Sittivets

Sittivets is a veterinary practice in Sittingbourne that says it is a Veterinary Nurse Training facility and offers emergency veterinary care with 24/7 or extended-hours cover. It handles a mix of routine care and urgent problems for dogs and small pets, with recent reviews mentioning first puppy visits, spays, nail clips, and treatment for rats and guinea pigs. Overall feedback is positive, though there are some mixed comments around communication and management of a long-running ear problem.

Services

• •Emergency and urgent care: The practice advertises emergency cover with 24/7 or extended hours, and one owner describes arriving without calling ahead for an urgent illness and being seen promptly, with an antibiotic injection and medication sent home.
• •Routine consultations and preventive care: General health checks are mentioned, including a puppy visit described as very thorough, along with wormer appointments and discussion of flea treatment options.
• •Surgery and minor procedures: Reviews mention a dog spay, with positive feedback about support during recovery, as well as nail clipping appointments for multiple dogs handled calmly and patiently.
• •Medical treatment and ongoing issues: Reported examples include treatment for ear disease with sedated ear cleaning and steroids, plus medication given during urgent visits.
• •Small pets and exotics: Owners mention care for pet rats, and one reviewer specifically notes a vet with guinea pig knowledge.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Sid: praised as brilliant and very thorough during a dog’s first visit.
• •Lucy: thanked for staying calm and patient while clipping the nails of four pugs.
• •Main vet (unnamed): one owner says she called after a poor appointment with a locum vet, apologised, and offered a free consultation.

Reviews

Sittivets has a 4.6/5 Google rating from 276 reviews.

• •Recent feedback often describes the team as caring, friendly, and thorough, including a first vet visit with Sid and a prompt urgent appointment for a sick puppy.
• •Owners also highlight support around surgery and handling, with one reviewer very positive about care after a dog’s spay and another praising Lucy’s calm approach during a difficult nail-clip visit.
• •There are positive mentions of small-pet care, including help for pet rats and guinea pig knowledge, and one reviewer describes the practice as good value for money.
• •The main negative theme is from a reviewer unhappy with repeated treatment and cost for a chronic ear infection, alongside feeling dismissed; an older review also describes a poor consultation with a locum, though that reviewer later said the main vet apologised and helped put things right.