Catmose Vets

Catmose Vets in Rutland offers companion-animal care with particular praise for urgent appointments, surgery, dental treatment, and end-of-life support, including home euthanasia. Recent feedback highlights calm handling of very ill pets, clear explanations, and thoughtful follow-up that helps owners feel supported during stressful situations.

Services

• •Urgent and medical care: Owners describe rapid appointments, weekend phone or message advice, and prompt help for very unwell pets, including continued drip support and diagnostic work-up for pancreatitis.
• •Surgery and procedures: Reviews mention complex surgery for a very small dog, with regular check-ups and a clearly explained recovery plan, as well as dental treatment.
• •End-of-life care: Both in-clinic and home euthanasia are mentioned, with emphasis on time, privacy, and careful explanations of what to expect.
• •Communication and aftercare: Progress updates during the day, photo and phone updates while pets were being cared for, and clear aftercare advice are recurring themes.
• •Training facility: The practice is noted as a veterinary nurse training facility.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review comments on value are positive, including one owner who contrasted its scan and consultation costs favourably with a previous vet.

People

• •Victor Ortiz (vet): Repeatedly praised for diagnostics, surgery, follow-up care, and compassionate support during difficult appointments.
• •Jordan (vet): Frequently mentioned for urgent help, weekend advice, and calm, unhurried end-of-life care.
• •Kim (nurse): Thanked for inpatient nursing support and for helping with home euthanasia visits in a thoughtful, reassuring way.
• •Claire (reception): Praised for a friendly, welcoming manner.
• •Antonio (vet): Previously mentioned for weekend guidance after a suspected ingestion.

Reviews

Catmose Vets has 5.0/5 stars from 44 Google reviews.

• •Recent feedback is consistently warm about the team’s kindness, professionalism, and ability to keep owners calm in upsetting situations.
• •End-of-life care is a strong theme, with several owners describing home or in-practice euthanasia that was unhurried, clearly explained, and handled with real compassion.
• •Urgent support also stands out: one owner reports being seen within half an hour of calling, while another describes their dog being admitted over Christmas and settled quickly with ongoing updates.
• •Communication is mentioned again and again, including photo and phone updates, detailed explanations, and clear aftercare following treatment or surgery.