Medivet Billinge – Vets in Wigan
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing pets being treated like family and visits feeling warm and reassuring from reception through to the vets. - Nina is mentioned repeatedly by name for her caring approach, clear advice, and ability to put worried owners at ease. - Reviews also highlight a calm, clean, organised practice, with easy booking, on-time appointments, and straightforward payment.
Medivet Billinge is part of the Medivet group rather than an independent practice, and it is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. The clinic appears set up for routine appointments as well as urgent same-day problems, including fitting in a dog that could not walk and was in significant pain. Owners regularly describe calm, organised visits, clear explanations during consultations, and patient handling of nervous dogs.
Services
- •Routine veterinary appointments for common pet health concerns, with reviews describing clear explanations, gentle handling, and appointments that run smoothly.
- •Urgent same-day care: the practice has been praised for seeing a dog as an emergency on the same day when it was unable to walk and in pain.
- •Dental procedure planning: one owner described the team explaining an elderly dog's planned dental treatment and taking pre-anaesthetic blood tests to check fitness for anaesthesia before booking.
- •Support for anxious or difficult pets: several owners mention calm, reassuring handling of nervous, rescue, or “vet aggressive” dogs.
- •Veterinary nurse training facility, as listed in the clinic’s structured information.
- •24-hour emergency care (Medivet-wide), with an overnight emergency consultation fee listed by Medivet.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. One published fee from the Medivet network is an overnight emergency consultation at £130 for appointments between 7pm and 9am.
People
- •Nina Ambrose (vet): repeatedly praised for being caring, knowledgeable, kind, gentle, and reassuring, with several owners saying they particularly trust her advice and manner.
- •Megan (head nurse): highlighted for calm, confident handling of rescue lurchers, including a dog that strongly dislikes vet visits.
- •Owners also frequently praise the wider nursing, reception, and front-of-house team for being friendly, welcoming, and helpful.
Reviews
Google shows 4.9 stars from 166 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing pets being treated like family and visits feeling warm and reassuring from reception through to the vets.
- •Nina is mentioned repeatedly by name for her caring approach, clear advice, and ability to put worried owners at ease.
- •Reviews also highlight a calm, clean, organised practice, with easy booking, on-time appointments, and straightforward payment.
- •Several owners mention the team being particularly good with rescue, nervous, or difficult dogs, and one owner praised the careful work-up before an elderly dog’s dental procedure.
