Old Courts Veterinary Centre

Old Courts Veterinary Centre in Barton Upon Humber is a CVS Group small animal practice offering routine care alongside surgery and diagnostics, with an in-house lab, X-ray and ultrasound. The practice also lists an advanced soft-tissue surgery referral service. Recent feedback is very positive, with owners praising thorough, caring treatment, clear communication and calm handling of nervous pets.

Services

•Routine and preventive care: general consultations, six-month health checks, nurse clinics, vaccinations, parasite control, microchipping, diabetic care clinic, and pet travel documentation for Great Britain.
•Surgery and dentistry: neutering, dentistry, general surgery, and an advanced soft-tissue surgery referral service.
•Diagnostics and monitoring: diagnostic tests and imaging, blood pressure checks, blood sampling, on-site X-ray, ultrasound, and an in-house lab.
•Everyday procedures and support: nail clipping, grooming, anal sac expression, home visits, and end-of-life care including euthanasia.
•Species seen: dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, ferrets, and backyard poultry.
•From recent customer feedback: owners mention helpful reminder texts and emails for appointments and annual vaccines, kind handling of very nervous dogs, and successful treatment for a cat with a serious infection.
•Emergencies: during normal hours, emergency support is available by calling the practice; out-of-hours emergencies are handled by MiNightVet and Vets Now.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits below average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Earlier customer feedback also described the pricing positively for value.

People

•Marion: praised by name in reviews, including one owner who said their whippet “adores her.”
•Julie: mentioned warmly by name as a receptionist who helps keep appointments organised and prescriptions sorted.
•Reception team: described as kind, efficient, friendly and helpful.
•JJ and Sue Ellen: mentioned positively by name by a reviewer; no roles were specified.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.9/5 from 44 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive overall.

•Owners often describe the vets as thorough, caring and professional, saying they take time to check pets carefully and answer questions.
•Several reviews highlight kind handling of nervous dogs, including calm management of the reception area to keep pets comfortable.
•Communication is a recurring strength, with praise for helpful appointment and vaccine reminders by text and email.
•Named praise appears for Julie on reception and Marion, alongside broader compliments for a friendly, efficient front-desk team.

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 44 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Victoria Howson

2 weeks ago

Amazing Vets they’re so thorough and caring and always take time to thoroughly check pets over and answer any questions AND fantastic receptionist, Julie is so lovely and always makes sure my appointments are organised and our prescriptions are sorted! Highly recommend xx

Angela Mcquillan

6 months ago

Excellent vets. Looked after our dog who is very nervous at the vets, very kind staff.

Holly-ann Hughes

8 months ago

The people are always really friendly and helpful, excellent service. There was a nervous dog in reception when we arrived with our two very large dogs and they handled it really well, making sure the little dog was comfortable and it was just a really positive experience. They also always communicate really well. They sent reminder texts and emails for appointments and annual vaccines which you can opt in or out for which are really helpful.

Zoe Hotham

1 year ago

Lovely vets......very professional 👌 My cat was very very poorly with an infection, never thought I she would survive, after treatment and care she still lives today, living her best life x

John Watson-Rigg

2 years ago

Excellent vets

Judi Davies

Marion is an amazing vet and my Rosie whippet adores her. Reception staff are kind and efficient. Thank you guys xxx

lyn Hobson

3 years ago

Just signed up with JJ and Sue Ellen First impressions very good