Animal Trust Vets CIC Failsworth – Vets in Oldham
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is very positive, with repeated praise for friendly, caring, and professional service across the reception team, nurses, and vets. - Owners often mention being able to get appointments when needed, including urgent or emergency appointments, and say that treatment options and next steps are explained clearly. - Several reviews describe the team as especially good with nervous pets, including dogs that are wary of new people and pets attending for vaccinations.
Services
- •General and preventive care: The clinic offers free consultations and preventive healthcare. Recent reviews also mention vaccinations and describe the team as patient with nervous dogs during appointments.
- •Diagnostics and investigations: Website-listed diagnostic services include X-rays, ultrasound, on-site laboratory testing, and endoscopy. Reviews also describe investigations for skin problems using swabs, blood tests, and samples sent to a lab.
- •Surgery and procedures: The practice lists orthopaedic surgery and soft tissue surgery. Reviews mention urgent surgery and more complex operations, including a kidney removal, alongside routine treatments such as anal gland unblocking, treatment for an aural yeast infection, and medication including steroids for skin inflammation or sensitivity.
- •Dentistry: Dental care is listed among the clinic’s services.
- •End-of-life care: Reviews describe thoughtful support around euthanasia, including efforts to keep the process calm and the provision of pawprints.
- •Emergency and overnight care: Outside normal opening hours, the practice states that it works with Bolton Pet A&E Hospital for overnight hospitalisation and emergency care.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits below average relative to similar practices. The clinic also advertises free consultations, and reviews describe the care as good value, with one owner specifically saying the monthly plan was worth the fee.
People
- •Ciara (vet): Praised for same-day urgent care, clear advice, and picking up issues owners had not noticed.
- •Georgina (vet): Repeatedly thanked for calm handling, clear explanations, and helping nervous dogs feel at ease.
- •Giulia (team member; role not stated): Mentioned by name in a review about a dog being successfully resuscitated after stopping breathing under sedation.
- •Tina and Becky (receptionists): Highlighted for helping nervous cats stay calm; Becky is also specifically thanked for compassionate support during euthanasia and arranging pawprints.
- •Jamie and James (roles not stated): Thanked in recent reviews for ongoing support and caring treatment around a dog’s operation.
- •Reviews also praise the wider team of vets, nurses, and reception staff for being friendly, professional, and helpful.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7 stars from 2,040 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is very positive, with repeated praise for friendly, caring, and professional service across the reception team, nurses, and vets.
- •Owners often mention being able to get appointments when needed, including urgent or emergency appointments, and say that treatment options and next steps are explained clearly.
- •Several reviews describe the team as especially good with nervous pets, including dogs that are wary of new people and pets attending for vaccinations.
- •More serious cases are also mentioned positively, including major surgery, a dog being resuscitated under sedation, and reassurance that the team did everything they could in difficult circumstances.

