Medivet Oadby – Vets in Leicester
Clinic Overview
- Owners often describe the team as friendly and welcoming, with pets’ welfare clearly kept front and centre from arrival through to aftercare. - Several reviews highlight calm, thorough consultations with clear explanations and practical options, including one cat owner who felt supported in keeping their pet at home rather than rehoming. - Handling and reassurance are recurring themes, with staff taking time to settle nervous animals, check records carefully, and answer questions without making appointments feel rushed.
Medivet Oadby is a Medivet practice in Leicester seeing cats, dogs, rabbits, and small mammals, with core first-opinion services including consultations, diagnostics, dentistry, vaccinations, and routine preventive care. Recent feedback continues to highlight a gentle, thorough approach, clear explanations, and pets being helped to feel at ease during visits. Owners also mention prompt appointments and reassuring follow-up contact after treatment.
Services
- •General veterinary care: 15-minute consultations, routine check-ups, vaccinations, parasite care, neutering, microchipping, and nurse clinics.
- •Diagnostics and treatment support: In-house laboratory testing and X-rays, along with dentistry.
- •Additional practical services: Home visits, Animal Health Certificates for pet travel, and safe return of unused medications for disposal.
- •Species seen: Cats, dogs, rabbits, and small mammals.
- •Out-of-hours arrangements: Overnight and emergency cover is provided through a Medivet 24-hour practice.
- •Recent examples from owners: reviews mention help with a cat bite case, prompt access after a bank holiday, vaccination booking when other practices were full, and follow-up phone calls after a puppy’s visit.
- •Training role: The practice is also noted as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review feedback on cost is mostly positive, with owners describing fees as reasonable, not pushy on expensive treatments, and in one case notably cheaper than a previous vet; one owner also mentioned a free first consultation offer. There is some mixed feedback, with one reviewer describing the practice as expensive and difficult to deal with.
People
- •Matt is praised for being kind, welcoming, transparent, and clear about when extra charges would apply.
- •“Aunty” Gill, referred to by one long-term client as “The Cat Whisperer,” is singled out for her handling of cats.
- •Wider team: owners regularly describe the vets, receptionists, and staff as friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and good at putting pets and owners at ease.
Reviews
Google reviews show 4.5 stars from 242 reviews.
- •Owners often describe the team as friendly and welcoming, with pets’ welfare clearly kept front and centre from arrival through to aftercare.
- •Several reviews highlight calm, thorough consultations with clear explanations and practical options, including one cat owner who felt supported in keeping their pet at home rather than rehoming.
- •Handling and reassurance are recurring themes, with staff taking time to settle nervous animals, check records carefully, and answer questions without making appointments feel rushed.
- •Value feedback is generally positive, but not uniform: many reviewers call the practice reasonably priced, while one recent review was notably negative on both cost and convenience.
