Best Vets in Sturminster Newton – Complete Local Guide

Blackmore Vale Veterinary Centre describes itself as RCVS accredited and equipped with an operating theatre, a separate prep room with an anaesthetic machine, and heated kennels. Reviews also describe it as an independent practice and repeatedly mention a “work with you” style of decision-making—owners say vets explain what’s happening during ongoing illness and agree treatment options around personal circumstances (including rescue-cat owners managing long-term care). While most feedback is very positive (including vets helping a highly strung Labrador stay calm), one review reports a stressful interaction with a vet nurse (raised voice) and a 10‑minute wait despite arriving for an allocated time.

Sclater Equine Ltd. is an equine-only veterinary practice providing routine and diagnostic work for horses, ponies, and donkeys, with 24/7, year-round emergency cover stated on its website. The practice appears set up for ambulatory equine care plus on-site diagnostics, with direct digital X‑ray, ultrasound scanner systems, and a veterinary endoscope system listed. In the latest written reviews available to us, owners mention clear explanations and being given options, and one review specifically notes the practice providing cover while their usual vet was away.

Gibbs Marsh Equine Veterinary Limited is an equine-only practice founded in 2013 (by Amanda, per the clinic website). The clinic lists a wide mix of routine and more advanced equine work (for example gastroscopy/endoscopy, lameness exams, and pre-purchase exams) and states it provides a 24/7, 365-day service for routine and emergency appointments. In reviews, owners repeatedly mention a friendly, helpful team and “professional” care both in the office and during visits; one reviewer also says the team went “above and beyond being just Equine vets.” One written review appears to describe treatment for a dog and mentions different practice names, which conflicts with the clinic’s equine focus.

Friars Moor Livestock Health Ltd is set up to handle urgent and higher-acuity cases as well as routine appointments: reviews describe emergency surgery after a referral from another practice (for a Labrador that had eaten stones), and the clinic is listed as providing emergency veterinary services. It’s also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.

Owners’ experiences are mixed. Several reviews describe practical, reassuring handling for anxious or difficult-to-handle dogs (including giving sedative medication in the car, moving the dog to a dark room to settle, and providing progress updates). One reviewer, however, describes an out‑of‑hours visit with a stated £150 fee and felt the examination was not thorough; they also report that when they later challenged this, the practice manager suggested they find another practice.