Medivet Hinckley Leicester Road - Fairfield Veterinary Centre – Vets in Hinckley
Clinic Overview
- Many reviewers describe a friendly, caring team, with praise for professional vets, kind handling, and pets being kept as calm as possible during visits. - Recent examples include same-day help for a guinea pig, gentle annual check-ups and vaccinations for stressed cats, and a painless first injection visit for a dog. - One owner particularly praised the practice’s communication and follow-up while their dog was unwell, saying they received regular feedback without having to chase.
Medivet Hinckley Leicester Road - Fairfield Veterinary Centre is part of the Medivet group. It offers routine veterinary care such as check-ups and vaccinations, and it has access to Medivet’s round-the-clock emergency care through its 24-hour centres, with an overnight consultation fee listed. Recent feedback is mostly positive about the team’s kindness, handling of nervous pets, and communication, although there are also complaints about cost and one serious concern about care following blood tests.
Services
- •Routine care for cats and dogs, including annual check-ups and vaccinations. Recent reviews mention annual cat appointments, dog vaccinations, and first injections for a Shih Tzu.
- •Small pet appointments, with one owner reporting their guinea pig was registered and seen the same day.
- •Procedures and follow-up care, with reviews mentioning a cat spay and support for an unwell dog that involved repeated contact and updates from the team.
- •Diagnostic testing, including blood tests.
- •Emergency care access through Medivet’s 24-hour centres for out-of-hours support.
- •Veterinary Nurse Training facility, as listed in the clinic’s structured information.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. The listed overnight emergency consultation fee is £130 between 7pm and 9am via Medivet’s 24-hour centres, and one reviewer reported blood tests at about £450. Reviews give a mixed picture on affordability: one owner described the clinic’s vet plan as good value, while others felt pricing was high or unaffordable.
People
- •Bev is named positively in a review after seeing a guinea pig on the same day it was registered.
- •An unnamed locum vet was praised for a welcoming manner and gentle handling during two cats’ annual check-up and vaccinations.
- •Recent reviews also repeatedly praise the wider vets and staff team for being professional, kind, friendly, and communicative.
Reviews
Google reviews are 4.6/5 from 265 reviews.
- •Many reviewers describe a friendly, caring team, with praise for professional vets, kind handling, and pets being kept as calm as possible during visits.
- •Recent examples include same-day help for a guinea pig, gentle annual check-ups and vaccinations for stressed cats, and a painless first injection visit for a dog.
- •One owner particularly praised the practice’s communication and follow-up while their dog was unwell, saying they received regular feedback without having to chase.
- •Negative feedback focuses on cost concerns, one very serious complaint about blood-test communication after a cat later died, and one complaint about reception professionalism during a vaccination visit.
