Saved my whippet Aiyana from dying, after she had food poisoning from a plant on her morning walk. Poisoning took full effect around tea time and after an emergency visit to a local vet, who kindly... See more
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Saved my whippet Aiyana from dying, after she had food poisoning from a plant on her morning walk. Poisoning took full effect around tea time and after an emergency visit to a local vet, who kindly... See more
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The vet Susanna was incredible - her communication and explanations about our pets changing condition were first class. We could not have asked for more and her the team’s excellent care meant our do... See more
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Vet unfortunately failed to notice the issue was a wound under our dogs tongue. We did say that we felt the issue was with his mouth, possibly a tooth or similar. Although the medication given helpe... See more
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The team have saved our kitten from sudden heart failure. Incredible team. Caring, responsive, thorough. We are beyond grateful. There are no words that could describe our gratitude to everything the... See more
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Pet emergencies can happen at any time – including when your regular vet is closed.
That’s why our nationwide network of out-of-hours pet emergency clinics are open through the night, at weekends and on bank holidays, so we’re ready and waiting to provide expert pet emergency care when your regular vet is having some time off.
Our pet emergency clinics are the pet equivalent of A&E and our purpose is to give you and your pet the care and support you deserve, at the time you need it most, whether it’s four in the morning or in the middle of Sunday lunch.
Vets Now provides this trusted service to more than 1000 veterinary practices across the UK — from over 60 dedicated out-of-hours clinics and two 24/7 pet emergency hospitals. In total, we treat around 200,000 small animals every year — our highly-skilled team works hard throughout the night, weekends and Bank Holidays. So whether you’re in Aberdeen, Belfast or Portsmouth we’re there for you and your pet when you need us most.
We’ve also pioneered other ways to help pets, pet owners and the veterinary profession, such as our comprehensive referrals service and providing our staff with industry-leading training and development opportunities. We also support the pet blood transfusion charity, Pet Blood Bank UK. Meanwhile, our two hospitals — in Glasgow and Manchester — are home to some of the UK’s leading specialists in the field of emergency and critical care and provide care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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The vet and practice was first class. Very efficient and kind. Absolutely the right diagnosis.

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
No waiting around to get our poorly pet seen by the out of hours emergency vets. Good directions received on how to find their location. Friendly professional service.

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Very caring staff when we arrived at 11 pm. Seen straight away and clear advice given. Very grateful cat owner. Thankyou

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It was good that we were able to be seen in good time however the woman on the emergency line was wholly unhelpful and didn't know anything. She suggested we go into the surgery because of this and based on what service we received at the vet and cost associated, we would have been better waiting. My suggestion is that the call handlers remind people they can book a virtual consultation with a vet for £25. I imagine this would save hundreds of people from wasted money and wasted time visiting the surgeries out of hours.
Next, the extortionate cost. Now, I understand an out of hours service means more costs may be involved, however this was hardly "out of hours". It was 3pm on Saturday.
You were charged £296 to walk in the door and have the vet and look at our puppy for five minutes, taking her temperature and checking her stomach.
They gave her an anti nausea injection and gave us some probiotic for home (which we paid for on top of the original £296). Then on top of that to actually inject the anti nausea they added a charge of £20.42 and to just hand us the probiotic (which he had right there) it was an added £16.45. Absolute joke. I at least expect that to be included in the £296 we had already paid!
You can respond with your costs page like you have other reviews, however this does not justify anything and is clearly 50/50 vets/money making scheme.

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
The vet who dealt with my poorly tortoise was exceptionally approachable, kind and explained everything to us at each stage. It was excellent service that helped calm our nerves during what is a high stress experience: bringing a poorly pet to an emergency vet visit!

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
Staff were pleasant, reassuring and carried out the proceedure perfectly. Only thing I would mention is the price. Just to see my dog was £296 - I was lucky enough to be able to pay this amount but many other sick animals will go untreated in an emergency situation because of this extautianate fee.

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I felt that guidance given was altered at a very stressful time and seemed to be linked to charging extortionate amounts of money for hospitalising my dog for a second time when this was not necessary

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
Really quick service and professional. Quality of care was great and surgery very clean with caring professional staff.

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
Very helpful staff, thought the cost was very expensive. Otherwise would of been 5 stars

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
Very friendly & kind vet, Hannah. Clearly explained all options for care.

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My cat was given a thorough examination and a diagnosis given straight away with relative information. The staff were considerate and pleasant as it was a worrying situation and I had taken my cat in on an emergency appointment.

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The vet was fabulous - very reassuring, great with Betty. She explained everything really clearly. Could not fault the visit.

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The care and staff were brilliant just a bit expensive

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Everyone was so friendly and helpful and they sorted my boy out in no time

Reply from Vets Now - Herne Bay
Honestly cannot thank you guys enough. The video consultation was fantastic and the lady was so kind and gave us lots of advice. We then went to the vets under your advice who told us that our dog has sprained his ankle and prescribed him some painkillers. A+ service and especially on a bank holiday. Thankyou

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