunately as much as I respect Glasgow vet school my experiences with them have been very poor. The first was when my puppy suffered a vaccine reaction causing paralysis so he was hospitalised. It was over Christmas so I understand there was a reduced staff level but I still felt his care was poor. He was recumbent and couldn't move so a urinary catheter was placed. When I went to visit him the catheter was on the floor in part, not double bagged, not as sterile as I felt it should have been. He had oxygen prongs that were meant to be entering his nose but were dislodged so he wasn't receiving any supplemental oxygen from this. The nurse was friendly but didn't seem to know what his recent temperature reading was or whether he had eaten or drunk. He was down as the wrong breed. With regards to the neuro service I requested steroid treatment as a last resort as he was getting worse but was ignored and he was on antibiotics only. He died from this and a kidney infection which I believe was caused in part by the unsterile urinary catheter setup. I also considered getting i131 treatment for my cat at Glasgow but they misdiagnosed the cause of an ulcer that he had in his mouth resulting in us taking him to the excellent dental vets in north Berwick for proper treatment. We ended up having the I131 done at Edinburgh which was cheaper and had a way shorter hospitalisation time with better service. Unfortunately even though we live fairly close I have lost all confidence in their clinical decisions and I will not be returning unless in a time sensitive emergency. I work as a vet myself for context. I'm sure they do a lot of good work but not in the case of my animals.

Ellen Hay

I have great respect for all the vets who work there we had to take our beloved dog susie although we lost susie the staff were brilliant and could not do enough for ourselves and susie.