Watkins & Tasker Vets – Vets in Portishead
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Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is consistently very positive about the friendly, approachable team, with both reception and clinical staff described as helpful, kind and reassuring. - Owners often mention clear communication, especially when discussing treatment options or managing ongoing conditions such as feline diabetes. - Reviews show a broad mix of pets being seen, including cats, dogs, rabbits, a tortoise and a corn snake, with several examples of the practice fitting in urgent or short-notice cases.
Services
- •Emergency and urgent veterinary care is listed for the practice, with recent examples including help after a booking mix-up, short-notice appointments for a sick corn snake, and a bank holiday call-out for a dog that had swallowed a nectarine stone.
- •Routine and preventive care includes booster vaccinations and follow-up support; one owner previously mentioned receiving a free six-month check-up voucher after a booster visit.
- •Medical care for cats and dogs remains a clear theme, including ongoing support for a diabetic cat and regular care for multiple-cat households.
- •Surgery and procedure-related care is mentioned in reviews, including a dog having a small operation with WhatsApp photo updates before and after, as well as treatment to make a dog bring up a swallowed object and avoid more invasive surgery.
- •Rabbit care is specifically noted, with one owner describing their bunny’s steady recovery over time.
- •Hydrotherapy and rehabilitation are also mentioned, including gait analysis, regular hydro sessions, and ongoing fitness work following a suspected CCL injury.
- •Recent reviews also point to some exotic pet care, with named examples including a tortoise and a corn snake.
- •The practice is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Amy Bowler (vet) is praised for being thorough, kind and reassuring, with reviewers highlighting her care for a tortoise and the compassionate way she handled a very poorly corn snake.
- •Sophie is singled out for a calm, reassuring and genuinely helpful manner on the phone.
- •Mike (vet) is praised in earlier feedback for being thorough and professional during a booster appointment, and for helping when a booking had been made at the wrong branch.
- •Viv is named in a hydrotherapy review, where she carried out an initial consultation and gait analysis for a dog with a suspected CCL injury.
- •The reception team and wider staff are repeatedly described as friendly, helpful, caring and compassionate. Other review-mentioned names include Watkins and Coco.
Reviews
Google reviews show 4.7 stars from 280 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is consistently very positive about the friendly, approachable team, with both reception and clinical staff described as helpful, kind and reassuring.
- •Owners often mention clear communication, especially when discussing treatment options or managing ongoing conditions such as feline diabetes.
- •Reviews show a broad mix of pets being seen, including cats, dogs, rabbits, a tortoise and a corn snake, with several examples of the practice fitting in urgent or short-notice cases.
- •More detailed reviews also praise the practice’s compassion in stressful situations, from end-of-life care delivered with dignity to prompt emergency treatment that helped avoid more serious surgery.
Special Services
Emergency Services
Vet Nurse Training
