Portsmouth has 8 dog and cat vets. Compare clinics by reviews, opening hours, and published prices.
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About Dog & Cat Vets in Portsmouth
Portsmouth's veterinary clinics primarily focus on companion animals, such as dogs and cats.
All clinics cater to routine care, surgery, diagnostics, and dental services for dogs and cats. With a total of 3625 reviews across all clinics, pet owners can rely on comprehensive feedback regarding the quality of care. Additionally, eight clinics serve as training facilities for veterinary nurses, enhancing the quality and expertise of care provided. This emphasis on companion animals ensures that pet owners have access to a wide range of services tailored to the needs of their dogs and cats.
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Portsmouth Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets network in Portsmouth. It offers both routine care and more advanced treatment, with facilities including an in-house lab, digital X-ray and ultrasound, an operating theatre, hospital ward and isolation unit. Recent reviews highlight quick help for urgent problems, including same-day appointments and emergency stabilisation, as well as friendly support with care-plan admin and pet travel paperwork.
- •Calm, caring vets who explain things well: Owners describe clear explanations, good advice and vets taking time to understand a pet’s history and treatment options. - Appointments that feel unhurried: Reviews mention being able to ask plenty of questions, with rabbit and dog owners in particular saying consultations did not feel rushed. - Friendly service across the whole practice: Reception and support staff are praised alongside the clinical team, including helpful handling of records requests and pleasant nurse appointments.
Harbour Vets in Portsmouth is part of the CVS group. It is described as a modern, air-conditioned practice that handles both routine appointments and urgent cases, with recent feedback covering dogs, cats and rabbits. Reviews consistently point to friendly staff, clear explanations and a calm approach when pets are unwell, and several owners also speak positively about its health subscription plans.
- •Recent reviews consistently describe the team as friendly, welcoming, and easy to talk to, with owners saying they feel comfortable asking questions and discussing options. - Communication is a strong theme: reviewers mention thorough explanations during appointments, clear treatment plans, and regular updates during procedures such as a spay. - Owners value the clinic’s flexibility for urgent problems, with several mentions of short-notice appointments; one reviewer noted routine appointments can sometimes run late.
- •Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with owners often highlighting kindness, professionalism, and clear communication. - Jess and Matko are singled out several times for compassionate care, including support with a heart condition, long-term treatment, and difficult end-of-life moments. - Reviews also mention helpful nurses and reception staff, plus practical examples of care such as rapid action after slug-pellet ingestion, ongoing support for older cats, and travel vaccinations for cats flying abroad.
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- •Reviewers often describe the team as friendly, professional and reassuring, with appointments that do not feel rushed. - Shane is repeatedly praised for handling nervous pets well, including one detailed account of a wary dog calmly accepting treats, an eye dye test and an injection. - Home visits stand out in recent feedback, with owners mentioning convenient at-home care as well as visits to the clinic.
Portsmouth PDSA Pet Hospital is part of PDSA, a charity, and focuses on free and low-cost veterinary care for pets in need. It is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility and as offering emergency veterinary services. Recent feedback is strongly positive about quick help for very unwell pets and warm, empathetic staff, though a small number of reviews describe frustration with repeated visits for ongoing, non-critical problems.
- •Many recent reviewers describe fast out-of-hours access, friendly reception staff, a calm atmosphere, and vets who explain procedures, aftercare, and treatment plans well. - Admitted pets are a recurring theme, with owners mentioning regular updates and overnight care, including one four-day stay where a dog was said to be well looked after. - Cost remains the clearest point of friction: several owners accept that emergency treatment is costly, while others object strongly to medication pricing and overall bills.