Holtspur Veterinary Clinic

Holtspur Veterinary Clinic is part of the Active Vetcare Veterinary Group (the website describes the group as operating nine surgeries, with the group established since 1993). It presents itself as a small-animal practice set up for both routine care and more involved work (including dentistry, imaging and in-house lab testing, plus soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery and cardiology listed on the site).

From the latest reviews available to us, owners most often mention being able to get a same-day appointment, vets being gentle with anxious/nervous dogs, and one owner specifically naming Ian as a vet they trust who “tries to keep the cost to a common sense level.”

Services

Services listed on the clinic website include

• •Routine and preventive care: consultations, vaccinations, parasite control, six-month health checks, microchipping, neutering
• •Nursing and minor-procedure clinics: nurse clinics, nail clipping/grooming, anal sac expression, blood pressure checks
• •Diagnostics: diagnostic tests & imaging (the site lists ultrasound, X‑ray, and an in-house lab)
• •Surgery: surgery including soft tissue surgery and orthopaedic surgery
• •Other areas listed: dentistry, cardiology, pet travel documentation, home visits
• •Species the website says they treat: dogs, cats, rabbits, small mammals (e.g., guinea pigs, gerbils, hamsters, ferrets), reptiles/tortoises, cage birds, and backyard poultry

Emergency arrangements (as stated on the website)

• •Emergencies during normal opening hours are handled by contacting the practice for advice on what to do next.
• •Out of hours, emergency care is provided via MiNightVet (Wokingham or Maidenhead), described as a dedicated emergency service.

Accreditations noted on the website

• •RCVS Client Service Award – Outstanding
• •Cat Friendly Clinic – Silver

People

Named in reviews

• •Ian (vet): one long-term client says Ian has been the vet they’ve seen most recently, describing him as professional and someone who tries to keep costs to a “common sense” level, and that he has earned their trust.
• •Suzie (vet): one reviewer describes Suzie as friendly and says she “always takes her time.”
• •Julia (staff role not specified): described as very friendly by a reviewer.

Across reviews, staff are repeatedly described as helpful/accommodating, with one owner specifically noting the team is gentle with their puppy.

Reviews

4.9 stars from 19 reviews. The written reviews available to us are uniformly positive, with multiple coming from long-term clients. “”

• •Access to care: same-day appointment availability is specifically mentioned.
• •How pets are handled: “gentle with my pup” and “accommodating” handling is called out.
• •Continuity over time: multiple reviewers mention using the practice for many years.
• •Cost sensitivity (mentioned once, with a named vet): one owner says the vet they saw (Ian) tried to keep costs at a “common sense” level.
• •Front-desk experience: reception is explicitly praised in one review (“very happy with reception, treatment, service and advice”).