Dog & Cat Vets in East Sussex

- Owners often mention friendly, welcoming reception staff and a calm, caring atmosphere from the moment they arrive. - Several reviews describe patient handling of nervous cats and dogs, including pets that are usually stressed at the vet becoming more comfortable over time. - Reviewers regularly praise vets for clear explanations, gentle manner, and compassionate care across routine visits, emergency treatment, surgery, and end-of-life support.

Coastway Veterinary Group’s Lewes clinic is part of Coastway Veterinary Group, a VetPartners practice, and is led by clinical director Paul Lawrence. It offers routine care such as booster vaccinations alongside in-house dental and surgical work, supported by an operating theatre plus diagnostic and laboratory equipment. Recent feedback continues to highlight clear, straight-talking communication, long-term continuity of care, and thoughtful support during difficult decisions.

Our Veterina presents itself as an independent practice in St. Leonards-on-Sea offering tailored veterinary care, with on-site facilities including a surgical suite, dentistry suite with dental X-rays, ultrasound, X-rays, and laboratory diagnostics. It also partners with Vidivet for remote veterinary advice outside normal appointments.

- Written reviews are strongly positive overall, with repeated praise for a friendly, caring, and supportive team. - Several owners highlight how well staff handle emotionally difficult situations, including a home euthanasia visit where the process was explained clearly and carried out calmly. - Clinical care mentioned in reviews includes neutering, routine check-ups and boosters, and a successful complex guinea pig spay.

- Recent reviews are mostly very positive, with owners often praising the clinic’s gentle handling, professionalism, and friendly manner from arrival to departure. - Several reviewers mention quick access to care, including same-day help for a cat and fitting in an owner who was not yet registered. - Clinical care and outcomes are a repeated theme, with examples including successful treatment of a traumatic eye ulcer, supportive care for a poorly cat, and a surgical wound healing well after wart removal.

Cliffe Veterinary Group Ltd is an RCVS-accredited practice in Lewes offering care for small animals, farm animals and equine patients, with on-site laboratory testing, diagnostic imaging and surgical facilities. It also operates as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback most often highlights clear explanations of treatment options and costs, especially in urgent cases, along with patient handling for stressed or difficult pets.

- Recent positive reviews repeatedly mention a friendly, caring and efficient team, with brief comments praising both staff manner and service. - Owners give concrete examples of good clinical care, including same-day help for an injured cat and detailed communication before and after major surgery. - End-of-life care draws very different reactions: one owner describes a compassionate, unhurried experience, while another felt the vet was unsympathetic and rushed.

- Reviews are strongly positive overall, with several brief recent comments describing the practice as excellent, very friendly, and very helpful. - Owners repeatedly mention clear communication, saying tests, treatments, and procedures are explained fully and appointments do not feel rushed. - Handling of anxious dogs stands out as a recurring strength, with Leila singled out for helping one normally stressed dog feel calm.

- Reviews repeatedly describe the practice as clean and modern. - The team’s manner stands out strongly, with owners using words such as caring, kind, helpful and supportive. - Several comments highlight clear explanations and prompt help, including one owner who said Michelle saw their cat within minutes of calling.

- Many recent reviewers describe a calm, compassionate atmosphere and say nervous dogs and stressed cats were handled gently and given time to settle. - Communication is a recurring strength: owners mention clear explanations, responsive advice and feeling reassured during examinations and treatment planning. - Recent reviews also give concrete examples of care including vaccinations, second-opinion work, dental aftercare, claw trimming, and supportive care for pets in later life.