Best Vets in England

The Mayers Veterinary Clinic is described on its website as a small animal clinic, and it is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. In recent reviews, multiple owners contrast it with “corporate” practices—saying they weren’t pushed into extra tests and that fees felt more reasonable for straightforward visits. Specific examples mentioned include treating an emergency cat case, stitching a badly cut paw after the owner arrived late, and routine booster/check-up appointments. Several owners also highlight personal touches and communication, including being allowed to stay with a dog during sedation and a hand-written condolence card after a pet died.

Polish Vets Independent Veterinary Practice is described by reviewers as a small team that focuses on careful diagnosis, clear explanations, and responsive follow-up by message. Multiple reviews mention pets improving after prior misdiagnosis elsewhere, including a dog “saved” after being wrongly diagnosed and a neonatal kitten treated successfully until its lungs were “clear.” Owners also note staff answering questions quickly and taking time to explain treatment decisions.

This is a locally owned Vets4Pets practice (Companion Care Ltd) with a modern, well‑equipped setup (in‑house lab, digital imaging, operating theatre, separate dog/cat wards, and an isolation unit). The website positions it for surgery and advanced diagnostics (including orthopaedics, cardiology workups, endoscopy and ultrasound), and it’s also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. From the latest reviews, owners most often describe: - Good clinical communication and compassion in difficult moments, including detailed explanations and support around pet loss. - Ability to see small/exotic pets when needed (e.g., an emergency appointment for a pet mouse with gentle handling and medication provided). - A repeated operational drawback: overbooking and long waits, with reports of appointments running 30–40 minutes late (and sometimes over an hour) and a noisy, stressful waiting room for pets.

The Pet Vet Rotherham describes itself as independent and family-owned. It appears set up for both routine care and urgent problems, with the website stating routine, emergency, and at-home appointments 7 days a week and no surcharge for weekends, evenings, or bank holiday visits. Reviews add practical detail: owners mention being booked in straight away for an emergency (e.g., when a cat’s facial lump burst) and appreciate separate waiting areas for cats and dogs. A small number of reviews raise concerns about miscommunication around a surgery visit (lost insurance forms, requested nail trim not done, and expectations around pain relief and use of a cone).

Paragon Veterinary Referrals is a multi-disciplinary small-animal referral centre that takes cases from referring vets across the UK. The website highlights rapid handling of TPLO cases (within 48 hours) and an advice service for referring vets, suggesting it’s set up for more complex, specialist-led work rather than routine first-opinion appointments. From the latest reviews, owners repeatedly mention very structured communication and follow-up planning (for example, “clear and thorough communication” with “specific follow up plans”), plus intensive inpatient monitoring in ICU (one owner described checks every four hours and twice-daily updates). The hospital also advertises formal recognitions including being a Gold standard cat friendly accredited hospital and holding an RCVS recognised hospital accreditation (2019), alongside “Four ‘OUTSTANDING’ RCVS awards” listed on the site.

Moorview Referrals is a multidisciplinary veterinary referral centre for dogs and cats, with hospitalisation facilities and emergency & critical care cover described on its website. It also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. Based on the website and recent reviews, it appears set up for complex referrals and urgent presentations, with owners repeatedly describing: overnight monitoring after surgery, emergency same-night assessments, and regular updates by phone. Several reviews mention staff explaining procedures and aftercare in detail (for example, facial wound surgery with stitching and a follow-up call a couple of hours later), and being able to phone overnight for an update on a hospitalised pet. Recent feedback is mixed on the referral/emergency side in specific cases: one owner reports being advised to attend after an ibuprofen ingestion and then charged around £200 despite being told no treatment was needed, while another describes a distressing interaction during an end-of-life emergency visit.

Stockton Vets4Pets Ltd is a Vets4Pets practice that the website says is locally owned by Mark and Cathy Buxton (opened 2008) and is RCVS accredited to GP level. The practice looks set up for both routine care and more involved investigations/treatments, with an in‑house lab, digital X‑ray and ultrasound, plus separate dog and cat wards and isolation units listed on the site. In the latest reviews, owners repeatedly describe staff taking time with anxious pets (including vets crouching down to the dog’s level during consults), same‑day appointments when needed, and particularly thoughtful end‑of‑life support (a private room, being present “till the very end,” and a handwritten condolence card with seeds).

Medivet Chorley (Hillcrest Animal Hospital) is part of the Medivet group and is set up to handle urgent and overnight cases, alongside routine consultations. Owners most often describe supportive, hands-on help in stressful moments (for example, being seen immediately for end-of-life support, and staff helping someone get their dog back into the car). There’s also evidence of inpatient-style care: one review describes a pet kept overnight with phone call updates. A recurring downside in the latest reviews is cost/charging: one owner alleges very large mark-ups on some prescribed drugs, and another reports being quoted an emergency fee and then being turned away on arrival.

Millcroft Veterinary Group Ltd describes itself as an independent practice with roots going back to the 1920s (via a merger of two practices). The practice website also states it provides 24-hour care as part of the Millcroft Vets team, and lists Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) membership. Clinic data indicates it is a veterinary nurse training facility. From recent reviews, owners most often describe: - Prompt access to appointments in some cases (one owner with a paw issue says their dog was booked in within half an hour after calling for advice). - Clear pre-procedure information and aftercare (one owner says they were given “lots of information before the procedure” plus “good follow up information,” and their pet recovered well). - A small number of reviews raising concerns about communication and billing (e.g., dissatisfaction when a removed lump wasn’t described beyond “we don’t know what it was” because it wasn’t sent for lab testing, and complaints about a quoted price later increasing).

Medivet 24 Hour Beckenham is part of the Medivet group and is set up for round-the-clock emergency work, alongside routine care. The clinic is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. In the latest reviews available to us, owners repeatedly describe rapid escalation to emergency surgery (including “less than 2 hours” from arrival to surgery in one case), inpatient care lasting up to a week, and frequent, detailed updates—including being allowed to visit a hospitalised dog daily. There is also a conflicting account alleging poor communication between staff and feeling overcharged.