Exeter Veterinary Surgery

Exeter Veterinary Surgery is a general veterinary practice that is also listed as a veterinary nurse training facility. Its ownership (independent vs corporate group) isn’t stated in the information provided. Recent reviews describe a team that will see pets without an appointment in urgent situations, takes steps to keep pets comfortable and minimise stress, and spends time explaining clinical reasoning and advice (a vet named Steve is mentioned for this).

Concrete examples from reviews include: a dog being settled before and after consultations, a walk-in visit for a French bulldog that suddenly couldn’t walk followed by advice that led to improvement over the next month, and treatment for a cat with a tail bite.

Services

Based on the information available from structured data and the latest written reviews, the practice is described as providing

• •General consultations and ongoing care (multiple owners refer to repeat visits and support over time).
• •Urgent/unscheduled help in at least some cases (one owner reports arriving without an appointment when their dog was suddenly unable to walk).
• •Treatment of injuries/wounds (a cat treated for a “horrible tail bite”).
• •Mobility/lameness-type problems (one dog “unable to walk,” with advice given and recovery noted over the following month).
• •Veterinary nurse training facility (explicitly listed in the clinic data).

People

• •Steve (vet, role implied in reviews): mentioned as taking time to explain the reasons behind recommendations and to give advice each visit.
• •Wider team (front-of-house and clinical staff): owners describe staff helping keep pets comfortable before and after consultations, being supportive during panic/urgent walk-ins, and trying to keep pet stress to a minimum.

Reviews

4.7 stars from 85 reviews. The latest written reviews available to us are uniformly positive and focus on day-to-day experiences (communication, handling of nervous pets, and help in urgent situations). “”

• •Helpfulness and low-friction support: multiple owners say “nothing too much trouble” and that the team is consistently helpful across visits and for multiple animals.
• •Clear explanations: one reviewer specifically credits Steve with explaining reasoning and offering advice each time.
• •Handling anxious or uncomfortable pets: owners mention efforts to keep pets comfortable before and after consultations and to minimise stress.
• •Support in urgent situations: one owner describes arriving without an appointment when their dog couldn’t walk, receiving advice, and seeing improvement over the following month.
• •Specific case mentions: a tail bite in a cat and a dog with sudden inability to walk.