Calder Vets Ltd – Vets in Wakefield
Clinic Overview
Calder Vets Ltd in Wakefield is part of the Linnaeus group and a wider multi-clinic practice. It offers routine veterinary care alongside facilities listed on its website, including ultrasound, a bereavement room, and a rehabilitation centre. The practice also lists a 24-hour emergency service, and recent feedback continues to highlight thorough care and compassionate end-of-life support.
Services
- •Routine pet care including consultations, annual health checks, vaccinations, microchipping, neutering, and repeat prescriptions.
- •Preventive care such as flea, worm, and tick treatment for cats and dogs, along with veterinary nurse clinics, weight management, and a senior pets wellness clinic.
- •Dental care for cats, dogs, and rabbits, with laparoscopic spay also listed on the practice website.
- •Diagnostic and support facilities including ultrasound, a bereavement room, and a rehabilitation centre offering hydrotherapy, veterinary physiotherapy, and laser treatment.
- •Emergency and end-of-life care, with the website listing a 24-hour emergency service and reviews describing prompt attention, urgent euthanasia appointments, and owners being given time to say goodbye.
- •The practice website lists cats, dogs, and rabbits, and reviews also include praise for care given to a cockatiel.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review feedback on value is mixed: most recent comments focus on the standard of care, while one reviewer was unhappy about pressure around dental treatment and the cost of receiving two 6-month prescriptions instead of one 12-month prescription.
People
Reviews point to a friendly, knowledgeable team, with particular praise for kind, thorough vets who take time to understand and diagnose pets properly. Owners also highlight compassionate handling of difficult end-of-life appointments and prompt attention when pets are very unwell.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.6/5 from 76 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with owners praising kind, thorough consultations and vets who take time to understand a pet’s needs.
- •Reviewers mention good experiences across routine care such as vaccinations, microchipping, and neutering, as well as strong overall confidence in the standard of care.
- •Compassion around end-of-life support stands out, including fitting in an urgent appointment, allowing time to say goodbye, and sending a handwritten sympathy card afterwards.
- •One negative review criticised pressure around dental treatment and prescription charges, but this sits alongside a stronger run of positive comments about the team’s friendliness, knowledge, and helpfulness.
