VetOrtho Referrals – Vets in Portadown
Clinic Overview
- Owners repeatedly mention clear explanations before surgery and updates during treatment. - Reviews describe strong outcomes in orthopaedic cases, including one owner saying their dog’s knee was saved. - There is also praise for the clinic’s rapid response to urgent injury, including an account of a cat hit by a car being seen promptly in the evening.
VetOrtho Referrals in Portadown is a referral clinic focused on orthopaedic and spinal surgery for cats and dogs, with the website describing it as a 100% orthopaedic referral service. The clinic highlights qualifications including an RCVS Certificate in Small Animal Surgery and recognition as an Advanced Veterinary Practitioner in Small Animal Surgery. It is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
Services
- •Orthopaedic referral surgery for cats and dogs, with a focus on more complex bone, joint and spinal cases.
- •Fracture surgery for broken bones.
- •Spinal surgery, including spinal disc prolapse (slipped disc) cases, which the clinic treats as an urgent priority with rapid progression to imaging, decompressive surgery, and follow-up nursing and physiotherapy.
- •Cruciate disease (knee) surgery.
- •Hip dysplasia and elbow dysplasia treatment.
- •Lameness investigations.
- •Reviews give a few examples of the case mix, including a dog whose knee was saved after treatment and an injured cat that was seen promptly in the evening after a road traffic accident.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit above average, but this is based on very few comparable services. Recent reviews focus on care and communication rather than cost.
People
- •Dr. Ewing is the only named clinician mentioned in reviews. Owners describe him as kind and caring, and say he takes time to explain procedures and keeps them updated during operations.
- •Reviews also thank the wider team, though no other staff members are named.
Reviews
Google shows 5.0/5 from 4 reviews. The written feedback available is very positive, although review volume is small.
- •Owners repeatedly mention clear explanations before surgery and updates during treatment.
- •Reviews describe strong outcomes in orthopaedic cases, including one owner saying their dog’s knee was saved.
- •There is also praise for the clinic’s rapid response to urgent injury, including an account of a cat hit by a car being seen promptly in the evening.
- •The overall tone is highly appreciative, with reviewers highlighting kindness, reassurance, and commitment even when travelling a long distance for care.
