Best Vets in Kendal – Complete Local Guide

Highgate Vets at Beezon Road provides general veterinary care for pets and states that it offers emergency care. The clinic is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Recent reviewers most often mention rapid access for urgent problems (including being seen within an hour) and vets who listen, examine thoroughly, and explain the treatment plan step by step. Multiple reviews also say the team avoids unnecessary medications or procedures, focusing on what the pet actually needs.

Forrest Home Vets is a general veterinary practice with facilities owners describe as clean, and appointments that some reviewers say run quickly with a not-crowded waiting room. Reviews include specific examples of handling anxious pets (e.g., giving a booster vaccine to a nervous cat while still in the carrier) and support during very sick/end‑of‑life cases (one family mentions staff doing what they could for a critically ill chihuahua). Feedback is mixed on front-desk and some clinical interactions: several recent reviews praise friendliness and patience, while a small number describe a particular receptionist as rude and one review describes inconsistent instructions and a poor experience with a vet identified as a clinical director.

Vets Now Kendal is part of the Vets Now network (60+ clinics) and focuses on pet emergency care, including out-of-hours and holiday cover when other practices are closed, plus video consultations. Based on reviews, the clinic often runs as a controlled-entry service (one reviewer described being asked screening questions by phone and then being buzzed in on arrival). Cases mentioned include urgent illness in a rabbit (suspected GI stasis), dogs needing emergency assessment with diagnostics, and end-of-life support where owners were given time and clear options. Experiences are mixed: many reviews describe thorough explanations and reassuring diagnostics (blood tests and a scan), while a minority describe problems at reception and a rushed, low-empathy consultation, plus billing/insurance paperwork delays.

Yan Farm Health Ltd is an independent farm-focused veterinary practice (no corporate group mentioned) set up primarily for commercial livestock work. The website describes a “one complete service” model with proactive, pre-planned work on farms and continuity through an assigned lead vet plus a second vet for cover. It also states the practice provides a 24/7 service. The latest written review mentions fast prescription turnaround and bills described as “realistic.”

Highgate Veterinary Clinic offers general pet care with some specific features called out in the information available: it’s listed as a veterinary nurse training facility, and it promotes “proactive healthcare plans” via a Pet Health Club. For urgent concerns, the website summary states there is 24/7 access to an online vet, while also noting that specialist, referral, or out-of-hours consultations are not included in that online-vet access. No Google rating/review count or written review excerpts were provided in the data we received, so this summary can’t reflect client feedback.