- Dorchester (Poundbury) 01305 267083
- Weymouth 01305 813303
- Dorchester 01305 267083
- Weymouth 01305 813303
About us
Your local independent and trusted vet
Our practice was founded by Rip Kirby in 1992 with the ethos of being a friendly and approachable place to bring your pet. We are still committed to this, whilst providing the best possible care and treatment for all your pets. The practice remains independently owned by the vets who work in it, the only one in the area now. Being independent ensures the practice employees are motivated only by making pets better, not by keeping shareholders happy.
Our Practices:
We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic
We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic
We make an extra special effort with all our feline patients, as we know how upsetting a trip to the vets can be for them. We're proud to have attained the Gold Standard Cat Friendly Clinic award, which means your cat is in safe hands.
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We have highly trained and experienced staff who will work with you to keep your pet in the best of health. We offer a full range of veterinary services, preventative health care, consultations, in-house diagnostic testing, imaging, and surgery. We have also partnered with Virtual Veterinary Specialists to ensure almost every problem imaginable can be dealt with right here at Castle Vets. We also offer a monthly budgeting plan and provide our own out of hours care to all our registered patients.
Many clients have been with us years and we consider them old friends, but we are always happy to welcome new faces, paws, tails and whiskers! Please do not hesitate to contact us about any matter big or small.
Reviews
Meet just a few of our happy owners and their pets!
Every time we've had to use Castle everyone you come in contact with is helpful and friendly. Thank you
Very friendly. Great vets and nurses.
Our vet for 17 years and we’ve always had great service from them. Recommended
A good professional service
Covid safe procedures in place and all clean and bright.
We've had multiple pets here over 17 years. They've always been amazing with the animals, even through covid. The way they handle animals and also customers is amazing. Reception team are always on it and the veterinarians have always made the animals feel comfortable.
1st class. Friendly understanding staff, who are genuinely concerned for welfare of all the animals they see.
We have been using this vet practice for about 2 years now. We had three cats when we joined and they have cat surgeries and practioners. I would always take my cats here. I feel listened to and respected. And that the welfare of my cats is important. We recently had to say goodbye to one of our little cats. The care and consideration from the whole practice ( vet Ellie, nurses and reception staff) to us and our special family member was second to none
Always pleasant. No trouble getting an appointment.
Lovely vets,so friendly. Nothing too much trouble.
I am so happy to have registered my little dog with Castle vets, they have been fantastic with Flo. They really go above and
Great service with very experienced staff. Always greeted with a friendly smile.
Friendly staff and very helpful.
What an amazing service from the vetinarian, who looked after our dog while on holiday. He was very caring of both the dog and us.If we lived in the area, we would use this practice for all our dogs 🐕Thank you. Well deserved 5stars.
Highly recommend, We've used this clinic for over 10 years and wouldn't go anywhere else.
All our cats are registered here. Compared to two other veterinarians in Dorchester, we find these the best. A little bit more expensive, but they do have our full confidence.
Lovely people friendly service
Always friendly and helpful, and the dog doesn't mind going there which is a bonus 👍🏻
Empathetic service from all staff members, especially date Suzanna
Honest friendly great service and no pressuring sales techniques like some chains locally 👌
Good care of our animals
We couldn't have asked for a more professional and caring service from castle vets staff over the last 6 years, looking after our beloved paddy until the very end x thankyou x
Been going there for more than 20 years with various cats. Wouldn't go anywhere else. They are brilliant
As usual, excellent service. Little waiting around and dog untraumatised. Best vet I've ever had.
Lovely, Caring and Realistically priced.
