Exeter Veterinary Surgery

Exeter Veterinary Surgery is a general veterinary practice in Exeter and is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Its ownership isn’t stated. Recent feedback continues to describe a smaller-practice feel, with continuity from the same vet, nurses and admin team, clear explanations, calm handling of pets, and compassionate support in both urgent situations and end-of-life care.

Services

•General consultations and ongoing care for pets, with owners describing repeat visits over many years and consistent support when animals are unwell.
•Urgent and unscheduled help, including support for sudden problems and serious cases that needed rapid assessment and treatment.
•Treatment of illness, injuries and surgical cases, with review examples ranging from wound care to a cat that was diagnosed, operated on and treated over a short period, followed by post-operative check-ins.
•End-of-life support, including sensitive discussions around terminal illness and home euthanasia visits.
•Low-stress handling and recovery support, with owners repeatedly describing gentle, reassuring care for nervous pets and thoughtful support before and after treatment.
•Practical aftercare and admin help, with one owner noting help with an insurance claim.
•Veterinary nurse training facility.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Steve (vet): repeatedly praised for clear explanations, calm support, and continuity of care; several owners specifically mention Steve and his team by name.
•Amy: named alongside Steve in a compassionate home visit for a pet being put to sleep.
•Wider team: reviewers regularly describe the nurses, admin team, and front-of-house staff as welcoming, kind, efficient, and consistent from visit to visit.

Reviews

Google shows 4.7 stars from 90 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive, with common themes including

•Warm, gentle care: owners frequently describe the team as kind, patient and genuinely caring, especially with nervous or rescue pets.
•Confidence in serious cases: reviews mention strong support in urgent and complex situations, including rapid diagnosis, surgery, treatment and follow-up care.
•Continuity and a personal feel: several owners value seeing the same familiar team over time and describe the practice as more personal than larger chain vets.
•Compassion at difficult times: end-of-life care is a recurring strength, with sensitive communication, unhurried home visits, and thoughtful gestures afterwards.

Reviews for Exeter Veterinary Surgery

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 90 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Jeanette Bennett

2 weeks ago

Amazing team ❤️ went above and beyond to care for our Poppy. She was always nervous with people due to being a rescue but they were all always so gentle and genuinely care about your babies. Unfortunately we had to make the heartbreaking decision to say our goodbyes to her recently and once again the service, care & attention was 1st class. Highly recommended 👌🏻 🌟 thank you for everything xx

Ian Biggar

1 month ago

We could not recommend enough. The entire team were caring and professional throughout. They diagnosed, operated and treated our cat saving her life in 2 days!! Post op care visits were free. Our cat has never been happier. They even claimed the insurance for us. Avoid the massive chains of vets that over charge and come here!!!

Alex Coles

Great friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Freelance Digital

Great vets, highly recommend. In my opinion much better across the board than the bigger chain vets in the area.

Paula Treen

2 months ago

Absolutely wonderful vets! We have been with them for 7 years now and Steve and the team are amazing! They are so welcoming, caring, attentitve, helpful and friendly. They have always put me at ease when my dog has been unwell and they look after her so well. She is always excited to see them when we visit!

sarah bolton

7 months ago

Scott Lauder

Couldn't recommend these people enough! They're so caring, accommodating, and helpful! You can tell that the welfare of your animal genuinely matters to all of them. They've gone above and beyond always with the care of our two cats on both occasions we've needed them! They're absolutely incredible at what they do, and are the sole reason we've still got two cats. What a genuinely incredible practice they are, 100% recommend!

Donna Skinner

The team at Exeter vets are fantastic, not only do they give the best care for your pets they love them too. As any pet owner will know the latter is by far the most important. Excellent service always from every member of staff. What they have done for both our cats is beyond what we expected. We put our complete trust in them always when it comes to our animals.

Boo Smith

8 months ago

This practice is superb. Steve and his team are amazing. Genuine care for pets and owners. A practice like no other. I cannot thank Steve and his team enough. Friendly, kind, understanding. Delivering a genuine heart felt service. Thank you guys for everything you do .Cindy & Ernie xx

Katherine Force

I cannot recommend this veterinary surgery highly enough. Steve and everyone on his team with whom we were in contact since registering there was kind, efficient and professional. When Blue's illness was diagnosed as terminal everything was very sympathetically and clearly explained. Steve and Amy came to the house and put him to sleep in his favourite place beside me on the settee. There was no rush, no hassle and best of all, Blue went off to sleep peacefully unaware . They were upset too and showed it in their kindness to me. When Blue's ashes came back and I collected him, the staff were kind, caring and took time to chat about him. They had taken a paw print from Blue and this was included in a really lovely card signed by them all, along with his ashes. Little things matter and make an enormous difference at difficult times. It has been so reassuring to have my last two beautiful pals cared for in a smaller practice where one sees the same vet, nurses and admin team on each visit. Thank you so much each one of you on the team. I would give you 10 stars if I could. Kate Force.