Edmond G Thornton Vet Practice

Edmond G Thornton Vet Practice is a Vaughan family-run veterinary centre that has provided care for both domestic pets and farm livestock since the 1980s. The practice describes itself as full-service, with three full-time surgeons, offering appointments at the surgery as well as visits out on farms. Reviews back up some of that scope—one owner describes an out-of-hours call-out for a seriously ill goat even though they weren’t registered—while another review describes a negative experience involving a cold reception and concerns about bandaging after a dog’s leg was stitched.

Concrete specifics supported by the information available

• •Treats both pets and farm animals, including on-farm work as well as in-surgery care.
• •Pet services explicitly listed include dental care, vaccinations, neutering, and pet passports.
• •Farm work explicitly listed includes “all farm services and surgeries” and herd management.
• •One review reports an out-of-hours farm visit for a sick goat (for a non-registered client).

Services

From the clinic website summary

• •Pet dental
• •Vaccinations
• •Neutering
• •Pet passports
• •Farm services and surgeries
• •Herd management
• •A shop selling pet and farm products (described as “fully stocked”)

From reviews

• •Treatment for a dog’s leg wound requiring stitches (“leg sown up”) and bandaging

People

The website “meet the team” section names: Tom (senior), Tom (junior), Sadbh, Aoife, and Eileen (roles aren’t specified in the summary we have).

What clients comment on in reviews

• •Several reviewers describe staff as helpful and friendly, including owners who say their dog “loves coming to visit.”
• •One reviewer reports vets attending out of hours for a sick goat, despite the owner not being registered.
• •One reviewer reports the opposite experience: a cold/miserable reception from the secretary and concerns that a vet seemed inexperienced, specifically around how a bandage was applied after stitching.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 48 reviews.

• •Repeated mentions of friendly/helpful interactions, including pets that seem comfortable visiting.
• •Willingness to attend farm cases, including an out-of-hours visit for a sick goat (even for a non-registered client).
• •A clear negative outlier describing poor front-desk manner and dissatisfaction with wound aftercare (bandaging that allegedly caused swelling), alongside concerns about cost for the outcome.