Best Vets in Portishead – Complete Local Guide

Watkins & Tasker Vets is a veterinary practice that offers emergency veterinary services and is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. From the latest reviews, owners most often describe smooth, practical care experiences: being seen the same day when an appointment was mistakenly booked at a different branch, receiving WhatsApp photo updates during a “small operation,” and getting a voucher for a free check-up 6 months after a booster appointment. Reviews also mention care for a rabbit recovering over time and rehabilitation-style treatment (hydrotherapy with gait analysis) following a suspected CCL injury, with the owner crediting the sessions with avoiding surgery.

Vale Vets is an RCVS Cat Friendly Clinic and a Veterinary Nurse Training facility, offering routine care through to surgery and rehabilitation for a wide range of pets (including cats, dogs, small mammals and reptiles/birds as listed on its website). The clinic also offers emergency care, with one reviewer describing reassuring, calm out-of-hours communication before being seen. From the latest reviews, owners most often describe: - dental work including a cat tooth extraction mentioned explicitly - unhurried consultations where the vet “clarified all the information” - careful handling for nervous pets (including sedation for a dog that won’t tolerate vaccinations) There is also a clear minority negative report alleging poor medical knowledge and an unwillingness to admit mistakes, which conflicts with many other reviews describing good outcomes and clear communication.

Bescoby Veterinary Services Ltd is an equine-focused practice centred on dentistry, led (per the website) by Dr Sam Bescoby MRCVS. The website describes routine and advanced equine dental care plus a referral/second-opinion dental service; recent reviews also mention dental tooth removal, hoof X‑rays carried out on-site, and prompt response after referral. Owners repeatedly describe continuity (knowing which vet will attend) and clear, practical explanations of findings and next steps—one review notes Sam treated the horse at the same visit after assessing the problem rather than arranging another trip.

Portishead Vets4Pets Ltd operates under the Vets4Pets brand and is based inside a Pets at Home store. It’s set up for routine general practice work including dentistry—owners specifically mention teeth cleaning/dental treatment done under a procedure/surgery setting, with clinic updates during the day and even photos sent afterwards. The practice is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Review signals are mostly positive (communication, reassurance during dental procedures, pets being handled calmly), but there are also sharp complaints about costs and being refused an appointment when money wasn’t available until the next day, plus a report of one vet pushing food sales during a consult.