At Village Vet, we pride ourselves on always striving to match the needs of both you and your pet, providing special vets for your special pets.
So why should you choose Village Vet for the care of your pet?
We are pet owners and animal lovers, who understand the joys of owning a pet, treat your pet as if it is our own, and understand how it feels when your pet is not well. Most of our practices are open at least 9am-7pm every weekday, and at weekends, so you can bring your pet in at a time that suits you.
We have three Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) accredited Veterinary Hospitals to the highest level, in London, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire , staffed by our associates, so we are always available, to provide 24 hr continuous care. Our hospitals take calls any time of the day or night, so you always have a friendly, knowledgeable professional, to give you and your pet the best help and advice.
We take the time to listen to you during our consultations. You are an important part of the recovery of your pet’s health.
Our vets are always keen to listen to your needs and concerns and create a tailor-made programme for your animal’s particular condition.
We have a great Pet Health for Life wellness plan providing you with peace of mind for your pet’s preventative care.
We have great online resources, so you can find out more about your pet’s ongoing health and happiness, along with online, text or letter reminders of when your pet needs their boosters and any flea or worm treatment.
We are a part of the Linnaeus Group (a subsidiary of Mars Veterinary Health).
We have the most fantastic, caring team, who are highly qualified and skilled in all of the different areas of medicine and surgery, so we can help your pet whatever their need, whenever they need.
The teams at each practice and hospital have great pride in their work, and we have fantastic modern facilities and equipment, and a team that like to care for your pet as if it were their own.
Specialisation
Did you know it takes a vet five years to study for their first degree?
But this is just the start of many years of extra study and in some cases, a development of interest to become an accomplished experienced general practitioner -all vets need to demonstrate that they undertake a minimum of 35 hours of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) each year and in some cases, much more.
In addition to this, vets can choose to go on to study for additional post-graduate qualifications, so that they can become expert in a particular field, and you can find more information about these special qualifications using the links below:
Certificates and Diplomas awarded by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
We maintain the very highest standards at Village Vet, and a number of our vets in our London practices hold additional post-graduate qualifications, certificates and specialist diplomas which is truly exceptional of within veterinary practice groups.
This helps you to know that you are making the right choice for your pet with Village Vet.
What Makes Us Different?
Why are we “Special Vets for Special Pets” and what makes us unique?
We encourage our vets and nurses to be committed to continued professional development. This results in a highly trained and skilled work force, dedicated to providing quality care to support the health and well-being of your pets.
Vets and nurses with advanced qualifications require excellent facilities and diagnostic equipment to perform to the best of their ability. All our practices are part of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Practice Standards Scheme.
This is an external accreditation. We are proud that out of our 30 sites, three are graded at the highest level – emergency hospital standard.
These are the highest standards attainable for surgeries such as ours and show that we have been independently accredited as performing to the highest standards of veterinary care.
Our 24 hour hospitals in Hampstead, St Albans, Milton are always available at any moment in time to treat an emergency.
We have many Cat Friendly clinic with our Village Vet family.. We understand how stressed cats can be, when visiting the vets and staying in a vet hospital. These cat only spaces provide very large kennel space as well as exclusive cat only quiet wards reducing the stress cats experience at a vet.
We have integrated Veterinary Specialists (The highest qualification a vet can attain) into general practice in our London practices. We have a specialist soft tissue surgeon who performs highly complex surgery and specialises in “keyhole” minimally invasive surgery. This provides a unique standard of care.
Our nurses are fully qualified Registered Veterinary Nurses (RVNs). For them, the job is a vocation. Our nurses are not just excellently trained but are genuinely caring, respectful to pets and clients alike and thoroughly devoted to the industry.
Many of our nurses have attained advanced accreditations and provide superb levels of care. Click here to see what our nurses do. At Village Vet we will not anaesthetise a pet without a qualified Veterinary Nurse in attendance.
We are a part of the Linnaeus Group (a subsidiary of Mars Veterinary Health).
Village Vet runs a beautiful cattery adjacent to our St Albans Vet Hospital. This means there is 24hr veterinary care for peace of mind while you are away.
