Ashfield Veterinary Group - Wakefield

Ashfield Veterinary – Wakefield is a small-animal practice that’s part of the Ashfield Veterinary Group, with RCVS General Practice status. The website highlights routine care plus in-house diagnostics (lab work, X‑ray and ultrasound), and it offers nurse clinics and home visits. For emergencies, the practice provides care during normal opening hours, with out-of-hours support handled by MiNightVet Rotherham. Reviews are mixed: some owners describe kind handling around procedures like cat neutering, while others complain about changing charges, high prices for basics/medications, and seeing different (agency) vets at different visits.

Services

Services and capabilities mentioned on the clinic website include

• •Consultations and vaccinations
• •Neutering and other surgery
• •Dentistry (including dental procedures)
• •Diagnostic tests and imaging (in-house lab, X‑ray, ultrasound)
• •Microchipping and parasite control
• •Nurse clinics, including blood pressure checks and six‑month health checks
• •Grooming & nail clipping, anal sac expression
• •Home visits
• •Species treated: dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets, and small cage birds
• •Emergency arrangements: emergency care during normal opening hours; out-of-hours support provided by MiNightVet Rotherham

Reviews

Google rating: 4.3 stars from 75 reviews. “”

• •Positive procedure experience: one owner reports a smooth cat neutering visit and describes staff as “kind and understanding,” with a good outcome afterwards.
• •Access/availability concerns: one reviewer says it can be hard to get an appointment when needed and complains about the clinic being closed on certain weekdays; they also describe difficulty travelling elsewhere for emergencies when the practice is closed.
• •Cost and continuity complaints: one reviewer alleges changing agreements leading to higher charges, high prices for basic procedures/medication, and frequent changes of vet due to agency staff.