Calder Vets Ltd – Vets in Dewsbury
Clinic Overview
Calder Vets Ltd is a Linnaeus veterinary hospital in Dewsbury offering both routine care and more complex cases, with 24-hour emergency and out-of-hours cover stated on its website. Its listed facilities include MRI, CT, endoscopy, an in-house lab and pharmacy, three surgical theatres, and separate wards for cats, dogs and rabbits, supporting inpatient and higher-acuity work as well as everyday appointments. Feedback continues to highlight emergency treatment, complex case management, and compassionate end-of-life support, alongside some mixed experiences around communication and cost.
Services
- •24-hour emergency and hospital care: the clinic states that emergency and out-of-hours care is available 24/7, 365 days a year. Reviews describe midnight visits, treatment for severe pneumonia with oxygen support, inpatient monitoring, and regular updates to owners.
- •Routine first-opinion care: consultations, vaccinations, neutering, dentistry, repeat prescriptions, and flea, worm and parasite treatments are listed on the website. Reviews also mention straightforward appointments for issues such as a sore eye, with some owners saying they were seen quickly.
- •Diagnostics and imaging: the hospital lists digital radiography, ultrasound, MRI, CT scanning, endoscopy, and in-house laboratory services. Reviews also reference scans as part of emergency and complex case work.
- •Surgery and inpatient facilities: surgical procedures are supported by three surgical theatres, intensive care and isolation facilities, and separate wards for cats, dogs and rabbits. Reviews mention a long, complex operation on a young puppy as well as ongoing hospital care for seriously unwell pets.
- •Medicines, diets and longer-term treatment support: the website lists an in-house pharmacy, prescription diets, and a chemotherapy suite.
- •Referral coordination when needed: one owner describes the team securing a referral to Paragon in Wakefield for a critically ill puppy.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Feedback on cost is mixed: some owners say the care is worth the money or that a weekend appointment did not feel overly expensive, while others describe treatment as costly, especially in more complex cases. One owner also shared a midnight emergency bill of £368 in total, including £210 for the emergency consultation, £145 for a heart scan, and £13 for medication.
People
- •Raphael is praised in a review after seeing a dog with a sore eye, with the owner calling him “absolutely fantastic”.
- •An unnamed female surgeon is credited in a review with persisting through a long, very challenging operation on a 15-week-old puppy.
- •The wider team is often described as friendly, caring, patient, and compassionate, especially during hospital stays and euthanasia support, though a small number of reviews report poorer communication at reception or during difficult treatment discussions.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.0 stars from 285 reviews.
- •Positive feedback often focuses on kind, caring staff, with owners mentioning friendly service, quick appointments, and a clean surgery environment.
- •A recurring strength is urgent and higher-acuity care, including midnight visits, pneumonia treatment with an oxygen tent, hospital updates, and arranging a life-saving referral for a puppy.
- •End-of-life support is praised repeatedly, with owners highlighting compassionate handling, respectful aftercare, and thoughtful touches such as ashes returned in a presentation box with a condolence card.
- •Negative feedback centres on communication and decision-making in stressful situations, with some owners feeling dismissed, judged, or pressured, and some also raising concerns about cost.
