Longmead Veterinary Practice – Vets in Shaftesbury
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is strongly positive overall, with owners describing the team as caring, informative, and thorough. - Clear communication stands out, especially around explaining procedures and risks. - Reviews mention good support in urgent situations, including an out-of-hours evening appointment.
Longmead Veterinary Practice is an independent, vet-owned surgery in Shaftesbury that says it has been serving clients since 1940 and is accredited as an RCVS small animal practice. The clinic is set up for routine care as well as more advanced work, with in-house CT scanning, laparoscopic surgery, advanced orthopaedic surgery, and hospitalisation facilities including separate dog and cat wards. Recent feedback is very positive, with owners highlighting clear explanations, caring treatment, overnight care, and helpful out-of-hours support.
Services
- •Routine and preventative care: vaccinations and neutering are listed among the core services.
- •Diagnostics and surgery: the practice lists in-house CT scanning, general surgical care, laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery, and advanced orthopaedic surgery.
- •Inpatient and hospital care: full hospitalisation facilities are available, including separate dog and cat wards. Recent reviews also mention pets being well looked after during overnight stays.
- •Emergency care: the practice advertises a local 24-hour emergency service, 365 days a year. Recent reviews include praise for an urgent out-of-hours appointment for an elderly Labrador.
- •Training: the clinic is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
No individual vets or nurses are named in the available information, but reviews consistently describe the team as caring, thorough, and good at explaining procedures and risks.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7 stars from 214 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive overall, with owners describing the team as caring, informative, and thorough.
- •Clear communication stands out, especially around explaining procedures and risks.
- •Reviews mention good support in urgent situations, including an out-of-hours evening appointment.
- •Value is viewed positively in the recent comments, with some owners describing prices as reasonable and saying they did not feel overcharged.
