About us

Your local independent and trusted vet

Our practice was founded by Rip Kirby in 1992 with the ethos of being a friendly and approachable place to bring your pet. We are still committed to this, whilst providing the best possible care and treatment for all your pets. The practice remains independently owned by the vets who work in it, the only one in the area now. Being independent ensures the practice employees are motivated only by making pets better, not by keeping shareholders happy.

Our Practices:

Dorchester
Weymouth

We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic

We're a gold standard Cat Friendly Clinic

We make an extra special effort with all our feline patients, as we know how upsetting a trip to the vets can be for them. We're proud to have attained the Gold Standard Cat Friendly Clinic award, which means your cat is in safe hands.
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We have highly trained and experienced staff who will work with you to keep your pet in the best of health. We offer a full range of veterinary services, preventative health care, consultations, in-house diagnostic testing, imaging, and surgery. We have also partnered with Virtual Veterinary Specialists to ensure almost every problem imaginable can be dealt with right here at Castle Vets. We also offer a monthly budgeting plan and provide our own out of hours care to all our registered patients.

Many clients have been with us years and we consider them old friends, but we are always happy to welcome new faces, paws, tails and whiskers! Please do not hesitate to contact us about any matter big or small.

Reviews

Meet just a few of our happy owners and their pets!

My dog mojo had to have some teeth taken out yesterday. The staff and vets are an incredible caring dedicated animal lovingteam .. with all animals whole health being the whole heart of all their work and passion . Thankyou for making mojo pain free and happy again . And putting his worried mums mind at rest when I had to leave him . He is doing incredibly well the morning after . Thankyou so much .
Wendy Mills
Wendy Mills
Excellent vets, frendly and helpful staff, highly recommended for all your pets needs.
Martin Worlock
Martin Worlock
An excellent vets in Poundbury that we bring our cat too. The vets and staff are brilliant always a smile and a greeting whenever you visit. We now know why there is a queue waiting to register their pets.
Keith Warr
Keith Warr
So lovely and helpful. Couldn't recommend them more!
Joe Allen
Joe Allen
Anyone who looks after my kittens needs to be knighted
Steven Barsky
Steven Barsky
Fantastic! I can't fault at all... Looked after my cat so well and very reasonable prices
Google User
Google User
Amazing care of my guinea pigs can't fault them Giles the vet was fab two weeks ago and explained everything in minute detail regarding my very small Piggie put me at ease
Natalie Dicks
Natalie Dicks
Every time we've had to use Castle everyone you come in contact with is helpful and friendly. Thank you
Jo Leggett
Jo Leggett
Did a good job with looking after our dog she is back to her old self...
Heretwo ThereCars
Heretwo ThereCars
Just started taking our kitten Nimbus to this vets recently, vet instantly told us hes actually a boy 😂 Extremely friendly vet and reception staff so thankful we chose such a friendly vet. Only thing to mention is theyve got his name on file wrong as Nimba we learnt when i got an email for the cat plan 😂!
Apollo M
Apollo M
Most caring vets I have ever known...my boy was seriously ill and I couldnt have asked for better care for him...unfortunately he lost the fight but not without vets pulling out all the stops to save him....they let me visit and stay with him for hours while he was still here and after
sharon Price
sharon Price
Very good, kind service both to me and my pets over the years.
Theresa Newton
Theresa Newton
Nice friendly staff and good service, but cost of drugs high
Heretwo ThereCars
Heretwo ThereCars
Friendly staff and very helpful.
Lucie Stretton
Lucie Stretton
a loving, caring, passionate and hardworking team....the animals are treated like their own would be...time is dedicated to each individual client and their pets and they work so hard behind the scene......awesome team.....rock on.👍👍👍
Kel Park
Kel Park
Wonderful vets and staff, kind and professional.
Bill Laxton
Bill Laxton
Helped us recapture cat when basket broke open outside!
Jon Riley
Jon Riley
Very good vets and brilliant staff
van life Cornwall UK Full-time van life
van life Cornwall UK Full-time van life
Absolutely lovely people. So caring, update you. My Pup loves them all. Have complete confidence leaving my pets with them.
Lue Wellman
Lue Wellman
Great service
Rose Donnelly
Rose Donnelly
1st class. Friendly understanding staff, who are genuinely concerned for welfare of all the animals they see.
Paul Beukers
Paul Beukers
Really good vets, gave thorough examination of my vizsla and put us at ease, thank you
Dawn Pollard Dickinson
Dawn Pollard Dickinson
Great friendly Vet Practise. Staff are always knowledgeable, caring and always seem to go the extra mile for our furry friends.
Matt Seymour
Matt Seymour
Honest friendly great service and no pressuring sales techniques like some chains locally 👌
Adam Lapworth
Adam Lapworth
I have recently changed vets and I'm happy to recommend the excellent compassionate and thoughtful service my pets have received. From the lovely caring receptionists to equally caring and competent vets I am most impressed. I initially thought that this particular veterinary practice would be expensive but have discovered that the prices have been very reasonable and compare favourably. Thank you Ellie, Lucy and Kelly, you are doing a great job!
Moira V Crane
Moira V Crane
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