Donaldson's Farm and Equine Ltd – Vets in Huddersfield
Clinic Overview
Donaldson's Farm and Equine Ltd is an independent practice in Huddersfield with a strong large-animal and equine focus, including in-house diagnostics and an equine unit. The practice states that it offers lameness diagnostics, dental diagnostics, gastroscopy, reproductive work, health planning, and client training, along with a 24/7 ambulatory emergency call-out service for registered farm and equine clients. Recent feedback also shows it sees some companion-animal cases, including cats, dogs, and birds.
Services
- •Farm and equine veterinary work: reproductive work, health planning, client training, lameness diagnostics, dental diagnostics, and gastroscopy.
- •Facilities and emergency support: in-house diagnostics, an equine unit, and a stated 24/7 ambulatory emergency call-out service for registered farm and equine clients. Recent reviews also highlight out-of-hours help for a dog with a wound, with prompt treatment and medication.
- •Companion-animal consultations mentioned in reviews: appointments for a bird, cat, and dog, including medication discussions for a cat, urgent end-of-life care for a senior dog, and bereavement support after pets had passed away.
- •Examples from recent visits: one bird owner praised careful handling and a professional consultation, while other reviewers described being seen quickly in urgent situations and being given time and support after a pet’s death.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
No individual staff members are named in recent reviews. Feedback does, however, praise the front desk team as friendly and helpful, a vet nurse as kind during an urgent visit, and vets as professional, caring, and willing to explain treatment options.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7/5 from 852 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is largely positive about the team being friendly, helpful, and caring, with one reviewer also highlighting a spacious, modern building and waiting area.
- •Several reviews describe strong emergency and urgent-care support, including quick attention for a very unwell senior dog and out-of-hours treatment for a whippet’s wound.
- •Compassion around pet loss and aftercare is a recurring theme, with praise for the way staff handled pets who had passed away, including keepsakes and follow-up gestures such as a sympathy card.
- •Critical reviews focus on appointment availability, one complaint about an icy car park, dissatisfaction over how the cost of a medication alternative was explained, and one distressing case involving missing paw print and fur keepsakes after a cat’s cremation.
