Donaldson's Vets Ltd – Vets in Wakefield
Clinic Overview
Donaldson's Vets Ltd describes itself as an independently owned veterinary group (per its website), offering “Total Care” for small animals and a broad in-house/referral-style service list that includes CT scanning, ultrasound, keyhole surgery, and an animal rehabilitation centre. It also states it provides emergency care including overnight care, and help for stray and injured cats and dogs. Recent reviews back up day-to-day care such as booster vaccinations, patient handling of a nervous dog, and treatment of a pet hen with bumblefoot (suggesting they may see some non-traditional pets, at least in certain cases).
Services
Services and capabilities explicitly mentioned across the website summary and reviews include
- •Emergency care, including overnight care (as stated on the website)
- •Care for stray and injured cats and dogs (as stated on the website)
- •CT scanning
- •Ultrasound
- •Keyhole surgery
- •Cancer care for pets
- •Dermatology referrals
- •Behaviour referral
- •Animal rehabilitation centre
- •Microchipping
- •Repeat prescriptions
- •Home visits
- •Preventive care: booster vaccinations (mentioned in reviews)
- •Treatment mentioned in reviews: bumblefoot/foot infection management in a hen
People
- •Reception staff and vets are specifically praised in one review for “going above and beyond” during repeated visits for a very unwell pet hen, including support when the pet didn’t survive.
- •A vet is described as patient with a nervous dog during booster appointments, taking time to reassure the dog and interact calmly.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8 stars from 250 reviews.
- •Long-term clients mention keeping “past and present animals” registered there and being happy with the standard of care, while one reviewer also comments that they “charge [an] arm and leg” (suggesting some feel it’s expensive).
- •Compassionate handling of difficult outcomes: one owner describes attentive support during treatment for a hen’s bumblefoot, and appreciation for the team’s efforts when the hen later died.
- •Routine visits are described as smooth and considerate, including booster vaccinations and gentle handling of a nervous dog.
Special Services
Animals Treated at Donaldson's Vets Ltd
Animals We Treat
Companion Animals
Farm Animals
Opening Hours – Donaldson's Vets Ltd
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Reviews for Donaldson's Vets Ltd
Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 250 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.
Paul Parsons
a week ago
top vets charge arm n leg but good vets spot on had all my past and present animals registered here
les hughes
a month ago
I visited a couple of times in late November/early December with our poorly hen Pinky, who was suffering from bumblefoot and an underlying condition we never quite got to dealing with. I know that caring for hens is a specialist skill and we took Pinky to the Mirfield branch because we had heard such good reports from other customers. I was not disappointed and was greatly touched by the care and compassion shown to us by the reception staff and the vets, who really did go above and beyond what I might have expected. We managed to sort out the foot infection but our girl, who had grown very weak, didn't survive long enough for us to sort out her other issues. Losing a pet is always upsetting (and we have lost a few hens through illness over the past 10 or 12 years), but the team at Donaldson's did all they could and we greatly appreciate their efforts. Sadly, sometimes nature just has to take its course!
Jonathan Lumb
a month ago
All good
Marcia Marsden
a month ago
Had our 2nd visit for the dogs boosters. Very friendly staff. Vet was patient with one of our dogs that is nervous and petted the younger one who loves attention
simon elliott
2 months ago
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