Brighouse Vets4Pets Ltd – Vets in Huddersfield
Clinic Overview
Brighouse Vets4Pets is part of the Vets4Pets network, with Caroline Stirk and Stephanie Wilson listed as Practice Owners. The clinic offers routine first-opinion care alongside a broader diagnostic and surgical service, with facilities including an in-house laboratory, hospital ward, isolation unit, and operating theatre. Recent feedback is mostly positive, especially around supportive vets, friendly reception staff, and smooth routine and surgical visits, though a small number of reviews raise concerns about billing and one complex orthopaedic case.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: vaccinations, microchipping, nurse clinics, and health plans. Recent reviews mention puppy vaccinations, annual check-ups, and long-term routine care for cats.
- •Surgery and procedures: orthopaedics including cruciate surgery, soft tissue surgery, airway surgery, ear surgery, and routine procedures such as spaying, which is mentioned positively in a recent review.
- •Diagnostics and monitoring: ultrasound, digital X-ray, ECG, blood pressure monitoring, Tonopen eye pressure testing, plus in-house biochemistry and haematology.
- •Dentistry and supportive care: dentistry with dental X-ray, laser therapy, and an oxygen chamber. Reviews also mention compassionate support during end-of-life care.
- •Species and other services: care for small animals and reptiles, along with grooming and pet passport/animal health certificate services.
- •Facilities and additional arrangements: operating theatre, hospital ward, isolation unit, in-house laboratory, emergency cover through another Vets4Pets practice when closed, and status as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. The website also notes an RCVS Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (Small Animal Surgery).
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. The website lists consultations from £80. Recent reviews focus more on care than routine pricing, but a small number of clients mention concerns about billing and high costs in a complex surgical case.
People
- •Caroline Stirk — Practice Owner; praised in recent reviews for being supportive, unhurried, and knowing a dog well over time.
- •Stephanie Wilson — Practice Owner.
- •Recent reviews also speak positively about the wider reception team, vets, and nurses, particularly for being friendly, informative, accommodating, and calm with nervous pets.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.6 stars from 479 reviews.
- •Many recent reviewers describe the team as caring, kind, and supportive, including compassionate handling of a dog’s end-of-life visit.
- •Routine appointments are a common positive theme, with mentions of puppy injections, annual cat check-ups, and long-term care that helped a nervous cat become calmer over time.
- •A recent spay procedure was reviewed positively, with the owner saying their dog recovered very well afterwards.
- •A small number of recent reviewers were unhappy with billing or communication, and one detailed review described a poor experience involving cruciate surgery and costs.
