Featured Clinic Overview
E C Straiton & Partners Ltd is a mixed veterinary practice (pets, farm animals and horses) that also advertises a 24-hour emergency team. In the latest reviews, owners most often describe thorough, unhurried consultations (for example, detailed annual vaccination checks and vets “really listening” to concerns), plus practical support outside appointments—such as being able to send photos for advice and getting guidance by phone without being pushed into a visit. Several reviews also highlight end-of-life care and continuity with named vets and nurses over longer treatment journeys.
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The Glenthorne Veterinary Group is an RCVS-accredited practice that advertises 24-hour care, with services including diagnostic imaging and nurse consultations. Reviews suggest the clinic is set up for a mix of routine care and urgent issues—examples include fitting in a last-minute Saturday appointment for a sick kitten, giving an anti-inflammatory injection after a foot injury, and providing phone advice for a constipated cat while the owner was travelling.
The Glenthorne Veterinary Group is an RCVS-accredited practice that advertises 24-hour care, with services including diagnostic imaging and nurse consultations. Reviews suggest the clinic is set up for a mix of routine care and urgent issues—examples include fitting in a last-minute Saturday appointment for a sick kitten, giving an anti-inflammatory injection after a foot injury, and providing phone advice for a constipated cat while the owner was travelling.
Alsager Vet Centre is part of the Willows Veterinary Group (a multi-branch mixed-practice group). Based on the information available, the clinic supports routine preventative care and nurse-led tasks alongside veterinary consultations, and it also sits within a group that states it provides dedicated emergency care 24/7, 365 days a year.
Alsager Vet Centre is part of the Willows Veterinary Group (a multi-branch mixed-practice group). Based on the information available, the clinic supports routine preventative care and nurse-led tasks alongside veterinary consultations, and it also sits within a group that states it provides dedicated emergency care 24/7, 365 days a year.
Charter Veterinary Surgeons
Stoke-On-Trent
Our Score (77/100)
Charter Veterinary Surgeons is a veterinary practice that also operates as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Reviews most often describe a clinic geared toward routine preventive care and ongoing support for long-term clients, with specific mentions of annual booster vaccinations, kennel cough vaccination (intranasal), and parasite treatments dispensed to take home. Several owners also mention the team being willing to fit appointments in at short notice, while one review flags a practical downside: tight parking.
Charter Veterinary Surgeons is a veterinary practice that also operates as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Reviews most often describe a clinic geared toward routine preventive care and ongoing support for long-term clients, with specific mentions of annual booster vaccinations, kennel cough vaccination (intranasal), and parasite treatments dispensed to take home. Several owners also mention the team being willing to fit appointments in at short notice, while one review flags a practical downside: tight parking.
E C Straiton & Partners describes itself as a long-running mixed veterinary practice (caring for pets, farm animals and horses since the 1940s) and states it offers 24-hour emergency services. No corporate group affiliation is stated in the available sources.
E C Straiton & Partners describes itself as a long-running mixed veterinary practice (caring for pets, farm animals and horses since the 1940s) and states it offers 24-hour emergency services. No corporate group affiliation is stated in the available sources.
Shires Veterinary Practice
Stafford
Our Score (75/100)
Shires Veterinary Practice is a long-established multi-branch clinic (the website states it has been providing veterinary care for over 70 years). It’s set up for routine care (vaccinations and preventative plans), dentistry work-ups, and handling urgent problems when owners call in.
Shires Veterinary Practice is a long-established multi-branch clinic (the website states it has been providing veterinary care for over 70 years). It’s set up for routine care (vaccinations and preventative plans), dentistry work-ups, and handling urgent problems when owners call in.
Oakfield Veterinary Group
Tamworth
Our Score (72/100)
- •Calm, welcoming appointments: owners mention a “calm environment” and staff who “listen.”
- •Support during difficult cases: multiple reviews describe sympathetic handling around serious illness and end-of-life decisions (including a cat where “we had to make the worst decision,” and ferrets with a poor outcome). - Communication and explanations: one review highlights a vet taking time to explain treatment and decision-making around major surgery (leg amputation for a tumour). - Concerns raised by some owners
- •Exotics/bird handling: one owner reports repeated poor budgie nail clipping, with a final visit involving multiple cuts and subsequent worry about the bird’s health.
- •Calm, welcoming appointments: owners mention a “calm environment” and staff who “listen.”
- •Support during difficult cases: multiple reviews describe sympathetic handling around serious illness and end-of-life decisions (including a cat where “we had to make the worst decision,” and ferrets with a poor outcome). - Communication and explanations: one review highlights a vet taking time to explain treatment and decision-making around major surgery (leg amputation for a tumour). - Concerns raised by some owners
- •Exotics/bird handling: one owner reports repeated poor budgie nail clipping, with a final visit involving multiple cuts and subsequent worry about the bird’s health.
Swinfen Veterinary Centre describes itself as a family-run practice providing medical and surgical care for dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, with stated interests including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery, plus greyhound/working-dog care and canine athletic medicine. Reviews align with a small-practice feel (one mentions “one on one service” compared with “big practices”) and name “Don” as the vet. Recent feedback is mixed: several owners describe thorough examinations with clear explanations and medication plans, while one owner reports a puppy visit where they felt key checks were missed during a vaccination/check-up appointment.
Swinfen Veterinary Centre describes itself as a family-run practice providing medical and surgical care for dogs, cats, rabbits and small mammals, with stated interests including orthopaedics, ophthalmology, internal medicine and soft tissue surgery, plus greyhound/working-dog care and canine athletic medicine. Reviews align with a small-practice feel (one mentions “one on one service” compared with “big practices”) and name “Don” as the vet. Recent feedback is mixed: several owners describe thorough examinations with clear explanations and medication plans, while one owner reports a puppy visit where they felt key checks were missed during a vaccination/check-up appointment.
Dunton Veterinary Clinic
Tamworth
Our Score (69/100)
Dunton Veterinary Clinic is a veterinary practice that also operates boarding kennels and is listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Recent reviews show a split experience: several owners describe vets and nurses handling reactive or nervous dogs in ways that keep visits calm (for example, managing a dog-reactive dog to keep stress down for other pets), while a small number of reviewers report serious issues around unexpected cost changes and communication.
Dunton Veterinary Clinic is a veterinary practice that also operates boarding kennels and is listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Recent reviews show a split experience: several owners describe vets and nurses handling reactive or nervous dogs in ways that keep visits calm (for example, managing a dog-reactive dog to keep stress down for other pets), while a small number of reviewers report serious issues around unexpected cost changes and communication.
Our Score (67/100)
Moorland Veterinary Centre Ltd appears to be set up for both routine care and urgent cases, with reviews describing same-day appointments, emergency surgery, and ongoing inpatient care. The practice is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility and as providing emergency veterinary services. Owners frequently mention vets explaining options clearly so they can make informed decisions, and several reviews describe end-of-life care including at-home euthanasia.
Moorland Veterinary Centre Ltd appears to be set up for both routine care and urgent cases, with reviews describing same-day appointments, emergency surgery, and ongoing inpatient care. The practice is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility and as providing emergency veterinary services. Owners frequently mention vets explaining options clearly so they can make informed decisions, and several reviews describe end-of-life care including at-home euthanasia.