About Veterinary Care in Kent
This guide to veterinary clinics in Kent in England helps pet owners compare county-wide veterinary options based on services, animal coverage, and availability. It summarises how provision varies between routine appointments, specialist care, and emergency access across the county so you can shortlist practices more confidently.
Top-rated veterinary clinics in Kent
There are 167 veterinary clinics in Kent, with an average Google rating of 4.7★. 153 clinics treat dogs and cats. 20 clinics offer farm or large-animal services. 52 clinics offer emergency or out-of-hours care. The available data does not explicitly confirm any 24-hour veterinary cover anywhere in the county.
Kent has 46 towns with clinics listed. Examples include Canterbury, Maidstone, Ashford, Dover, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Folkestone, and Whitstable. Availability and the mix of services can vary by town, so it is worth checking whether your nearest practice covers your pet type and whether it offers emergency access locally.
Across the county, core provision includes routine small-animal care and access to diagnostics, dental work, surgical services, and emergency treatment at some sites. For example, Corner House Vets (Herne Bay) lists on-site X-ray/ultrasound and an in-house laboratory for blood testing, while Beacon View Vets (Sandwich) lists CT scans, keyhole surgery, and dentistry. County-wide, there are 34,548 total Google reviews across clinics and 165 clinics with websites, which supports comparison of opening hours, services, and policies before booking.
Emergency and out-of-hours provision is a distinct subset of the market: 52 clinics list emergency services, while 115 do not. For pet owners, this affects how quickly you can access urgent assessment, whether you may need to travel outside your usual town, and how continuity works if the emergency provider is not your regular practice. If emergency access is a priority (for example, for older pets or animals with recurring conditions), confirming the clinic’s out-of-hours process matters because “emergency” is not the same as confirmed 24-hour on-site cover.
Veterinary nurse (VN) training is also a meaningful divider: 97 clinics offer VN training, while 70 do not. Practices involved in VN training host trainee nurses under supervision, which typically means a structured clinical environment with defined nursing roles and oversight. For pet owners, this can be relevant when you value a practice that supports workforce training and may deliver more of the routine monitoring and patient handling through a larger nursing team.
Mid-ranked and routine-focused practices make up much of day-to-day access across the county, particularly for preventative care and non-urgent appointments. These clinics are important for vaccination courses, parasite control, health checks, and ongoing medication reviews, and they often provide the first step before referral to a specialist or an emergency provider. In a county with many towns and a large clinic count, local routine access often determines how quickly you can get seen for emerging problems.
Overall, the county shows strong depth of provision rather than key services being concentrated among only a small number of providers.
Based on service distribution, the county is primarily companion-animal focused: 153 clinics are dog-and-cat/small-animal practices, with additional capacity in farm animal care (20 clinics), equine care (19 clinics), and specialist/exotic services (55 clinics).
Kent’s veterinary provision combines broad companion-animal coverage with additional farm/equine and specialist options, so pet owners should use the ranked clinic list above to match their needs to local availability and emergency access.
Freshness: January 2026 (publicly available review and service data).
Top Vets in Kent
Highly rated veterinary clinics across Kent, ranked by service quality and reviews
Corner House Vets offers care for cats, dogs, and small pets (including rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, and hamsters), with on-site X‑ray/ultrasound and an in-house lab for blood screening/testing. The practice is also listed as an RCVS Cat Friendly Clinic, and is noted as a veterinary nurse training facility. The website mentions emergency care, but doesn’t give specific details about how it operates.
Recent reviews show a clear split: many describe friendly staff, clear explanations, and fast follow-up (including one case where an unwell dog was seen quickly and reviewed again two days later), while a minority report very high quotes for diagnostics/treatment and feel pressured toward expensive testing or given inconsistent diagnoses across different vets.
Corner House Vets offers care for cats, dogs, and small pets (including rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, and hamsters), with on-site X‑ray/ultrasound and an in-house lab for blood screening/testing. The practice is also listed as an RCVS Cat Friendly Clinic, and is noted as a veterinary nurse training facility. The website mentions emergency care, but doesn’t give specific details about how it operates.
Recent reviews show a clear split: many describe friendly staff, clear explanations, and fast follow-up (including one case where an unwell dog was seen quickly and reviewed again two days later), while a minority report very high quotes for diagnostics/treatment and feel pressured toward expensive testing or given inconsistent diagnoses across different vets.
Beacon View Vets is described on its website as an independent practice, and it emphasises a Fear Free certified environment with Cat Friendly and Dog Friendly accreditations. The clinic appears set up for both routine care and more advanced investigations/procedures, with services listed such as CT scans and keyhole surgery, alongside dentistry and endoscopy.
From the latest reviews available, owners repeatedly mention
- •Longer, unhurried consultations where vets explain conditions and options in detail and answer questions without rushing.
- •Proactive follow-up and communication, including vets returning calls and keeping owners updated during investigations.
- •Stress-reducing handling and facilities, including giving anxious pets time/space to settle, vets getting down to the pet’s level, a calm waiting area with a separate cat section, and consult rooms described as having sofas.
