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!

Amazing vets always been there for my animals especially Gill always try to have her for my fury friends she was excellent when i had to say good bye to my Joe Joe dog and now she takes care of my two I have now. All the vets i have seen have been brilliant keep up the good work team

Diana Legg

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

Leah Jane Cole

Just picking up flea treatment for our 7 month old kittens. But very friendly and willing to chat and show interest in what happened to our cat who died, which I appreciated.

Babs Kirby

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

Always a friendly welcome at the surgery and helpful, professional advice.

Riitta Culverwell

Best local vets imo brilliant with my nervous mastiff x

Adam Lapworth

Such a good vet. Been with them for years for both my dogs. Trust them implicitly.

Linsey Binks

Very good place. They seem to be good value.

Brendan Hampshire

Always get good service and the pets are well cared for, not that they enjoy the visits mind you...

Paul Moore

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

Hayley Grant

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

steven dickens

Used this vet for many years and I would not want to go anywhere else, they looked after my little girl (cat) a year or so ago and they were amazing at such a hard time in my life, I was able to stay with my cat as I said goodbye. They aways do the best for my cats. Very understanding and kind. Would highly recommend.

Catherine Wilson

Recommended so highly, this place and its staff are all amazing!

Elliot Stone

Friendly and attentive staff! I know that they have my cat's best interest at heart as much as we do!

Noemi Melis

Honest friendly great service and no pressuring sales techniques like some chains locally 👌

Adam Lapworth

Very friendly. Great vets and nurses.

Ruth Goddard

Took my cat in as an emergency as she had suspected eaten a poisoned mouse and seemed really unwell. The vet gave me two options but advised me on the cheaper one being that it was pretty obvious what she had done. He gave her an injection and a few days later she was back to normal. Prices are very reasonable and the desk staff were very pleasant and helpful.

Kate Knight

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

Martin Worlock

Great service for our fur babies. Only charged for necessary treatments. Recommended

Martin Alway

Fantastic friendly service. Vet, we saw Kirsty, was informative and explained problem well. Very well covid organised so felt very safe. Thank you

Jo Leggett

Good vets, they were really caring when we had to put down my muns dog. Sad times

fiona s

Always there when you need them and all the staff are wonderful with the animals and their people , I couldn't ask for a better vet practice. P. S. Please include Broadway practice with this comment x

Jan Hinton

Our vet for 17 years and we’ve always had great service from them. Recommended

Steve West

Would be nice if a bench was provided in the car park to sit on. As our appointment was running late and we weren't in a car because Maisie Pearce doesn't like getting in cars. Staff were excellent though.

Susan Atyeo

Only used the vets once, it was very well organised for corona restrictions.

fiona s

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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