The Blackmore Vale Vet Team is committed to providing professional and compassionate care for your pets. Constant investment in new equipment, facilities and staff training enables us to provide an excellent standard of RCVS accredited Veterinary medicine and surgery. The current practice building was purpose built in 1972.
Since then we have extended as the practice has grown, with a new bright reception area to welcome clients into the waiting room. We have two consulting rooms, to offer more flexible and convenient appointment times. We have a purpose built operating theatre for surgical procedures, and a separate prep room with anaesthetic machine for dental descales and dental surgeries and other minor procedures.
Since then we have extended as the practice has grown, with a new bright reception area to welcome clients into the waiting room. We have two consulting rooms, to offer more flexible and convenient appointment times. We have a purpose built operating theatre for surgical procedures, and a separate prep room with anaesthetic machine for dental descales and dental surgeries and other minor procedures.
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Our small animal and equine veterinary practice in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, was originally founded in Church Street over fifty years ago. The previous owner purchased it in 1967 and moved it to Rixon, at the corner of Station Road and Butts Pond Industrial Estate. In 1972 a purpose-built surgery was constructed, enabling it to be moved from the house to where it is presently situated.
After qualifying from Edinburgh University, Christine spent several years in mixed farm, small animal and specialist equine practices across the UK and abroad also setting up and running the veterinary unit of a rescue centre. She has always been a keen horse rider, is interested in and has competed in all aspects of horse riding, from dressage, show-jumping and eventing, to endurance and driving.
Please note we normally require at least 24 hours to process any prescription and to order meds in. If you require anything very urgently please call us direct, we will do our outmost to help. All orders received by 3 PM will be processed for next working day delivery, we aim to contact you within 24 hours to confirm the order and request payment prior to collection.
Our VIP plans have been designed by the Blackmore Vale Vet Team to provide preventative healthcare plans for our patients, that are comprehensive whilst offering a discount. The plans complement veterinary insurance and are not a replacement as their aim is preventative healthcare. The plans are designed to nurture optimal preventative healthcare for our patients.
We are working closely with the RSPCA North Dorset Branch to try and reduce the number of unwanted cats in rehoming centres and living as strays. They are currently offering a scheme to help eligible people neuter their cats (young and old) for just 10, including microchipping. The Cats Protection may be able to help through our means tested neutering scheme.
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Caroline Sambell
Jul 06, 2021
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Chris Skinner
Mar 29, 2021
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We changed to this vets a few months back after becoming somewhat dissatisfied with the previous ones. They have been consistently really good throughout our dogs illness and it has been so much easier to get the information we needed from them to understand what was happening.
Being an independent vets we had thought they might also be cheaper but if anything the reverse has been true. However the quality of care has been so good I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Being an independent vets we had thought they might also be cheaper but if anything the reverse has been true. However the quality of care has been so good I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
S. M.
Jan 25, 2021
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Leon Wojcik
Aug 31, 2020
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Karen King
Aug 23, 2020
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Toby Walker
Jul 17, 2020
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Jun 24, 2020
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