VETSMITHS – Vets in Wimborne
Clinic Overview
- Warm, welcoming atmosphere: Reviewers often mention friendly staff, a reassuring first impression, and thoughtful touches such as treats for pets and coffee for owners. - Gentle handling of nervous pets: Several reviews praise the team’s patience with anxious or first-time visitors, especially Keshia’s calm approach with nervous dogs and elderly cats. - Clear explanations and strong clinical care: Owners describe vets explaining findings step by step, showing thorough diagnostic thinking, and dealing with problems efficiently, including a same-day Friday appointment and successful rabbit treatment.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: The practice lists health checks and preventative care, along with microchipping, nurses’ appointments and repeat prescriptions. Recent reviews mention an adolescent check, a check-up and vaccination, and staff using treats to help pets settle.
- •Surgery and treatment: Website-listed care includes procedures and surgery, treatments, neutering and pet dentistry. Recent examples include treatment for an infection, spaying, a dog operation with supportive aftercare, and two small procedures that helped a poorly rabbit recover.
- •Urgent and diagnostic care: The clinic lists emergency care, out-of-hours care and an in-house laboratory. Reviews describe a late Friday appointment where the problem was assessed and dealt with in one visit, a thorough rabbit consultation with detailed explanations, and prompt help in an earlier chocolate poisoning case.
- •Certificates and species seen: Animal Health Certificates are listed on the website. The clinic website says it sees cats, dogs, rabbits and other furries, and recent reviews also mention care involving rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic, though one recent reviewer described the fees as very fair.
People
- •Keshia (also referred to as Kesh): Frequently praised for her calm, patient manner with nervous pets, including first-time and elderly animals. Reviews also highlight her knowledge, diagnostic skills and kindness during end-of-life care.
- •Chris: Thanked for long-term support as well as a recent thorough consultation for a poorly rabbit, with reviewers praising his gentle manner, clear explanations and positive, reassuring approach.
- •Martha: Mentioned by name for treating a rescue dog for an infection, with owners saying he could not be in better hands.
- •Team and reception: Reviews regularly mention friendly receptionists, nurses and vets, with a warm welcome, clear communication, treats for pets and a thoughtful atmosphere for owners too.
Reviews
VETSMITHS has 4.9/5 stars from 240 Google reviews. Recent written feedback is consistently very positive.
- •Warm, welcoming atmosphere: Reviewers often mention friendly staff, a reassuring first impression, and thoughtful touches such as treats for pets and coffee for owners.
- •Gentle handling of nervous pets: Several reviews praise the team’s patience with anxious or first-time visitors, especially Keshia’s calm approach with nervous dogs and elderly cats.
- •Clear explanations and strong clinical care: Owners describe vets explaining findings step by step, showing thorough diagnostic thinking, and dealing with problems efficiently, including a same-day Friday appointment and successful rabbit treatment.
- •Trusted by owners with a range of pets: Recent reviews mention dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens, with repeated praise for the practice’s compassion, professionalism and knowledgeable care.
