Abbeyville Veterinary Clinic

Abbeyville Veterinary Clinic (also described on its website as a veterinary hospital) has been established for over 70 years and offers medical, surgical and obstetrical care alongside large‑animal services. Reviews most often describe hands-on support during extended treatment courses and recovery periods, including overnight stays and repeated follow-up visits for wounds and infections. Named staff members come up repeatedly, with owners citing calm handling of stressed pets (including an escaped cat) and long-running cases involving surgeries, treatments and medications that ultimately improved after transferring care.

Concrete specifics mentioned by owners include

• •Overnight stays where a dog was handled kindly enough that she “returns happily to greet everyone there.”
• •A 10-day stretch of care following a deep, infected puncture wound after an attack, resulting in a full recovery.
• •An 8‑month journey involving surgeries/treatments/medications in another clinic that improved after Abbeyville took over the case.
• •A report of an unpleasant receptionist interaction serious enough for one long-term client to switch clinics (contrasting with otherwise positive comments about vets and nursing staff).

Services

From the clinic website

• •General consultations and health checks
• •Surgery and anaesthesia
• •Diagnostics and medical services
• •Obstetrical services
• •Large-animal services
• •Sunday emergencies only (as stated on the website)

From reviews (examples of care owners describe receiving)

• •Vaccinations and check-ups for cats
• •Ongoing case management involving surgeries, treatments and medications
• •Treatment of an infected deep puncture wound, including intensive follow-up over multiple days
• •Overnight inpatient stays for dogs

People

• •Marta (veterinary nurse / possibly nurse-reception role mentioned in reviews): described as “kind” and “gentle.” In one review, she helped calmly recover an escaped, non-socialised indoor cat by getting down on the ground and coaxing/catching him; another reviewer credits her with a particularly personal, reassuring experience from arrival onward.
• •Bartosz / “Dr. Bartek” (vet): multiple owners mention him by name, describing him as knowledgeable and noting “amazing care” during their visit.
• •Shauna (role not specified in review): one owner says she “took his case over” after unsuccessful treatment elsewhere, leading to the pet being helped and healed.
• •Ciara (vet, name uncertain per reviewer): praised for being gentle and knowledgeable with cats during vaccines/check-up, and for being calm and helpful during the escaped-cat incident.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.9 stars from 112 reviews.

• •Owners describe successful outcomes after complex or prolonged problems (e.g., long-running treatment with surgeries/medications; recovery from an infected puncture wound after an attack).
• •Multiple reviews highlight calm, practical handling in stressful moments (including safely recovering an escaped cat outside the consult room).
• •Inpatient/overnight care is mentioned positively, with one dog reportedly becoming comfortable returning to the clinic.
• •One repeated 3-star review reports an unpleasant interaction with a receptionist, despite the same client praising the vets and care over the years; this conflicts with other reviews that describe helpful front-desk experiences.