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Medivet Carterton (Jackson Vets) – Vets in Carterton
Clinic Overview
Medivet Carterton (Jackson Vets) is part of the Medivet group and provides routine veterinary care alongside urgent same-day appointments in Carterton. Owner feedback regularly highlights friendly, gentle handling, including support for nervous or distressed pets, along with practical care such as vaccinations, spaying and drop-in weighing. The practice is also noted as a veterinary nurse training facility, and Medivet’s wider network provides access to 24-hour emergency care.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: owners mention yearly vaccinations, and one reviewer notes that dog weighing is available on a drop-in basis during opening hours. Reviews also mention pets including dogs, cats, hamsters and guinea pigs being seen here.
- •Urgent and same-day appointments: recent feedback includes a same-day appointment for a spaniel with pancreatitis, as well as prompt help at short notice.
- •Surgery and procedures: spaying is specifically mentioned by an owner.
- •Supportive handling for nervous or distressed pets: reviews praise patient, caring handling of a very nervous dog, and one owner appreciated staff cleaning their distressed cat before a vaccination appointment.
- •Emergency care: 24-hour emergency care is available through Medivet’s wider network of 24-hour centres.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit above average, but this is based on very few comparable services. One published fee lists an overnight emergency consultation at £130. Reviews are mixed on value: many owners are very positive overall, while a small number say the practice is expensive or mention concerns about consultation, medication, or quote accuracy.
People
- •Jola (vet assistant): previously thanked by name for carrying a cat carrier to and from the car for a heavily pregnant client, and remembered as cheerful and helpful.
- •Vets and nurses: reviews consistently praise the team for being friendly, caring, professional and patient, especially with nervous pets and animals arriving distressed.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7/5 from 280 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive overall, with repeated praise for a friendly welcome, kind handling and accommodating service.
- •Owners mention prompt access to care, including same-day help for a dog with pancreatitis and short-notice appointments.
- •Handling and comfort are recurring themes: reviewers mention patient care for a nervous dog, staff cleaning a distressed cat before its jabs, and a waiting area with enough space to help avoid pets clashing.
- •A small number of reviews raise cost concerns, including comments about consultation and medication prices and one complaint about quote accuracy.
