Portsmouth Vets – Vets in Portsmouth
Clinic Overview
- Reviewers often describe the team as friendly, professional and reassuring, with appointments that do not feel rushed. - Shane is repeatedly praised for handling nervous pets well, including one detailed account of a wary dog calmly accepting treats, an eye dye test and an injection. - Home visits stand out in recent feedback, with owners mentioning convenient at-home care as well as visits to the clinic.
Portsmouth Vets is a Portsmouth practice led by Shane, offering both clinic appointments and home visits. Website information points to a broad range of small-animal care, from routine consultations and vaccinations to surgery, imaging, hospitalisation and nurse clinics. Recent feedback highlights clear explanations, calm handling of nervous pets, and compassionate support in difficult situations.
Services
- •Routine veterinary care: consultations, vaccinations and nurse clinics are listed, with reviews also mentioning detailed discussions around treatment options and arthritis medication.
- •Surgery and procedures: the clinic lists neutering, dentistry, soft tissue surgery including abdominal surgery, and orthopaedic work such as knee surgery, pelvic or hip surgery, and complex fracture repair. One reviewer says an operation was arranged within a few days after a home visit discussion.
- •Diagnostics and inpatient care: the website mentions modern diagnostic equipment and hospitalisation. Reviews add examples such as an eye dye test and injections being handled calmly for a nervous dog.
- •Home visits and supportive care: home visits are a recurring theme in reviews, alongside supportive care during serious illness and end-of-life situations.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Reviews also include comments describing the practice as fairly priced.
People
- •Shane: named on the website as the lead vet. The website bio says he graduated in Australia in 1999, has worked in the UK since 2001, became a senior clinician in 2006, and has emergency medicine clinic experience. Reviews regularly praise his home visits, clear explanations, calm handling of anxious pets, and compassionate support.
- •Emmanuelle and Shaun: both are mentioned positively in recent reviews.
- •Nursing and support team: the website says the support team is led by fully qualified Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs), and reviews also mention friendly professional staff and a helpful reception team.
Reviews
Portsmouth Vets has a 5.0/5 Google rating from 13 reviews.
- •Reviewers often describe the team as friendly, professional and reassuring, with appointments that do not feel rushed.
- •Shane is repeatedly praised for handling nervous pets well, including one detailed account of a wary dog calmly accepting treats, an eye dye test and an injection.
- •Home visits stand out in recent feedback, with owners mentioning convenient at-home care as well as visits to the clinic.
- •Several reviews highlight compassionate support during stressful situations, including follow-up after treatment and sensitive care at the end of a pet’s life.
