Canterbury Veterinary Surgery – Vets in Canterbury
Clinic Overview
Canterbury Veterinary Surgery is independently owned by DNA Vetcare and operates as a general veterinary clinic in Canterbury. The practice offers surgery and medicine, preventative care, health checks and clinics, hospitalisation, and pet travel advice, and it is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback continues to point to a kind, reassuring team, clear communication, and owners feeling their pets are in safe hands.
Services
- •General veterinary care: The practice lists surgery and medicine, preventative healthcare, and health checks and clinics among its core services.
- •Inpatient and ongoing care: Hospitalisation is listed, and previous client experiences describe ongoing treatment and monitoring for cases including a cat with a fractured foot and a dog needing around two weeks of tests and treatment.
- •Care for a range of pets: Feedback mentions treatment for cats, dogs, and a guinea pig, including care for eye ulcers in French Bulldogs and support with longer-term illness management.
- •Preventative and practical support: Preventative care is part of the clinic’s core offering, and recent reviews also mention straightforward repeat ordering for flea and worming medication.
- •Additional support: Pet travel advice is listed by the practice, and the clinic is also noted as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Comments on cost are mixed: one recent reviewer felt the clinic was very overpriced, while earlier feedback described fees as not outrageous.
People
- •Pete (vet): Praised for persisting with a difficult dog case over roughly two weeks of tests and treatment, giving personal evening updates, and putting in extra effort outside normal hours.
- •Jonathon / Jon (vet): Previously highlighted as thorough and unhurried, with a clear focus on realistic, compassionate ongoing care.
- •Millie: Mentioned positively as helpful and cheery.
- •Wider team: Recent feedback regularly describes the staff and vets as friendly, caring, professional, and genuinely attentive to animal welfare.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.9/5 from 381 reviews. Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with most reviewers describing a warm, capable team.
- •Owners repeatedly mention friendly, helpful staff and say their pets seem well looked after.
- •Several reviews describe feeling that their cat or dog was in safe hands, with praise for the clinic’s calm and caring manner.
- •Clear explanations and reassuring appointments remain a theme, including one cat owner who said the vet helped them feel much more positive after a consultation.
- •Convenience and day-to-day support also come through, including easy repeat ordering of flea and worming treatment; the main negative note in recent feedback is a single review criticising pricing.
