Roborough Vet – Vets in Plymouth
Clinic Overview
Roborough Vet is a small, family-run independent practice in Plymouth. It appears set up for both routine care and urgent problems, with owners describing vaccinations and health checks alongside emergency appointments for sudden issues. Recent feedback also highlights sensitive end-of-life care, careful handling of nervous pets, and hands-on management of serious cases such as major eye trauma.
Roborough Vet is a small, family-run independent practice in Plymouth. It appears set up for both routine care and urgent problems, with owners describing vaccinations and health checks alongside emergency appointments for sudden issues. Recent feedback also highlights sensitive end-of-life care, careful handling of nervous pets, and hands-on management of serious cases such as major eye trauma.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: Reviews mention vaccinations and routine health checks as regular reasons for visiting.
- •Urgent appointments: Owners report being fitted in quickly for emergencies, including a cat with sudden front-leg paralysis.
- •Medical treatment and follow-up care: Recent examples include treatment for a painful ear infection with follow-up, and management of a severe eye injury where the team attempted to save the eye.
- •Support for anxious pets: Several owners say the team takes time to listen, reassure nervous animals, and help them settle during consultations.
- •End-of-life care: Compassionate support during euthanasia is specifically mentioned by long-standing clients.
- •Bird care: One recent reviewer specifically praised Duncan for treatment of a bird.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Duncan (vet): Repeatedly praised across different types of visits, including emergency care for a cat with paralysis, treatment of a bird, helping a nervous rescue dog relax, and long-term care for cats over many years.
- •Kelly: Mentioned for compassionate support during euthanasia and named as one of the clinicians involved in a nervous dog's care.
- •Devon: Thanked for the initial phone contact, with one owner saying they felt listened to and supported from the first call.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7 stars from 281 reviews.
- •Recent reviews are consistently very positive, with several owners describing the practice as a friendly local independent or family-run vet.
- •Urgent access stands out, including an owner who says their cat was fitted in as an emergency for sudden front-leg paralysis.
- •Nervous pets are a recurring theme, with praise for calm, patient handling and one owner noting their usually terrified rescue dog became relaxed enough to take kibble from Duncan's hand.
- •Other recent feedback highlights compassionate euthanasia support, committed care during a serious eye trauma case, and one review describing the pricing as fair.

