IVC Kingston Veterinary Group

IVC Kingston Veterinary Group describes itself as a long-established mixed practice (founded in 1886) treating domestic pets, livestock and horses, with a purpose-built equine surgical unit. The website also promotes Pet Health Club preventative healthcare plans, and the clinic is listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. In the latest reviews available, owners most often mention friendly, professional interactions, with a few calling out high costs—especially for dispensed medication.

Concrete specifics supported by the inputs

• •Mixed-practice care across pets, livestock and horses (website).
• •Purpose-built equine surgical unit mentioned (website).
• •Pet Health Club “Essential” and “Plus” plans promoted for spreading preventative-care costs (website).
• •Thoughtful follow-up after euthanasia: a sympathy card and plant seeds sent to an owner (review).

Services

• •Mixed veterinary practice: care for domestic pets, livestock and horses (website).
• •Equine services: a purpose-built equine surgical unit is mentioned (website).
• •Preventative healthcare plans: Pet Health Club Essential and Plus plans promoted to “spread the cost” of preventative care (website).
• •End-of-life care: euthanasia is explicitly described by an owner (review).
• •Medication dispensing: owners describe being charged for medications supplied by the practice (review).
• •Veterinary Nurse Training facility (clinic data).
• •The website notes guidance on “what to do in an emergency when we are closed,” but no specific out-of-hours provider details are included in the supplied text (website snippet).

Pricing

• •One reviewer reports being charged £120 for two medications and says the same medications were available online for £34 (review).
• •Another reviewer describes the practice as “quite pricey,” without specific figures (review).

People

• •Team (no individual clinicians named in the provided inputs): reviewers repeatedly mention friendly, professional interactions, including being “helpful” on the phone during a transfer to the practice (reviews).
• •End-of-life support is described as especially considerate by one owner, who received a sympathy card and plant seeds after their dog was put to sleep (review).

Reviews

Google rating: 4.7 stars from 91 reviews. - Friendly, professional manner is a recurring point in multiple recent reviews.

• •Cost concerns come up in both general terms (“quite pricey”) and in a specific complaint about medication pricing (£120 charged vs £34 seen online).
• •One detailed review highlights compassionate handling during euthanasia and a follow-up sympathy card with seeds.
• •A few comments are not about veterinary care (e.g., one review mentions gardens/views).