Halian Veterinary Centre

Halian Veterinary Centre is an independent small‑animal practice established in 2008. The clinic’s website highlights routine and preventive support (puppy/kitten checks, socialisation sessions, dental clinics, and weight clinics), and recent reviews add examples of urgent care and procedures—one owner describes their cat being “seen straight away” for an emergency and going home the same day “recovering after a successful procedure.” Across multiple reviews, owners repeatedly mention clear explanations and a practical approach, including taking time to explain end‑of‑life decisions and allowing time to say goodbye.

Services

•Small‑animal veterinary care.
•Puppy/kitten checks.
•Socialisation sessions.
•Dental clinics.
•Weight clinics.
•Urgent same‑day assessment is mentioned in a review (a cat “seen straight away” for an emergency).
•Procedures/surgery are referenced in reviews (a “successful procedure” following an emergency).
•Out‑of‑hours emergencies: the website directs owners to contact The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals during closing hours.

People

•Mel: Mentioned repeatedly in reviews. Owners describe a calm, soft‑spoken manner that helped a shy/ex‑feral cat during checkups and occasional health issues, and say she is consistently helpful.
•Dr Karen: Specifically praised as “thorough, informative and patient,” with owners highlighting that she explains things clearly.
•Veterinary nurses/team: Several reviews mention supportive handling during difficult moments (euthanasia), including giving owners time to say goodbye and explaining what was happening.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 101 reviews. “”

•Clear explanations and a practical style (“everything clearly explained”; “thorough, informative and patient”).
•Responsive care in urgent situations (a cat “seen straight away” and recovering at home after a same‑day procedure).
•Support during end‑of‑life care (time given to say goodbye; staff explaining the process).
•Handling nervous/shy cats (Mel’s calm, soft‑spoken approach is singled out).
•Pricing is mentioned positively by one reviewer (“prices are very very good”), but no specific fees are given.

Reviews for Halian Veterinary Centre

Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 101 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Claudine

a month ago

Brilliant vet practice. Caring, practical, everything clearly explained. The prices are very very good. So glad we found this practice.

D Y

Mel and staff always helpful and amazing. 💯 Recommend. Parking and easy to get to between Park Street and Radlett.

Phil Smith

9 months ago

They are always incredibly caring to my dog and put his needs first.

Courtney Paige Short

11 months ago

I could not recommend Dr Karen at Halian Vets enough. She’s thorough, informative and patient and clearly loves her animals. She’s a real credit to Halian!

Paul shorne

a year ago

Brilliant team work here,very friendly Vet & Nurses well worth a visit .

David K (Minion Dave)

To everyone who ever needs the most supportive, understanding and loving vets ever ! My boy Joe has passed today at the age of 17 he has had an amazing life with out the amazing staff and vets at Halian I believe this would not have been made possible to be the best family member anyone could want !!!! Thank you Halian for giving Joe all the unconditional love you gave him !!!!!

Ellis Louise

Halian Vets are a fantastic practice. The whole team are so kind and caring. I had an emergency with my cat and everyone truly went above and beyond! Pablo was able to be seen straight away and he is now back home with us and recovering after a successful procedure today. Thank you to everyone for taking such wonderful care of him. We are so grateful!

Anna Nguyen Nguyen

Halian have been looking after my cats for more than 10 years now and have always been kind and compassionate, never more so than when we sadly had to put my cat to sleep. They gave me time with Reggie to say goodbye properly and made sure they explained everything to me. Thank you so much for all your help and care x

Vicky (Vicky)

Mel and the nurses are fantastic..My ex feral cat has been very well looked after since his adoption thanks in great part to this veterinary surgery. He's been coming here for over 7 years for his checkups and occasional health issues. Judging by what I have seen with my cat, who still is shy, shy cats will benefit from Mel's calm and kind soft spoken manner.

Paul

2 years ago

We have been using Mel, Karen and all the other wonderful vets and nurses at Halian for about 14 years now with both our cat Lucky and latterly dog, Poppy. They are all super friendly, caring and knowledgable, always having the best interests of pets first. We can’t recommend them highly enough. P&C.