Medivet 24 Hour Dearne Valley

We use Medivet Thurnscoe,find it clean warm and the staff are very welcoming the vets are kind and gentle with our 2 Bengals Spiral and Rosie, who really don't like leaving home. All in all we would trust them with our babies to do their best for them

i found a baby great tit in the garden with no sight of mum around and the poor little guy was shivering and opening his mouth for food, so i took him inside overnight and it was trying to fly the next morning. i got recommended to take it to dearne valley vets cos no rescues were getting back to me and apparently they’re really good with getting them rescued if they’re not injured bad and don’t need to be PTS like most vets do. so i dropped it off yesterday morning and i called a few hours later and a woman said it’d died in night which obviously isn’t right cos i dropped it off in the morning, then i asked how it died and she said ‘it just died’. it was really cold and i was shocked. i knew it didn’t just die so i went in and they told me they put it to sleep cos it was unwell. gutted cos i feel like they didn’t even give it a chance and now i regret taking it there. rescues have since replied shocked that they dealt with the baby bird like that. i just don’t want anyone else to take wildlife here thinking they’ll help cos i believe they didn’t even try.

My dog came back from a walk at 5pm with a sudden allergy or reaction to something and she couldn’t open both her eyes. I phoned both Thurnscoe and Wath surgeries and they were both fully booked but then Wath rung me back with a cancellation appointment and to be seen within the hour. Excellent service dealing with my emergency. Very grateful !

My experience has only ever been positive. I have always been dealt with kindly and recently quite sympathetically and compassionately after losing a dear pet. They gave him care and love and a dignified passing. Even their empathies after his passing was above and beyond. Not just in a professional capacity but also from a human standpoint, they showed real fellow feeling. They really care about the animals they treat and the people that own and love them. Pics of my beautiful Leo.

Absolutely blown away at the care and compassion given by the Vet we saw there (didn't get her name unfortunately, but was from Australia) My friends Staffy is 13 and has recently (after only one operation when she was a puppy, and no other health issues) started to lose weight and rapidly declining fur and general health. At her age, he was worried that they would immediately put her to sleep. From the moment we went in, it was clear she loves animals, and got a detailed picture of what had been happening, and gave her a thorough examination. Then went on to explain, is the nicest way that medication and exploratory tests would just distress her, and that the kindest option would be to think about putting her to sleep. She said it wasn't an immediate thing that was needed there and then, she's eating still and quite alert, and wasn't showing any obvious signs of pain, still able to get herself out for toilet. She explained that there were options where specialist would come to his home and do it, explained how it would be done, and that there would be no pain or suffering. Explained in a calm, caring and non patronising way, with genuine love for her. She printed off a guide sheet to work out the quality of life, and give him time to get to terms with the next steps. Whilst not a happy ending, a remarkably compassionate handling of a terrible situation. Thank you.