Calder Vets Ltd

Calder Vets Ltd is part of a multi-clinic veterinary practice (8 clinics) offering routine care plus on-site facilities such as ultrasound, a bereavement room, and a rehabilitation centre. The website lists a 24‑hour emergency service, and owners mention being fitted in quickly when their cat needed to be put to sleep, with time to say goodbye and a follow-up handwritten sympathy card with embedded wildflower seeds. Recent reviews also include a sharp negative account alleging repeated pressure to proceed with costly dental treatment and a dispute over being offered two 6‑month prescriptions rather than a single 12‑month one.

Services

Services and capabilities mentioned on the website and in reviews include

• •Consultations, annual health checks, vaccinations, microchipping, neutering, repeat prescriptions
• •Parasite prevention/treatment (flea, worm, and tick prevention for cats and dogs)
• •Dentistry, including cat/dog/rabbit dental care; laparoscopic spay listed
• •Ultrasound (listed as a facility/service)
• •24 Hour Emergency Service (stated on the website)
• •Veterinary nurse clinics, weight management, and a senior pets wellness clinic
• •Rehabilitation centre services: hydrotherapy, veterinary physiotherapy, and laser treatment
• •Bereavement support facilities (bereavement room) and end-of-life care mentioned in reviews
• •Species listed on the website: cats, dogs, rabbits; one review specifically mentions care for a cockatiel

People

• •One reviewer describes the vet “moving things around” to fit in an urgent euthanasia appointment for a very unwell cat, and says they were given time and not rushed when saying goodbye.
• •Multiple reviews mention “friendly staff” and “helpful vet,” though without naming individual clinicians.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.5 stars from 72 reviews.

• •Urgent end-of-life care: a cat was squeezed in for euthanasia rather than waiting, with owners saying they weren’t rushed and were treated with kindness; a handwritten sympathy card with wildflower seeds was sent afterward.
• •General service: “prompt attention,” “friendly staff,” and a “very helpful vet” are mentioned.
• •Concern about sales pressure and prescriptions: one reviewer alleges repeated pressure to agree to expensive dental treatment and says the practice would not provide a 12‑month prescription, instead offering two 6‑month prescriptions (which they felt doubled costs).