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Vets in Dorchester

Prices, reviews and ownership for 8 practices

LOCAL OVERVIEW

Dorchester has 8 vet practices. Only 3 are independently owned and most are part of larger veterinary groups. Consultation fees range from £52 at Dorchester Vets4Pets to around £66 at typical high street vets. Fewer than half publish their prices online. The highest-rated practice is Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing Dorchester at 5.0 on Google.

8 practices5 in a group3 independent£59 avg consultation

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£59

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What vets charge in Dorchester

3 cheapest consultations from 3 practices that publish prices

Dorchester Vets4Pets

Part of Pets at Home Group (Joint Venture Partnership)

£52

4.8/5

Medivet Wool

Part of a large group: Medivet & Partners (360 practices)

£60

4.6/5

Medivet Dorchester Southfield Veterinary Centre

Part of a large group: Medivet & Partners (360 practices)

£66

4.5/5

5 practices in Dorchester don't publish their consultation prices online. Pricing transparency is one of the issues the CMA veterinary market investigation is addressing.

Who owns vets in Dorchester

Ownership breakdown across 8 practices

Independent 3

Medivet 2

VetPartners 1

IVC Evidensia 1

Pets at Home 1

Most practices in Dorchester are part of larger veterinary groups. Nationally, around half of all practices are part of larger groups. Here, 5 of 8 are part of larger groups.

Corporate groups

Medivet

2 practices

CVC Capital Partners

VetPartners

1 practice

BC Partners

IVC Evidensia

1 practice

Nestlé / EQT / Silver Lake

Pets at Home

1 practice

Pets at Home plc

Dorchester vet rankings

8 practices in your area

Dorchester Vets4Pets

DT1 2RY·£52 consultation·Pets at Home (JV)

4.7(187)

Medivet Wool

DT2 8DD·£60 consultation·Medivet

4.9(300)

Medivet Dorchester Southfield Veterinary Centre

DT1 1DU·£66 consultation·Medivet

4.6(362)

Dave Cumber Vets

DT1 2BH·IVC Evidensia

4.6(46)

Fond Farewell Vets

DT2 9NQ·Independent

5.0(209)

Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing Dorchester

DT2 8QH·VetPartners

5.0(11)

Piddle Valley Vets Ltd

DT2 8SD·Independent

4.8(204)

The Sim Veterinary Consultancy

DT2 8DD·Independent

3.8(112)

Common questions about vets in Dorchester

Consultation fees in Dorchester range from £52 to £66. The average across 3 practices that publish their prices is £59. Dorchester Vets4Pets offers the lowest published consultation at £52.

Rightvet has indexed 8 vet practices in Dorchester. 3 are independently owned and 5 are part of larger veterinary groups including Medivet, VetPartners, IVC Evidensia.

Dorchester Vets4Pets has the highest Rightvet Score of 4.8/5 in Dorchester, based on reviews and pricing transparency. The highest-rated practice on Google is Lynwood School of Veterinary Nursing Dorchester at 5.0★.

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