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Village Vet Highbury

#1 Vet in Highbury, Greater London

4.6
Corporate

Village Vet Highbury – Vets in Highbury

Updated January 2026
Corporate

Clinic Overview

Village Vet Highbury is part of the Village Vet group and describes itself as a modern, state-of-the-art practice offering routine care (including nurse clinics, preventive treatments, and dentistry) as well as internal medicine. For out-of-hours and emergencies, it states cases are handled by the group’s Hampstead practice, which is open 24/7.

From the latest reviews available to us, owners mention

  • staff taking time to calm a very anxious dog during a visit (receptionist and vet both involved)
  • phone advice and support arranging a sooner appointment for a guinea pig
  • a conflicting negative report alleging “discriminatory behaviour,” alongside a separate complaint that the website didn’t work

Services

Services listed on the clinic website include

  • Consultations
  • Veterinary nurse clinics
  • Vaccinations
  • Annual health checks
  • Microchipping
  • Neutering
  • Senior pet care
  • Nutrition and obesity support
  • Flea and worm treatment
  • Pet dental care
  • Internal medicine

Out-of-hours & emergencies: the website says these are handled at the Village Vet Hampstead practice, which is open 24/7 for emergency pet care.

People

  • Anna/Ana (role not stated): mentioned in a review as giving reassuring advice over the phone about a guinea pig and helping the owner find a sooner appointment.
  • Receptionist and vet (names not stated): praised together for actively helping to settle a “very anxious dog” during a visit, with the owner saying they felt listened to and relieved.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.6 stars from 215 reviews. “”

  • Help with anxious pets: one owner says the receptionist and vet went “out of their way” to calm a very anxious dog, and they felt listened to.
  • Support between visits: one owner highlights calming phone advice about a guinea pig and help securing an earlier appointment.
  • Concerns raised: one reviewer alleges discriminatory behaviour and says they switched vets; another complains the website didn’t work (and one 1-star review is posted with no written detail).

Location

209 Blackstock Road, N5 2LL

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