Specialist Vets in Barnsley

- Recent feedback is strongly positive, with repeated praise for a friendly, caring and professional team. - Owners often mention smooth booking and a helpful front desk, including online and telephone appointments and being seen promptly....

- Recent feedback is strongly positive, with repeated praise for a friendly, caring and professional team. - Owners often mention smooth booking and a helpful front desk, including online and telephone appointments and being seen promptly. - Vets are commonly described as thorough and attentive, with examples including reading pet histories, explaining how to manage a condition and being gentle with cats and puppies.

Donaldson's Vets LTD presents itself as an independently owned veterinary group in Barnsley, providing small-animal care with RCVS & PSS listed on its website. The clinic appears equipped for both routine care and more advanced work,...

Donaldson's Vets LTD presents itself as an independently owned veterinary group in Barnsley, providing small-animal care with RCVS & PSS listed on its website. The clinic appears equipped for both routine care and more advanced work, including CT scanning, ultrasound, keyhole surgery, cancer care, dermatology and behaviour referrals, plus an Animal Rehabilitation Centre. It also states that it offers emergency care and overnight care.

- Reviewers repeatedly praise the practice for being caring, compassionate, and friendly, from the first phone call through to the visit itself. - A strong theme is the clinic’s personal feel and continuity of care, with clients valuing...

- Reviewers repeatedly praise the practice for being caring, compassionate, and friendly, from the first phone call through to the visit itself. - A strong theme is the clinic’s personal feel and continuity of care, with clients valuing seeing the same vet over time. - Feedback highlights knowledgeable, professional treatment, with Mr Newbery singled out for his experience and manner, and Simon praised by long-standing clients.

Abbey Veterinary Group in Barnsley is a multi-site practice with eight sites listed on its website, offering routine care alongside a stated 24-hour emergency service. The clinic lists vaccinations, surgical treatment, microchipping, nurse...

Abbey Veterinary Group in Barnsley is a multi-site practice with eight sites listed on its website, offering routine care alongside a stated 24-hour emergency service. The clinic lists vaccinations, surgical treatment, microchipping, nurse clinics, alternative therapy, pet insurance advice, and care for a range of species including cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, and tortoises. Recent feedback is mixed: some owners praise helpful handling, continuity of care, and follow-up during longer treatment plans, while others raise serious concerns about communication, billing clarity, and clinical decision-making.

- Appointments and access: several owners say they were offered appointments quickly, sometimes the same day or later that afternoon. - Care and outcomes: positive reviews describe helpful treatment, friendly staff and good support around...

- Appointments and access: several owners say they were offered appointments quickly, sometimes the same day or later that afternoon. - Care and outcomes: positive reviews describe helpful treatment, friendly staff and good support around procedures, with examples including a urinary infection that responded well to treatment and one owner saying the clinic “sorted the pooch out”. - Cost: pricing comes up repeatedly in reviews, with some owners describing the practice as expensive or a bit pricey even when they were happy with the care.

- Main concerns are communication, organisation and front-desk handling: several reviewers describe long waits, chaotic check-in, difficulty getting through by phone, and consultations that felt rushed or unclear. - Cost and transparency...

- Main concerns are communication, organisation and front-desk handling: several reviewers describe long waits, chaotic check-in, difficulty getting through by phone, and consultations that felt rushed or unclear. - Cost and transparency come up repeatedly: multiple owners say they felt charges, tests or treatment recommendations were not explained clearly, and some describe the practice as too focused on money. - Staff manner gets very mixed comments: some reviewers mention caring treatment, friendly reception and clinicians who take time to answer questions, while others describe staff as rude, dismissive or lacking compassion.