Wave Vets – Vets in Wadebridge
Clinic Overview
- Owners often mention clear explanations, with vets taking time to talk through findings, treatment, and next steps in a way that feels easy to understand. - Reviews describe helpful handling of urgent or unexpected problems, including same-day appointments and reassuring care for people visiting the area on holiday. - Several comments highlight the team’s warm, compassionate manner, including thoughtful support during euthanasia and even a mention of flowers being sent after a pet’s death.
Wave Vets is a veterinary practice in Wadebridge, Cornwall, with recent feedback highlighting kind communication, same-day help for urgent problems, and compassionate support during difficult visits. Owners describe clear explanations during appointments, follow-up calls after tests, and helpful telephone advice that can sometimes avoid an unnecessary trip in. The practice also lists a Veterinary Nurse Training facility, and clients are asked to call for details of its out-of-hours provider.
Services
- •General consultations and urgent appointments: Recent reviews mention same-day appointments for an injured dog, plus care after an unplanned emergency visit.
- •Diagnostic work and treatment planning: One owner described an appointment that included in-clinic tests, followed by a phone call from the vet later the same day with a possible diagnosis and treatment plan. Another review mentions a vet taking time to explain findings clearly, including using a whiteboard diagram.
- •Treatment and supportive care: Reviews specifically mention help with an ear infection, as well as attentive end-of-life euthanasia care.
- •Telephone support: Owners also mention receiving useful advice over the phone that helped avoid an unnecessary visit.
- •Other clinic information: The clinic lists a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. For out-of-hours care, clients are advised to call the practice for details of its out-of-hours provider.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Recent feedback on pricing is mixed: most comments focus on the quality of care, but one reviewer felt follow-up visits were expensive despite being happy with the treatment itself.
People
- •Harrison (vet): Praised for listening carefully, showing empathy, explaining options clearly, and following up by phone after consultation and tests.
- •Reception team: Frequently described as friendly and welcoming, with reviews mentioning a calm, supportive front-desk experience and staff helping nervous dogs settle with treats.
Reviews
Wave Vets has a 4.9/5 Google rating from 83 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive overall, with most comments focusing on communication, kindness, and reassurance.
- •Owners often mention clear explanations, with vets taking time to talk through findings, treatment, and next steps in a way that feels easy to understand.
- •Reviews describe helpful handling of urgent or unexpected problems, including same-day appointments and reassuring care for people visiting the area on holiday.
- •Several comments highlight the team’s warm, compassionate manner, including thoughtful support during euthanasia and even a mention of flowers being sent after a pet’s death.
- •The main criticism is cost, with one reviewer saying the clinical care was good but feeling unhappy about charges for follow-up visits.