- •Cost transparency, with one owner noting costs are discussed upfront and a full price breakdown is emailed after visits, and that a price list is available on the website.
Beacon View Vets is described on its website as an independent practice, and it emphasises a Fear Free certified environment with Cat Friendly and Dog Friendly accreditations. The clinic appears set up for both routine care and more advanced investigations/procedures, with services listed such as CT scans and keyhole surgery, alongside dentistry and endoscopy.
From the latest reviews available, owners repeatedly mention
- •Longer, unhurried consultations where vets explain conditions and options in detail and answer questions without rushing.
- •Proactive follow-up and communication, including vets returning calls and keeping owners updated during investigations.
- •Stress-reducing handling and facilities, including giving anxious pets time/space to settle, vets getting down to the pet’s level, a calm waiting area with a separate cat section, and consult rooms described as having sofas.
- •Cost transparency, with one owner noting costs are discussed upfront and a full price breakdown is emailed after visits, and that a price list is available on the website.
Canterbury Veterinary Surgery is independently owned by DNA Vetcare. The practice presents itself as a general veterinary clinic offering “Surgery & Medicine”, preventative care, health checks/clinics, hospitalisation, and pet travel advice, and it is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
From the latest reviews available, owners most often describe unhurried consultations with clear explanations and follow-up, including one account of a vet phoning personally in the evening to give updates during a two‑week period of tests and treatment. Reviews mention care for cats (including a fractured foot and long-term illness support), dogs (including eye ulcer treatment in French Bulldogs), and small pets (a guinea pig), as well as same‑day attention for a dog that “wasn’t quite right” on a Saturday morning.
Canterbury Veterinary Surgery is independently owned by DNA Vetcare. The practice presents itself as a general veterinary clinic offering “Surgery & Medicine”, preventative care, health checks/clinics, hospitalisation, and pet travel advice, and it is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
From the latest reviews available, owners most often describe unhurried consultations with clear explanations and follow-up, including one account of a vet phoning personally in the evening to give updates during a two‑week period of tests and treatment. Reviews mention care for cats (including a fractured foot and long-term illness support), dogs (including eye ulcer treatment in French Bulldogs), and small pets (a guinea pig), as well as same‑day attention for a dog that “wasn’t quite right” on a Saturday morning.
Our Score (93/100)
Medivet Evegate - Montgomery Veterinary Clinic is part of the Medivet group (a network of 400+ practices, including 27 24‑hour centres). From the information available, the clinic appears set up for routine care plus urgent same‑day problems, with owners repeatedly describing clear explanations of treatment choices and costs.
Concrete specifics mentioned by owners include
- •Urgent appointments arranged for a dog that became very unwell, with owners kept informed throughout (including multiple urgent visits during the same stay).
- •Follow‑up arranged as soon as the next day to reassess progress after starting medication.
- •A specific “foreign body” case: removal/treatment of a barbed grass seed lodged in a dog’s ear, described as calm and swift.
- •Several owners mention being walked through treatment options and prices without feeling pressured into a particular route.
Medivet Evegate - Montgomery Veterinary Clinic is part of the Medivet group (a network of 400+ practices, including 27 24‑hour centres). From the information available, the clinic appears set up for routine care plus urgent same‑day problems, with owners repeatedly describing clear explanations of treatment choices and costs.
Concrete specifics mentioned by owners include
- •Urgent appointments arranged for a dog that became very unwell, with owners kept informed throughout (including multiple urgent visits during the same stay).
- •Follow‑up arranged as soon as the next day to reassess progress after starting medication.
- •A specific “foreign body” case: removal/treatment of a barbed grass seed lodged in a dog’s ear, described as calm and swift.
- •Several owners mention being walked through treatment options and prices without feeling pressured into a particular route.
Our Score (93/100)
Hythe Veterinary Centre is an independent, family-owned practice and is RCVS accredited. The website describes the clinic as being led by vet Colin Armstrong (special interest in surgery) alongside Helen, with a focus on a “personal and relaxed” approach.
Across the latest reviews, owners repeatedly describe practical support around difficult decisions and ongoing care: euthanasia appointments handled with empathy; same-day appointments for urgent wounds/abscesses; and an “in-depth” phone call followed by a next-day appointment and procedures completed within a week. Several reviewers also mention a vet plan/payment plan (including a PetsApp) and feeling they weren’t pushed into unnecessary tests or extra fees.
Hythe Veterinary Centre is an independent, family-owned practice and is RCVS accredited. The website describes the clinic as being led by vet Colin Armstrong (special interest in surgery) alongside Helen, with a focus on a “personal and relaxed” approach.
Across the latest reviews, owners repeatedly describe practical support around difficult decisions and ongoing care: euthanasia appointments handled with empathy; same-day appointments for urgent wounds/abscesses; and an “in-depth” phone call followed by a next-day appointment and procedures completed within a week. Several reviewers also mention a vet plan/payment plan (including a PetsApp) and feeling they weren’t pushed into unnecessary tests or extra fees.
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