Sittivets – Vets in Sittingbourne
Clinic Overview
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 also mentioning support for rats, guinea pigs and a tortoise. Overall feedback is positive, with many owners describing the team as caring and helpful, 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. Review examples include a sick puppy being seen promptly, and an emergency visit for a tortoise that was described as knowledgeable and attentive.
- •Routine consultations and preventive care: General health checks are mentioned, including a first 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, guinea pig knowledge, and emergency treatment for a tortoise.
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, and also thanked for going above and beyond during a tortoise emergency.
- •Lucy: singled out 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 286 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is often very warm about the team, with owners describing staff as caring, helpful and genuinely invested in pets’ wellbeing.
- •Positive examples cover both routine and urgent care, including a first puppy check with Sid, support after a spay, nail clips for nervous dogs, and emergency treatment for a tortoise.
- •Small-pet owners also report good experiences, with reviews mentioning rats, guinea pigs and good value for money.
- •The main negative themes are a long-running complaint about repeated treatment and cost for chronic ear problems, plus a few comments about poor bedside manner from a male or locum vet.

