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Medivet East-the-Water (Witten Park Vets) – Vets in Bideford
Clinic Overview
- Friendly, helpful service is the main theme, with repeated praise for reception staff, vets, and nurses being welcoming, informative, and willing to answer questions. - Several reviews mention efficient, caring appointments and prompt attention when pets need to be seen quickly. - Emergency care stands out in one detailed account where Sarah helped an owner get a distressed dog across to Witten Park Vets, where Amanda quickly removed a lodged chew.
Services
- •Preventive and routine care: Annual boosters and health checks are specifically mentioned, alongside ongoing care for both dogs and cats.
- •Surgery: The practice offers both routine surgery and advanced surgery.
- •Support for nervous pets and routine procedures: Owners have highlighted gentle vaccination visits, nail clipping with treats, and calm, playful handling that helped an anxious dog relax during an appointment.
- •Urgent and emergency support: The practice has access to 24-hour emergency care through Medivet’s 24-hour centres. Owners also describe prompt help in urgent cases, including a dog with a chew lodged in its throat being taken across to Witten Park Vets for treatment.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit above average, but this is based on very few comparable services. Review comments on cost are limited, though one owner mentioned a pet plan helping with routine costs and another said they were not charged in an emergency.
People
- •Amanda (vet): Praised for quickly removing a chew lodged in a dog’s throat during an emergency.
- •Sarah (receptionist): Credited with calming anxious pets, and in one emergency account for accompanying an owner and distressed dog to Witten Park Vets.
- •Carrie (vet): Mentioned for giving an annual booster and health check to a nervous young dog very gently.
- •Henry (vet): Named positively by an owner as one of the vets they see most regularly.
- •Katherine (vet): Praised for helping manage a very anxious Labrador during a visit.
- •Ashley: Recently praised as amazing, friendly, helpful, cheerful, and polite.
- •Asha: Named positively in owner feedback.
- •Veterinary nurse (name not given): One owner highlighted clear explanations during an appointment.
Reviews
Google shows a 4.9-star rating from 106 reviews.
- •Friendly, helpful service is the main theme, with repeated praise for reception staff, vets, and nurses being welcoming, informative, and willing to answer questions.
- •Several reviews mention efficient, caring appointments and prompt attention when pets need to be seen quickly.
- •Emergency care stands out in one detailed account where Sarah helped an owner get a distressed dog across to Witten Park Vets, where Amanda quickly removed a lodged chew.
- •Feedback covers both cats and dogs, including long-term repeat clients; one recent review did mention occasional confusion about the reason for a visit, but overall sentiment is very positive.

