Wicstun Veterinary Hospital – Vets in Market Weighton
Clinic Overview
- Strong in emergencies: Owners describe being seen straight away for urgent problems, including seizures, sudden illness, traumatic injuries, and pets transferred from another practice. - Hospital care is a recurring positive: Reviews mention inpatient stays, thorough investigations, surgery, IV treatment, overnight monitoring, and one case where a vet was credited with saving a dog’s life. - Kindness and handling stand out: Reception staff, nurses, and vets are often described as caring, reassuring, and professional, particularly during very stressful situations and euthanasia.
Services
- •Emergency and urgent care: Owners frequently describe being fitted in quickly or seen straight away for serious illness, injuries, cluster seizures, and urgent end-of-life situations. Reviews also include pets being transferred in when another practice could not continue treatment.
- •Hospital treatment and surgery: Examples mentioned by clients include admission for several days, IV drip treatment, overnight stays, surgery, medicines, and ongoing monitoring for very unwell pets.
- •Wound and injury care: Reported cases include immediate stitching after an injury, treatment following a severe dog attack, and repeat revisits with sedation for dressing changes over roughly two weeks.
- •Routine appointments and ongoing care: Routine check-ups and annual booster appointments are mentioned alongside longer-term care for both dogs and cats. One reviewer also noted an appointment that ran on time.
- •Euthanasia and end-of-life care: Several owners discuss emergency euthanasia and describe the process as kind, sympathetic, and well handled, with time given for goodbyes.
- •Cat-focused facilities: Owners mention a dedicated cat clinic area, and more recent feedback also refers to separate dog and cat waiting spaces that helped create a calmer visit.
- •Species seen in reviews: Dogs and cats are the main focus. Reviews also mention a hamster consultation and the hospital taking in an injured pigeon.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Feedback on cost is mixed: some owners describe good value and say fees were explained clearly, while others call the practice pricey or raise complaints about bills. Examples mentioned by reviewers include about £700 for an overnight stay with medicines and £215 for a check-over and euthanasia visit.
People
- •Katrina Summerton (vet): Repeatedly praised for emergency care, quick clinical action, regular updates, and clear communication about treatment costs.
- •Amber (role not stated): Thanked for support during a prolonged wound-care case involving repeat visits and sedated dressing changes.
- •Andrew (vet, per reviewer context): Positively mentioned for professional service; also referenced in an older complaint about a fee-waiver misunderstanding.
- •Ed (role not stated): Positively mentioned by a returning client.
- •Reception team, nurses, and vets: Often described as welcoming, calm, knowledgeable, and gentle with pets, especially during urgent admissions and end-of-life care.
Reviews
4.5 stars from 205 Google reviews. Recent feedback is mostly positive, especially around urgent care and compassion, though there are still some strong complaints about fees and follow-up communication.
- •Strong in emergencies: Owners describe being seen straight away for urgent problems, including seizures, sudden illness, traumatic injuries, and pets transferred from another practice.
- •Hospital care is a recurring positive: Reviews mention inpatient stays, thorough investigations, surgery, IV treatment, overnight monitoring, and one case where a vet was credited with saving a dog’s life.
- •Kindness and handling stand out: Reception staff, nurses, and vets are often described as caring, reassuring, and professional, particularly during very stressful situations and euthanasia.
- •Main negatives remain cost and communication: A few reviewers describe the practice as expensive or object strongly to bills, and one recent reviewer said promised call-backs and a named contact did not materialise after discharge.
