Golden Valley Vets

Golden Valley Vets is a multi-site practice (reviews mention this branch is part of a bigger practice with its own operating theatre). The website describes a broad offering from routine preventative care through to advanced imaging and surgery, with facilities including an in-house laboratory, surgical theatres, dental facilities, laser therapy, and advanced CT/MRI imaging. In the latest reviews available to us, owners most often mention fast diagnostics (blood tests and follow-on investigations with results across consecutive days) and thoughtful end-of-life arrangements (a separate, living-room-style space rather than a standard consult room). Pricing is a mixed point: some reviewers call charges “abysmal” or “stupid charges,” while another mentions a “really fair price” for an online prescription.

Services

Based on the clinic website summary and the latest written reviews available to us, services and capabilities mentioned include

• •Routine preventative healthcare (including check-ups and vaccinations)
• •Consultations
• •In-house lab testing (one review describes bloods taken and results returned quickly)
• •Further investigations/diagnostics following initial blood tests (not specified beyond that)
• •Advanced imaging: CT and MRI (listed on the website)
• •Surgical procedures (listed on the website)
• •Dental facilities (listed on the website)
• •Neutering (listed on the website)
• •Weight management (a review describes support for an elderly cat losing weight, including investigations and advice to help with weight gain)
• •Laser therapy (listed on the website)
• •Holiday travel (listed on the website)
• •Bereavement support/end-of-life arrangements (a reviewer describes a dedicated, calming “sitting room”-style space for a cat’s final visit)
• •24-hour emergency services (stated on the website)

People

• •Sarah (role not stated) is singled out in a review as being “great” with a nervous rescue dog, suggesting experience handling anxious pets calmly.
• •The team is described in reviews as “caring” and “thorough,” and one owner specifically valued the pace and organisation of diagnostics (bloods, results, and then further investigations over consecutive days).

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 52 reviews.

• •Fast turnaround on diagnostics: one owner describes an appointment with blood tests, results the next day, and further investigations with results the day after that.
• •Handling of nervous pets: a reviewer highlights Sarah being particularly good with a nervous rescue dog.
• •End-of-life care environment: one owner describes a separate, more homelike room used for a cat’s final visit, which they found calming compared with a standard consult room.
• •Pricing is conflicted: some comments criticise charges and prescription medication costs, while another review calls the price for an online prescription “really fair.”