Emerald Veterinary Health Ltd – Vets in York
Clinic Overview
- Several reviewers describe using the practice for 18 to 20 years, suggesting strong long-term loyalty. - Brian and the wider team are regularly praised for being caring, compassionate, and excellent with pets. - Recent and older reviews mention care for cats and dogs, including illnesses, accidents, and an urgent puppy ingestion scare.
Emerald Veterinary Health Ltd is a small-animal practice in York operating on an appointment-only basis. The clinic provides general care for cats and dogs, with reviews describing help with illnesses, accidents, and urgent cases where the team will often try to fit pets in, even if there may be a wait. Owners also mention a practical out-of-hours arrangement via voicemail for emergency guidance.
Services
- •General veterinary care for cats and dogs: reviews refer to long-term care for both cats and dogs, including support through illnesses and accidents.
- •Urgent appointments: the practice runs by prior arrangement, but owners say the team will often try to accommodate urgent cases when needed.
- •Out-of-hours help: reviews mention voicemail-based contact outside normal hours, with one owner describing a reassuring response after a puppy ate something it should not have.
- •Approach to treatment: one long-term client specifically praises the practice for not recommending unnecessary treatment.
- •Online pharmacy: an online pharmacy is referenced on the clinic website, though no further detail is available here.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Brian (vet): repeatedly named in reviews, with long-standing clients praising Brian and his team for consistent care over many years.
- •Nursing team: one review specifically mentions an unnamed nurse who was described as lovely and reassuring during an out-of-hours puppy emergency.
Reviews
Emerald Veterinary Health Ltd has a 4.8-star Google rating from 70 reviews.
- •Several reviewers describe using the practice for 18 to 20 years, suggesting strong long-term loyalty.
- •Brian and the wider team are regularly praised for being caring, compassionate, and excellent with pets.
- •Recent and older reviews mention care for cats and dogs, including illnesses, accidents, and an urgent puppy ingestion scare.
- •The main negative theme is access rather than treatment quality: owners say the practice is very popular and can be hard to reach by phone, though urgent cases may still be fitted in.

