Abbey Veterinary Group

Abbey Veterinary Group in Barnsley, South Yorkshire provides routine and surgical veterinary care, alongside services like nurse clinics, health checks for young pets, and home visits/ambulance collections. It also advertises a 24-hour emergency service available 7 days a week. Recent feedback is mixed: some owners describe kind, sensitive care and good value over time, while others report concerns about communication, appointment setup for cats around dogs, and cost-focused interactions.

Services

•Preventive care: routine/annual vaccinations, microchipping, and monthly health checks for puppies and kittens.
•Surgery: general surgical treatment including castration/neutering (mentioned in reviews).
•BOAS surgery: reviews mention Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome (BOAS) surgery for a French Bulldog, with the owner describing a “fantastic” experience and recommending the practice to other Frenchie owners.
•Nurse clinics (as listed by the clinic).
•Alternative therapy (listed on the website; specific modalities not detailed here).
•Pet insurance advice and Pet Health Clubs (listed by the clinic; inclusions not detailed here).
•Emergency and transport: 24-hour emergency service (7 days a week), plus home visits and ambulance collections (as stated by the clinic).

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

No individual vets or nurses are named in the available review text.

Reviews

Google rating: 3.9/5 from 49 reviews. Recent written feedback includes both strong praise and sharp criticism.

•Warm, relationship-based care for some owners: several reviewers describe staff as consistently good, with a “family feel,” calm visits for older pets, and sensitive end-of-life care (including a condolences card).
•Concerns about money-focus and value: a small number of reviewers describe interactions as “all about cash,” including one complaint referencing spending over £700 over time for an ongoing leg issue.
•Communication and pickup experience after surgery: one detailed account describes a long wait at collection after a castration, limited updates, and payment taken before the pet was brought out.
•Cat stress around dogs / appointment setup: one reviewer reports being the only cat owner in a puppy vaccination session with dogs present, saying it caused significant distress for their cat.

Reviews for Abbey Veterinary Group

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 49 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Mike Barnett

3 months ago

I used to go across town to another Vets, but as my dog got older and needed more treatment I looked locally. Transferring the treatment here the costs actually went down! For a few years I was able to walk to appointments, and my dog enjoyed the visits, and always wanted to visit if we passed nearby. There was a much more family feel than at the previous vets. They helped my Akita cope with old age until at the age of 13 years, when lost a lot of weight and it was clear that his time was up. They dealt with this sensitively, without time pressure and without a big bill. (Significantly less than my experience at a previous vets). We unexpectedly received a personal condolences card a week or so later. When we do get another 4 legged family member, I'll happily return to Abbey Vets Cudworth. I'd be mad to travel further and pay more.

Richard Cornell

9 months ago

Abbey have always been very good to me and my dogs, I wouldn't go anywhere else locally. Very happy with them

Michelle Booth

11 months ago

avoid these vets all interested in is cash .... over a year they looked at our dog and he got worse, told fluid on leg, then cancer nowt can do after taking over 700 pounds . best put to sleep wait ill see how much and wene, went to another vets had better care told tuma yes can save him but will loose his leg so if abbeys had done job right and picked up on this dog would be ok please avoid go to another vets rips off all want is money not animal care,

Connor Watkins-Mold

1 year ago

Our cat is now petrified of being in the cat carrier after last visit here where we were the only cat owners in a puppy vaccination session, plus other dogs coming in. Our cat was so terrified he wet himself. No separate slots for dog and cat owners or areas. We now have to deal with a petrified cat whenever we take him to places like the cattery now and he wets himself in fear thinking he's going back to the vets. Will be moving to a different practise after this experience, very poor!

Ellie Devoy

2 years ago

All for making money had my dog into practice as she had sprained her leg come home with flea won’t let me buy treatment without seeming my animals so not only would I have to pay for the fleas I also have to at for another appointment when my dog caught fleas from your practice and so did my cat two month before when she come in for neutering so if you want your animals to catch flea the the surgery to refuse u treatment by al mean use this vets u definitely won’t be again

Tony Benton

Happy staff, happy pet.

Juliette Williams

3 years ago

They've been very good with both of our dogs and all three of our rabbits. Cannot fault care given. I keep recommending them to other Frenchie owners as I believe they have a specialist at their Barnsley branch who was fantastic with our Frenchie's BOAS surgery.