Gilmoor Vets – Vets in Sunderland
Clinic Overview
- Many reviews are from long-standing clients, often mentioning 9, 10, or 13+ years with the practice, which suggests strong loyalty and trust. - Positive feedback commonly focuses on friendly, professional staff, thorough examinations, and helpful advice, with several owners saying their pets are made to feel calm and comfortable during visits. - Reception and nursing staff are frequently praised for their welcome, gentle handling, and practical help with routine care such as nail trims.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: vaccinations are mentioned, including annual vaccine appointments, alongside regular nail trims carried out by the nursing team.
- •Low-stress handling: several owners describe dogs being settled with treats, fuss, and gentle handling during consultations, injections, and nail trims, with pets appearing relaxed in the practice.
- •Consultations and advice: recent reviews praise thorough examinations and clear advice, including for cats as well as dogs.
- •Senior pet support: reviews mention consultations for older dogs, with owners valuing thorough and honest discussions around ongoing care.
- •End-of-life support: one owner specifically describes being given a private room away from other people during a final visit.
- •Appointment flexibility: if a preferred time or day is unavailable, staff may try to arrange an appointment at the Durham practice.
- •Pet health plan support: one recent reviewer mentions help from reception when setting up a pet plan for future care costs and welfare.
- •Training role: the clinic is noted as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Keith Stewart (vet): named by a long-term client as a trusted vet for an elderly dog, and praised as thorough and honest.
- •Emily: mentioned in a recent review as friendly and very thorough during a consultation for two cats.
- •Joanne: repeatedly thanked for helping both dogs and family members feel comfortable with visits.
- •Nursing team: regularly praised for nail trims and for gentle handling that helps dogs feel relaxed in the practice.
- •Reception team: described as warm, welcoming, and helpful, including support with pet plan setup and making pets and owners feel at ease.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 109 reviews.
- •Many reviews are from long-standing clients, often mentioning 9, 10, or 13+ years with the practice, which suggests strong loyalty and trust.
- •Positive feedback commonly focuses on friendly, professional staff, thorough examinations, and helpful advice, with several owners saying their pets are made to feel calm and comfortable during visits.
- •Reception and nursing staff are frequently praised for their welcome, gentle handling, and practical help with routine care such as nail trims.
- •A small number of critical reviews mention concerns about record-keeping, complaint follow-up, communication, and feeling that some charges were high, but the overall recent tone remains strongly positive.

