Minster Veterinary Services Ltd – Vets in Chard
Clinic Overview
Minster Veterinary Services Ltd is a long-established, independent small-animal practice in Chard, established in the 1950s and focused on domestic pets. It is RCVS-accredited and the clinic website lists in-house diagnostics including an in-house laboratory, high-frequency radiography, and Doppler ultrasonography. The practice offers both routine care and more complex surgical work, with recent owners mentioning vaccinations, assessment of a small lump, and TPLO surgery for a large dog.
Minster Veterinary Services Ltd is a long-established, independent small-animal practice in Chard, established in the 1950s and focused on domestic pets. It is RCVS-accredited and the clinic website lists in-house diagnostics including an in-house laboratory, high-frequency radiography, and Doppler ultrasonography. The practice offers both routine care and more complex surgical work, with recent owners mentioning vaccinations, assessment of a small lump, and TPLO surgery for a large dog.
Services
- •General veterinary care: consultations, vaccinations, and home visits are listed, with recent owners describing thorough routine appointments and clear explanations.
- •Surgery and emergency care: the practice offers routine and emergency surgeries; one recent reviewer specifically mentions their large dog having TPLO surgery and says the team made the experience feel reassuring.
- •Clinical areas listed by the practice: anaesthesia, pain management, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, feline medicine, exotics, and soft tissue injury.
- •Diagnostic facilities: the clinic website lists an in-house laboratory, high-frequency radiography (X-ray), and Doppler ultrasonography.
- •Out-of-hours arrangements: 24/7 emergency cover is stated on the website, with emergencies after 6:30pm handled by Coombefield Veterinary.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Mr Ross O’Brien — partner
- •Ms Joyce Flemming — partner
- •Recent reviewers consistently praise the wider team as friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming, and particularly good at helping anxious owners and pets feel more at ease.
Reviews
Google shows 4.4 stars from 47 reviews. Recent written feedback is very positive overall, with these themes appearing more than once
- •Owners describe the staff as professional, friendly, and knowledgeable, with several comments about feeling reassured during appointments.
- •Reviews mention kind handling of anxious clients and pets, including one owner who says the Chard team consistently helps calm their nerves.
- •Recent examples of care include vaccinations, checking a small lump with a needle test that was thought most likely to be a cyst, and support around TPLO surgery for a large dog.
- •One reviewer also mentions convenient parking opposite the practice, although it is paid parking.
