Swadlincote Veterinary Surgery – Vets in Swadlincote
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is strongly positive about the team’s kind, compassionate approach, especially during long-term illness and end-of-life situations. - Owners often say staff take their time, explain things clearly, and offer useful advice, helping pets feel treated as individuals rather than rushed through appointments. - Reviews also highlight gentle handling and a calm manner with nervous or uncomfortable animals, including cats, dogs, a guinea pig, and an anxious dog brought in for nail clipping.
Services
- •Routine appointments, check-ups and vaccinations: Reviews mention first visits, puppy appointments, and general consultations handled in a calm, reassuring way.
- •Investigation and treatment planning for ongoing problems: One recent example involved a second-opinion consultation for a French bulldog with persistent skin issues, with tests carried out and a longer-term plan discussed.
- •Care for a range of pets: Feedback covers dogs, cats, and a guinea pig, with several owners describing gentle handling and efforts to keep pets comfortable.
- •Support for anxious pets and minor practical care: Recent feedback includes help with nail clipping for an anxious dog, with staff talking through options and completing the visit smoothly.
- •Long-term, serious illness and end-of-life care: Reviews describe ongoing support for pets with chronic conditions, rapid appointments when a pet deteriorated, and compassionate end-of-life care, including a home visit so one dog could pass peacefully at home.
- •Access and emergency support: Same-day help is mentioned in reviews, and the practice provides information on what to do in an emergency.
- •Training role: The clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Felicity and Natalie: Praised for caring for cats with difficult health conditions.
- •Peter: Mentioned for investigating a French bulldog’s persistent skin problems, arranging tests, and discussing longer-term care.
- •Kevin: Repeatedly thanked for his calm manner and compassionate support, including long-term and end-of-life care.
- •Julia: Mentioned positively in earlier feedback about care for a recovering German shepherd.
- •Reception team and nurses: Frequently described as friendly, welcoming, helpful, and reassuring.
Reviews
Google reviews: 4.7 stars from 638 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive about the team’s kind, compassionate approach, especially during long-term illness and end-of-life situations.
- •Owners often say staff take their time, explain things clearly, and offer useful advice, helping pets feel treated as individuals rather than rushed through appointments.
- •Reviews also highlight gentle handling and a calm manner with nervous or uncomfortable animals, including cats, dogs, a guinea pig, and an anxious dog brought in for nail clipping.
- •Reception staff, nurses, and vets are regularly described as warm and approachable, with examples of prompt help and same-day access when a pet needed to be seen quickly.

