Ashleigh Veterinary Centre

- Many owners describe the team as caring, welcoming and thorough, with vets taking time to explain findings and answer questions rather than rushing consultations. - Reviews continue to show a broad caseload, covering cats and dogs as well as rabbits, guinea pigs, birds and reptiles; examples include same-day treatment for a bearded dragon and practical advice for rabbit and bird owners. - Positive experiences are also reported around surgery and bereavement support, including a good recovery after a dog spay and thoughtful touches such as keepsakes and a condolence card after a guinea pig’s death.

Ashleigh Veterinary Centre in Manchester is part of IVC Evidensia. It provides general veterinary care for common pets and also sees exotic and avian species, with its website also referencing an exotic-only branch. Recent feedback is largely positive for clear explanations, compassionate handling and experience with a wide mix of animals, though a small number of serious complaints describe concerns about advice and follow-up in exotic cases.

Services

•General veterinary care for common pets such as cats and dogs, with reviews highlighting consultations where vets took time to explain findings, answer questions and discuss ongoing care.
•Exotic and avian care, including birds, rabbits, guinea pigs and reptiles. Recent examples include a same-day appointment for a constipated bearded dragon, rabbit health consultations, budgie care, and assessment of a corn snake with diagnostic options discussed. The website also references an exotic-only clinic.
•Surgery is part of the service mix. Reviews mention a dog spay and a guinea pig flank spay after assessment identified a heart murmur and options were discussed.
•Emergency care is offered, though no detailed arrangements are set out here. Reviews also point to end-of-life support, including euthanasia, time to say goodbye, keepsakes such as a fur vial and paw-print mould, and a condolence card afterwards.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Lourdes (vet): praised for taking time to explain a cat’s problem clearly and keeping the consultation calm and reassuring.
•Elisa (vet): thanked for compassionate support during a cat’s euthanasia, including giving the family time to say goodbye.
•Elise: praised for a thorough check of a dog with joint pain and for setting out a management plan.
•Rebecca (vet): named in a serious negative review about a corn snake consultation, medication advice and later complaint handling.
•Unnamed vets and team members: several owners describe the wider team as friendly, professional and patient with questions across cat, dog, rabbit, bird and exotic-pet visits.

Reviews

Ashleigh Veterinary Centre has a 4.5/5 Google rating from 1,189 reviews. Recent feedback is mostly positive, with a few detailed complaints.

•Many owners describe the team as caring, welcoming and thorough, with vets taking time to explain findings and answer questions rather than rushing consultations.
•Reviews continue to show a broad caseload, covering cats and dogs as well as rabbits, guinea pigs, birds and reptiles; examples include same-day treatment for a bearded dragon and practical advice for rabbit and bird owners.
•Positive experiences are also reported around surgery and bereavement support, including a good recovery after a dog spay and thoughtful touches such as keepsakes and a condolence card after a guinea pig’s death.
•A small number of serious negative reviews focus on exotic cases, including concerns about treatment decisions, communication and follow-up after a guinea pig’s decline and a corn snake’s death.

Reviews for Ashleigh Veterinary Centre

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 1189 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Annabel Newfield

1 month ago

Highly recommend. Everyone is so caring at Ashleigh vets. The vet we saw, Lourdes, had all the time to explain what she could see was up with our cat, answer our questions, Our cat was relaxed through the consultation and we felt reassured and clear on what’s we what we need to do. A decent sized carpark is really helpful too.

CASA DE LOS CUATRO VIENTOS

I am writing this now that I am starting to come to terms with the painful and drawn out death of my beloved guinea pig at the hands of this veterinary surgery. I would not suggest anyone takes their exotic pet here. I took my guinea pig to ashleigh vets in Chorlton and I asked the vet more than once if it was ethical to keep my guinea pig alive considering he had lost a significant amount of weight and was not eating. I also said if he was in pain, I rather put him to sleep than have him suffer. The vet at ashleigh vets said that my guinea pig was not in any pain and if they thought he was suffering, they would suggest I put him down. After nearly a week of being in their hospital and over five hundred pounds worth of fees, my piggy was sent home with a bunch of medicines and told to return in a week’s time. I could not afford to fork out more money for the consultation after I’d already forked out all that money a few weeks before Christmas, so I phoned and told them my piggy’s condition (he wasn’t eating and had lost a lot of weight). I was told to take him in - yet another fee! We were given more medicine (another expense on top of the consultation fee) and told our piggy was ok and we would possibly get another few weeks with him. We could tell he was not well at all as at this time he had fully stopped eating yet the vet said he looked fine. Our piggy stopped moving around when he got home and died in the night! When I phoned to speak with the vet who saw him the day before, I asked her what she saw in him etc and she said he seemed happy enough in himself and was happy that he seemed well. When I told her he died, she said she was sorry and quickly hung up as if she realised she really messed up. I wish I would have never taken my beloved pet here. My little boy was devastated and this vet is to blame for this because the death was drawn out. Our piggy could have been put to sleep in a dignified way, instead he died in a lot of pain, skin and bones. A review of their practices needs to take place.

Linda Ousby

They are a very friendly vets and offer the best exotic advice and treatments for exotic pets and they also allow Klama payments as well.

Kate Ewings

I would like to thank Elise for the care and advice she gave me around my dogs pain. She came up with a plan to manage his joint pain and I felt reassured after she had checked him over thoroughly. Elise also answered a couple of other queries I had about my dog during the consultation. I do love to see the array of birds and animals also waiting to see the vets. This time we had the pleasure of seeing a beautiful owl and a chinchilla! Thanks to you all and it is definitely worth me travelling from Sale to your Chorlton practice.

Raf Lynch

We visited Ashleigh vets a few times and I couldn't have asked for a more welcoming, professional and very informative place. Unfortunately we had to have our cat put to sleep today, but Elisa one of the vets was really nice and comforting during this difficult time. She gave us some time to say our goodbyes and was very understanding. We couldn't have asked for anyone nicer during this difficult time. I would highly recommend this vets! Thank you Ashleigh vetinary, we appreciate all your help and support

Faye W

3 months ago

Wouldn’t take my pets anywhere else! They’ve been taking care of my dog since a puppy and did a fantastic job with her spay surgery, taking great care of her when she was extremely grumpy afterwards! They also treated the death of my guinea pig with incredible compassion, providing with some lovely keepsakes - a small vial with her fur and a moulding of her paw prints. And they followed up with a condolences card in the post. These little gestures make a huge difference. Thank you.

Peter Allen

Always a great service, have been using them for years.

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Stavros Aspinall

I would like to thank all the stuff for being very friendly and professional... I had a constipating bearded dragon and I called them up and they saw me the same day... And give me some laxatives to give to Spike ... He is all better now.. thank you very much

Ayo Ada Ogolo

I was parked outside of AVC, I’ve been in before as an emergency for a particular brand of food. And they where kind enough to oblige.