This is the vet we use after transferring from another vet…read more The staff are very friendly and will take the time to talk to you and explain options. They spend time thoroughly examining the animals and talking to them and calming them. The vet always explain to my young children what they are doing and why. A great vets with great care.

Our dog and our 3 cats are all registered with this fantastic veterinary surgery. Even though we've…read moremoved around the region, we still keep them here as the benefits far outweigh the travelling. Both the Surgeons and Nurses are wonderful and even our little scared-y cat relaxes whenever she's around them. They offer brilliant advise both over the phone and in person, are never late for appointments and are open late so you don't necessarily have to take time off work to visit. The surgery is clean and hygenic so there's no worry of infection being caused by the surroundings. The prices are about standard of vets that I have visited and we have not been charged for follow-up appointments following our cats being neutered earlier in the year.

We've been registered with Bridge Veterinary Group for many years with various pets. I'd say we go…read moreback about 20-25 years with the same vet (Mr Kilshaw). This group has a number of branches throughout the area, the one at Middlesbrough is a sort of pet hospital, where our dog had to stay for a few days when she was particularly ill a few years ago. Anyway, it's the Stockton branch that we normally deal with. I make a point of seeing Mr Kilshaw, who is a fantastic vet - very caring and very, very experienced. I have complete faith in him - he's looked after a good few pets over the years, and he himself carried out quite a few successful operations on my dog when she suffered with mammary tumours. The surgery has a few parking spaces outside, which is useful. Also, they operate an appointment system which is good because it means you don't just turn up and have to wait for hours (yes, I've been through this in the past with other vets). They do have a fairly regular turnover of staff, which is a shame, but most of the people there are lovely. One of the receptionists, Val, has been there for years, and she's very kind and very experienced. Now, a couple of little warnings. Most of the vets I've seen over the years (when Mr Kilshaw had a day off, for example) have been great. However, not all of them are up to Mr Kilshaw's standards. I had a really bad experience with one particular vet earlier this year. I took my cat in because I was worried about a little lump on his chin. The vet I saw (who I won't name, for obvious reasons) appeared very inexperienced, and basically didn't know what the lump was - but he did offer (twice!) to get me a price for a biopsy. His attitude was terrible - I wanted reassurance but he just made me more worried than ever. He didn't know what it was, said I should keep and eye on it and come back in two weeks - sent me away worried sick - and charged me £22 for the privilege!!! As it turned out, the little lump I had been so worried about went away all by itself. I think it was a scab from a scratch, and certainly nothing that justified a biopsy (or all the worry I'd been caused by that vet). And the second little warning once upon a time this veterinary group did offer an out of hours service where you could get a vet to speak to you on the phone or meet you at the Middlesbrough (hospital) branch if your animal needed urgent attention. Nowadays this out of hours service has been contracted out to a third party and when I rang a few months back (worried sick again because my cat had a swollen paw and it happened to be a Saturday), they said it would cost £97 just for the consultation, and any treatment costs would be extra. I've since heard that nearly all the veterinary surgeries in the area are linked up with this extortionate out of hours service, so I don't suppose Bridge Veterinary Group are any worse than the rest in this respect, but it's something you should know in advance don't let your pet get ill on a weekend! PS The kitty cat's paw went back to normal in just a few hours with no treatment at all - I think he'd been in the garden playing with the wasps!

Women need to be very careful when attending the Sedgefield practice alone! I had to take my Mams…read moredog here while dog sitting as I couldn't get an appointment at her usual vet. When I arrived I fully explained her medical history and usual successful treatment which the vet quickly dismissed and ignored. He administered additional treatment without consulting me first. When I rang my mam to pay over the phone she asked why additional treatment had been required. At this point the vet became very hostile and aggressive on the phone and refused to speak to my mam anymore. After payment his behaviour towards me escalated he started shouting that he wouldn't have his skills questioned by anyone, I calmly explained this wasn't the case and he started shouting louder while gesturing and lunging towards me. At this point I left quickly as I feared for my own safety. After both myself and my mam made a formal complaint to clifton lodge about his behaviour l have not received an apology or any sort of response and my mam got a letter from them stating we should have informed them if cost was an issue which we had both already stated was not the issue, they also said 'sorry if you felt the vet was rude'. So once again clifton lodge the issue was not cost and your vet was not rude he was aggressive and I genuinely believe that he could be dangerous. Women should never feel that they are not safe to go somewhere alone and I would advise if any Women have to attend your practice they take someone with them if they are unable to go elsewhere. All this because someone simply asked about the treatment that been given to THIER dog! I can't imagine what he could potentially do to a woman who had actually 'questioned his skills'.

Bridge veterinary group is a small local vets service located on Mill Lane in Old Billingham. The…read morevets service has been located on Mill Lane for several years now and I have used it on a number of occasions with my pet dog and hamster. The vet him self is lovely, he is a very kind and caring man with a real passion for his job which shines through when you speak to him. All other staff are extremely friendly and helpful and always do their very bests to make you and your pet feel relaxed and at ease. The service is easily accessible with parking just outside the veterinary service and they always try to book you in as quickly and efficiently as possible.

i have been going to this vets for over 9years with my 2 dogs both labs before there passed away…read moreand now my new puppy lab,and i have always had wonderfull service the vets are realy helpfull and always have time to play and have fun with my dogs to i would like to say david is my fav vet and ann to she always gives katie my dog a few treats after shes been seen to . keep up the good work.

we has been to another vet in the area with our poorly cat who did not seem to be responding too…read morewell, we then took him to Wittrick Vets. We thought our cat was going to die he was thin, weak, not eating or going to the toilet, within two weeks he was much better and now a year later he is as fit as ever. Very good vet, very good prices too. Very nice people. Would recommend to anyone.

I took my 12 year old collie x Chico to Wendy at King's Road Vets as he had been off his food (very…read moreserious for him!) and extremely 'wobbly' and disorientated over the previous 12 hours. By the time I took him to the vets I was convinced that Chico had suffered a stroke and there was no recovering from this. Wendy and her team (I think Helen and Natalie were the staff on duty) could not have been more reassuring and professional. Whilst explaining everything in english (rather than medical words I can't understand) they continued to reassure Chico & calm him despite his obvious distress. I was talked through every procedure that was carried out (blood tests, urine tests and x-rays which they even showed me)and also had the costs explained to me in advance so that there were no nasty surprises at the end of his treatment. Wendy and her team were very thorough & were so patient with me during my many phonecalls asking how my boy was doing! He's back home now, and although I don't know how much longer he'll be with me, I'm confident he's in good hands and will never take him to any other vet. I've just registered both my other dogs with King's Road too. Highly recommend them. In short they really do deliver what they promise. My boy was treated with absolute respect and care, and I was kept informed at every stage.

A warm, welcoming and caring environment, We took our rabbits to the practice as they were not…read moreeating and the staff were very supportive, providing lots of help and advice.