Village Vet

The head vet is great (she’s especially good at checking in with elderly clients) but the locums can be awfully insensitive.
Prices are higher than other area vets.

«My lord, that vet was the single posh-​est person I have ever met in my LIFE!» hissed my husband as we left Village Vet and headed up to the pub to await news of our poor, sick little kitteh. This kind of impressed, mildly reverent awe seemed to be the theme of the day, as the class, professionalism, and kind attention afforded to us by the staff made what could have been a deeply depressing and stressful experience into something that actually wasn’t too bad.
We brought our poor, ill little buddy in with potential lily poisoning (Lilies are super duper toxic to cats – who knew?) and after his initial appraisal and assessment, we were sent off to kill an hour while we awaited the results of his blood tests. We returned after a good pub lunch up the road and got the news that the cat was doing well but would have to stay over for a few days. As neurotic of a cat-​mama as I am, I actually felt ok leaving him in the care of the Village Vet staff.
The facilities were quite nice, the staff were brilliant, and the selection of organic pet foods and feather-​y toys on springs caused me to geek out and unnecessarily spend too much money. Everyone had very, very posh accents, so I felt that I ought to spend more money than I could really afford to so that I feel like I fit in there.
We’ve been getting regular phone updates from the Reception team as to our little guy’s progress. Every person who has phoned us with updates has been upbeat, friendly, and knowledgeable about our kitten’s health situation. We’re expecting to bring him home tomorrow night and I can’t wait to cuddle him like the cuddly little thing he is.