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 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!

Communicated and were responsive, not used their services with a visit yet...

S Evers

Fantastic! I can't fault at all... Looked after my cat so well and very reasonable prices

Google User

Great Veterinary Practice. Staff all very welcoming. Would definitely recommend anyone to take their Loved Pets here 🐾💖🐾

Gracie-Lou Simmonds

Kind, friendly and very thorough - certainly the best vets I have been to with my cats.

Alison Allison

Highly recommend, We've used this clinic for over 10 years and wouldn't go anywhere else.

lynne white

Always pleasant. No trouble getting an appointment.

Susan Williams

So good. So professional. Lovely service. Very happy.

Sarah Rowe

Empathetic service from all staff members, especially date Suzanna

Colette McKenney

A good professional service

David McCauley

Known as the DoggieDocs to my jessbag of a dog, he actually walks in through the doors himself here!

Hayley Grant

Very satisfied with the service i recieved from castle vets.Would recommend to any one to take there.

Andrew Meir

I cannot possibly explain with words how amazing this veterinary clinic is, it was our first time going there and its also the first time I've ever felt just purly listened too and not pushed to do anything I wouldnt be comfortable with for my dog. I feel they genuinely want the best your your animals, to the point where they want to make sure there is an infection before just giving antibiotics, which other vets I've been too would have just prescribed them regardless. I cant express how much this helped me relax, and my dog also enjoyed the experience and got lots of lovely hellos and treats.Truly I feel over the moon that this is our vets!I am feeling so indescribably happy with my experience and I couldnt recommend them enough.

GoodMorningSunrise with Mary-Louise

Lovely vets,so friendly. Nothing too much trouble.

Karen West

Most caring vets I have ever known...my boy was seriously ill and I couldnt have asked for better care for him...unfortunately he lost the fight but not without vets pulling out all the stops to save him....they let me visit and stay with him for hours while he was still here and after

sharon Price

Great staff , who have supported us through a lot with our kitty's

Leah Jane Cole

Excellent vets, frendly and helpful staff, highly recommended for all your pets needs.

Martin Worlock

Great Vets.

Mandy

I can safely say this is the best vets ive taken my dog too, and ive tried them all. Fantastic staff, the vet doesn't make you feel rushed and explains things in detail to make sure you know what choices of treatment your pet has. 100% recommend this vets for your fur babies.

Sharon Young

A very caring vet with very helpful staff. I've always managed to get an appointment quickly. Would highly recommend.

paul fletcher

Just started taking our kitten Nimbus to this vets recently, vet instantly told us hes actually a boy 😂 Extremely friendly vet and reception staff so thankful we chose such a friendly vet. Only thing to mention is theyve got his name on file wrong as Nimba we learnt when i got an email for the cat plan 😂!

Apollo M

Really caring and honest vets. Feel really confident taking our animals there.

amy jackson

I have been using Castle Vets for many years. I've always had excellent service from kind, thoughtful and highly trained staff. My dogs love trips to the vets.

Carol Osborne

Amazing care of my guinea pigs can't fault them Giles the vet was fab two weeks ago and explained everything in minute detail regarding my very small Piggie put me at ease

Natalie Dicks

They are really good vets! They look after my dog and he even likes going to see them

steven dickens

Lovely people friendly service

Ian Thorneway

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About us

Your local independent and trusted vet

Our Practices:

We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic

We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic

Reviews

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Weymouth