Little Hoppers Animal Hospital Group - Crowborough | Vets in Crowborough, East Sussex

- Many recent reviewers single out James for his calm manner, clear explanations and patient handling, especially with anxious rescue dogs that struggle with the normal clinic environment. - Owners describe thoughtful, measured treatment decisions, including cases involving digestive upset and an evening visit after a possible fit, with praise for not pushing unnecessary interventions. - Serious and sensitive care is a recurring theme, including one detailed account of support from a cancer diagnosis through to a peaceful end-of-life.

Little Hoppers Animal Hospital Group - Crowborough offers routine pet care alongside more advanced diagnostics, surgery and selected specialist services. Recent feedback continues to highlight a calm, unhurried consultation style, particularly around difficult decisions and with anxious dogs. Reviews also mention support through cancer diagnosis and peaceful end-of-life care, as well as ongoing follow-up for injuries.

Services

•Routine and preventive care: preventive healthcare, vaccinations, neutering, dentistry, and health care plans.
•Diagnostics and surgery: complex diagnostic procedures and advanced surgery.
•Specialist services listed: small animal ophthalmology, veterinary dermatology, small animal surgery and soft tissue surgery, veterinary dentistry and oral surgery, veterinary endoscopy and endosurgery, and veterinary cardiology via a visiting specialist.
•Examples mentioned by owners: support through a cancer diagnosis and end-of-life care, assessment and treatment for digestive upset, ear examination and treatment for a very nervous rescue dog with the appointment adapted to the dog’s comfort, and injury care with bandaging plus follow-up.
•Emergency care: outside opening times, owners are directed to contact Pennard Vets.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Recent reviews also include comments that bills felt reasonable and that the vets did not appear to push unnecessary tests or treatments.

People

•James (vet): repeatedly praised for taking time, explaining options clearly, and staying calm with nervous or fear-aggressive dogs. Owners also mention his support during serious illness, including cancer care and end-of-life appointments.
•Alice: named positively alongside James in feedback about injury treatment and ongoing bandage care.
•Wider team: several owners describe the staff more generally as friendly, caring and genuine.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.9 stars from 76 reviews.

•Many recent reviewers single out James for his calm manner, clear explanations and patient handling, especially with anxious rescue dogs that struggle with the normal clinic environment.
•Owners describe thoughtful, measured treatment decisions, including cases involving digestive upset and an evening visit after a possible fit, with praise for not pushing unnecessary interventions.
•Serious and sensitive care is a recurring theme, including one detailed account of support from a cancer diagnosis through to a peaceful end-of-life.
•Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, though there are a couple of less favourable comments mentioning a wait during an evening visit and feeling the communication was rude.

Reviews for Little Hoppers Animal Hospital Group - Crowborough

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 76 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Martin Wobbly

2 months ago

We visited hoppers when our dog seemed to have a fit in the evening. It was a little weird at first getting there in the evening when no one was there and we were on our own in the waiting room. We did wait for some time. It would’ve been nice if they had had a look at our dog, even just cursory to make us feel a little better that would have been a nice touch. However the vet that treated our dog was really understanding and we never felt that she was trying to extract money from us for unnecessary tests and recommended we watch her and gave her some pain medication.

Miles Hall

Found them rude and seemed to be more worried about unnecessary appointments rather than the welfare of the animal.

Samantha Turtle

3 months ago

James has known Charlie since 2022 when James worked in Biggin Hill. We moved nearer Crowborough and the first thing we did was track James down again. He has always been so good with Charlie who is a Romanian rescue and fear aggressive. He sees him outside and Charlie does not go over thresholds. He is alway calm and deals with Charlie in an amazing way allowing him time to settle before examining him. In fact all the staff Charlie has met have been so good with him and also with our elderly Lhasa.

Annmarie Bamford

Bruno had been having a few days of upset tummy and vomiting. We saw James who was thorough and calming with Bruno. Took a full history, explained in a diagram what was happening within Bruno’s digestive system. Appropriate treatment given. James explained Bruno didn’t require any injections or interventions at this point (unlike the other local Vets who seem to push as much treatments as possible). Highly recommend Hoppers and of course James, a fabulous Vet.

Linda Carter

5 months ago

I cannot thank James and his team enough for helping me and my husband through the diagnosis of cancer for Brody and finally taking him through to the end. James has showed nothing but care, companion given us time. Never rushed us, explained and discussed our opinions. At the end it was peaceful and James took control. I would highly recommend this practice and would never go anywhere else . Thankyou a million times.

Jane

6 months ago

Very good service and friendly staff.

Vanity Fair Beauty

7 months ago

Lovely vets, they always go above and beyond to care for our fur babies.

Emma Macey

8 months ago

Best vet. James Really loves animals

Nivag Yetrac

Marie-Chantal Potter

9 months ago

Great vets, pet care, client care, empathy, advice and service, a complete package of expertise and genuine love and care of animals always demonstrated. James your the best vet we have had in 40 years of having pets!!!

Little Hoppers Animal Hospital Group - Crowborough