St Davids Veterinary Group - Exeter – Vets in Exeter
Clinic Overview
- Recent reviews are especially positive about emergency and out-of-hours care, including late-night cat visits, an elderly dog seen in the early hours, and urgent treatment after injury. - Compassion and reassurance come up repeatedly, particularly in stressful cases involving euthanasia, older pets, nervous animals and wildlife brought in by members of the public. - Owners often mention clear explanations and supportive follow-up, including advice after neutering, updates on an injured bird, and patient handling of anxious or semi-feral cats.
Services
- •24/7 emergency and out-of-hours care: A major part of the hospital’s offering, with recent reviews describing late-night and early-hours help for cats, dogs and end-of-life situations. Reviews also mention supportive care on weekends and holidays, including Christmas Day.
- •Routine veterinary care: Consultations, six-month health checks, vaccinations, parasite control, neutering and nurse clinics. One owner also praised helpful follow-up advice after a kitten’s neutering.
- •Diagnostics and hospital facilities: The hospital lists in-house lab testing, X-ray and ultrasound on its website.
- •Surgery: The practice states it offers orthopaedic surgery, including cruciate ligament rupture surgery and total hip replacements, as well as soft-tissue and keyhole/laparoscopic surgery.
- •Dental and preventative services: Dentistry, microchipping and anal sac expression. One recent review noted a semi-feral cat being microchipped during an emergency visit.
- •Supportive and ancillary care: Grooming and nail clipping, pet travel documentation, home visits, acupuncture and puppy parties. Recent reviews specifically mention nail clipping, help with matted fur, and paperwork for pet travel.
- •Species seen: Dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils and ferrets are listed on the website. Reviews also show staff helping with injured wild birds, and one emergency reviewer praised the team for caring for a snake while advising on referral to an exotic specialist.
- •Other notes: Structured clinic information identifies the practice as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Reviews are mixed on cost: some owners describe charges as reasonable, while others feel money matters have become more prominent.
People
- •Oliver is named in a review as the vet on duty during an early-hours emergency, and was praised for kindness, dignity and compassion during euthanasia.
- •Sven is thanked by name in a review about an injured baby pigeon, with the owner highlighting his compassion, ongoing care and updates over several days.
- •One owner also praised an unnamed female vet for being kind, patient and thorough with a semi-feral cat.
- •Reception, nursing and wider team members are frequently described as friendly, calm and helpful.
Reviews
St Davids Veterinary Group - Exeter has a 4.4-star Google rating from 332 reviews.
- •Recent reviews are especially positive about emergency and out-of-hours care, including late-night cat visits, an elderly dog seen in the early hours, and urgent treatment after injury.
- •Compassion and reassurance come up repeatedly, particularly in stressful cases involving euthanasia, older pets, nervous animals and wildlife brought in by members of the public.
- •Owners often mention clear explanations and supportive follow-up, including advice after neutering, updates on an injured bird, and patient handling of anxious or semi-feral cats.
- •The main negatives in recent feedback relate to cost concerns and one particularly poor experience around pet travel authorisation and communication with a vet, although that reviewer still praised the nurses and office staff.
