The Vale Veterinary Centre – Vets in Honiton
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is very positive about the team’s manner, with owners often describing staff as friendly, caring, approachable, and professional from the front desk through to the clinical team. - Several reviews highlight gentle handling and reassurance, including a first cat visit, ongoing care that keeps a dog calm and relaxed, and support for a dog injured while visiting the area. - Clinical examples mentioned include adder bite treatment, dew claw removal, travel worming paperwork, and general advice for small issues without needing an appointment.
Services
- •Routine veterinary care: General consultations for common household pets are a regular theme, with reviews mentioning care for dogs and cats, gentle handling, and a welcoming approach for newer clients and first visits.
- •Advice and preventive care: Owners mention practical help with smaller concerns, including staff being happy to give advice without an appointment in some cases. Travel-related worming paperwork for a return trip to Ireland was also handled efficiently on the same morning.
- •Urgent treatment: Reviews include urgent help for an injured dog while visiting Honiton, as well as detailed praise for adder bite treatment involving injections at the clinic followed by medication and a full recovery.
- •Procedures and minor surgery: Dew claw removal is specifically mentioned, with staff praised for keeping the dog calm and relaxed throughout the visit.
- •End-of-life care: Reviews describe compassionate euthanasia support and thoughtful bereavement touches, including a paw print, saved fur, a handmade card, seeds, and a wicker bag for ashes.
- •Training role: The clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Maryanne: Remembered very warmly for her kindness and support during end-of-life care.
- •Wider team: Reviews repeatedly praise the vets, nurses, and admin staff as friendly, knowledgeable, compassionate, gentle with pets, and helpful with both routine and urgent visits.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8/5 from 161 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is very positive about the team’s manner, with owners often describing staff as friendly, caring, approachable, and professional from the front desk through to the clinical team.
- •Several reviews highlight gentle handling and reassurance, including a first cat visit, ongoing care that keeps a dog calm and relaxed, and support for a dog injured while visiting the area.
- •Clinical examples mentioned include adder bite treatment, dew claw removal, travel worming paperwork, and general advice for small issues without needing an appointment.
- •One owner felt a travel-related worming visit was pricey, although they still praised the staff and the efficiency of the appointment.

