Riverside Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Bournemouth
Clinic Overview
Riverside Veterinary Clinic is a family-owned, independent practice in Bournemouth that says it has been treating pets since 1988. Reviews repeatedly highlight Dr. Reza Sadeghi and a caring, approachable team, with owners mentioning help with longer-running conditions, urgent problems, and sensitive end-of-life care.
Services
- •General veterinary care for pets: owners describe ongoing care over several years for dogs and cats, with an emphasis on continuity, clear communication, and a friendly, supportive team.
- •Urgent assessment and treatment: reviews mention emergency help including removal of a grass seed from a cocker spaniel’s nose, removal of a grass seed from a dog’s paw under general anaesthetic, and treatment when a dog developed bloat.
- •Support with complex or difficult cases: owners describe successful care for problems they had struggled to manage elsewhere, including a dog with atopic dermatitis and another with seizures and episodes of its heart stopping.
- •Calm handling for nervous or elderly pets: owners say the small practice environment feels less busy and suits anxious animals and older pets well.
- •End-of-life care: feedback continues to praise the team’s sensitive and compassionate treatment for pets at the end of life.
- •Emergency guidance: the clinic website references an Emergencies page with advice on what to do in an emergency.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Dr. Reza Sadeghi (vet): repeatedly named by owners, who credit him with managing a dog’s atopic dermatitis, recognising the cause of a serious ongoing problem in another dog, removing a grass seed in an emergency, and providing trusted long-term care.
- •Brady: named in a recent review alongside Reza and the wider team after emergency treatment for a dog with bloat.
- •Practice team: reviews consistently describe the wider team as friendly, caring, patient, and professional, with praise for clear explanations, follow-up after treatment, gentle handling, and compassionate support at end of life.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.9/5 from 185 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive, with common themes including
- •Strong trust in Reza and the team, with owners describing the care as personal, compassionate, knowledgeable, and reliable.
- •Clear communication and reassurance, including praise for staff taking time to explain things clearly and support owners through treatment decisions.
- •Positive experiences in urgent or high-stress situations, with recent examples including bloat, grass seed removal from a paw, and earlier feedback about grass seed removal from a nose.
- •Appreciation for the small-practice feel, continuity of care, and thoughtful extras such as a follow-up call the next day after treatment, alongside continued praise for sensitive end-of-life care.

