We are a family owned Veterinary Practice providing a friendly, caring, high quality Vet service to small animal pet owners in West Dorset and South Somerset. We have upgraded our phone system to further improve our customer service, please be aware that ALL calls are now recorded for quality and training purposes.
If your pet has lapsed their booster vaccinations due to the pandemic we will re-start them for the price of a booster, call us on 01308 862312 to make an appointment. Preventing problems with parasites is also going to be better for our pets than treating them when they arise. Ask us about parasite treatments or for more information about our Pet Health Plan.
If your pet has lapsed their booster vaccinations due to the pandemic we will re-start them for the price of a booster, call us on 01308 862312 to make an appointment. Preventing problems with parasites is also going to be better for our pets than treating them when they arise. Ask us about parasite treatments or for more information about our Pet Health Plan.
Services
As you'd expect, we can offer a complete range of treatments to help keep your pet in great shape, or get them back on track if they've been unwell. We use a range of techniques to find out what has caused your pet to become unwell. Having our own laboratory ensure that samples can be analysed as quickly as possible, which is crucial when dealing with urgent cases.
Girling & Bowditch Pet Health plans provide you with a simple, money-saving way to give your cat or dog the regular preventative treatments he or she needs. Pet Health Plans are NOT pet insurance, but cover the regular things - like vaccinations, flea, worm and parasite treatments, health checks and advice - that pet insurance generally doesn't.
We can also check anal glands and provide advice on neutering, breeding, and parasite control including lungworm. If you'd like advice about whether your pet needs to see a vet or a nurse, our team will be happy to help. We're proud to be a Local Vets approved practice. It shows we're totally committed to staying independently owned and are here to serve our local community.
Each year 1 in 3 pets is injured or becomes ill* and needs urgent veterinary treatment. Insurance can help you cover the cost of these unexpected bills leaving you free to concentrate on helping an important member of your family recover. We never want money to be an issue should your pet require treatment but there is also no doubt that the provision of high quality veterinary care can be costly.
Although each of our surgeries has some of the most up to date facilities it is sometimes necessary to transfer patients to another of our facilities. To help make this easier for the patients as well as being less traumatic, we have invested in our own specially equipped ambulance. This ensures our patients remain comfortable whilst they are being transferred.
Reviews (11)
Susan Brennan
Nov 15, 2021
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Glen Carter
Sep 13, 2021
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Carrie Fisher
Aug 26, 2021
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Very very expensive, not happy with the service. My poor dog suffered alot of pain and G&B tried to delay me having her put to sleep. Waisted a lot of money on medication which she was not able to take days before she died. I feel the vets are on sales targets to sell services etc which are not always in the best interests of the animal only the profits of the practice.
Andy Brown
Jul 14, 2021
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Pete Pasko
Jul 09, 2021
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Melanie Webb
Jun 26, 2021
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Michael Port
Jun 07, 2021
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Have always been very helpful, the staff are very friendly, and they get very attached to your best friend. Our previous dog had to be put down as they found he had a enormous growth and he was under sedation and he wouldn't know anything about it, he was a lovely boy. We waited for a while and went and bought our second Zeus, he is very loving and attached.
Tasha Davenport - Adams
May 09, 2021
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Stef Jane Wiltshire
Jan 03, 2021
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My dog lulu bear 🐻 was spayed this year at girling and bowditch was stressful not just for myself but lulu too, she doesn't like vets! but everything went well and very happy thank you I also had some of my rabbit's treated here they have been very helpful with information and loads of questions from me 😅 thank you
Mike Dyson
Jul 23, 2020
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Sue Chapman
Jun 17, 2020
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