Best Vets in Stoke-On-Trent – Complete Local Guide

Bramble and Bear Veterinary Care is a veterinary clinic that, based on its own site, offers consultations (including at-home consultations) and end-of-life care, and also functions as a veterinary nurse training facility. Reviews describe a practice that handles both routine and urgent presentations—examples include overnight care for a dog with a blockage, support for cancer comfort care, and a case where an eye ulcer improved without immediate surgery after discussing other options.

Owner experiences are mostly very positive, but there is a sharp conflict around out‑of‑hours home euthanasia: one recent reviewer says they were refused despite believing their situation matched the clinic’s “exceptional circumstances” wording, while another reviewer describes being seen immediately and supported through an in‑practice euthanasia.

This Vets for Pets practice is described on its website as locally owned and run and set up as a modern, purpose-built clinic with in-house diagnostics and surgical facilities (including an operating theatre, dental suite, digital X‑ray, ultrasound, laboratory, pharmacy, and a hospital ward/isolation unit). Reviews point to a practice that regularly sees rabbits and other small pets as well as cats and dogs, and owners repeatedly mention kind handling in difficult moments (including euthanasia) and follow-up contact after visits.

Concrete specifics owners mention include

• •Time and space to say goodbye during a rabbit euthanasia, with staff described as empathetic.
• •Keepsakes after a pet loss, such as paw prints and a “fur bottle,” mentioned by one long-term client.
• •Follow-up calls after treatment, alongside advice given beyond the appointment.
• •Neutering (“the snip”) for kittens with owners reporting smooth care and praising staff.

Vets Now (Stoke) is part of the Vets Now emergency network (the website describes 60+ emergency clinics plus 24-hour referral hospitals). It’s set up for out-of-hours urgent care for small animals, with reviews describing phone triage advice followed by in-clinic assessment and treatment. Owners repeatedly mention being seen quickly during late-night and holiday emergencies, vets explaining possible diagnoses and options, and pets being hospitalised with updates by phone (one dog stayed for 31 hours with “regular phone calls” and an owner visit during the stay). Reviews also mention practical help with insurance paperwork, while one person reports being given several pet-transport numbers that didn’t result in help when they had no car.

Hope Veterinary Surgery is an independent practice established in 2009. The website describes a team of 30+ staff including 10 vets, and says they treat a wide mix of species (dogs, cats, horses, sheep, cows and iguanas). In recent reviews, owners repeatedly mention smooth organisation and being able to get urgent help quickly—one describes being offered an emergency appointment within an hour after a pet’s operation. A named vet (“Debbie”/“Deb”) is singled out more than once for explaining things clearly in an easy-to-understand way, and one long-term client specifically mentions strong post-operative care.

Shires Vets Ltd is a long-established veterinary practice (the website says it has provided comprehensive veterinary care for over 70 years) and is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. In recent reviews, owners describe the practice as set up for both routine care and urgent problems: one owner says they were taken in right away after their dog ate raw bread dough, and another mentions their dog had surgery with neat stitches afterwards. Several reviews also mention nurse appointments and staff handling pets calmly and gently, helping nervous animals settle.

Ownership is not clearly stated in the clinic information or website summary; however, one reviewer alleges the practice is “owned by a private equity firm” and links that to price increases, while many other recent reviews focus on clinical care and staff support.