SPA Veterinary Services - School Lane – Vets in Gloucester
Clinic Overview
SPA Veterinary Services Ltd is a small-animal practice in Gloucester with a 24-hour emergency line and RCVS Approved Graduate Development Practice (VetGDP) status, with trained VetGDP Advisers supporting newly qualified vets. Reviews continue to reflect very strong long-term loyalty, with some clients saying they have used the practice for 10 to 50 years. Recent feedback is especially positive about calm, compassionate support around end-of-life care, with a smaller number of complaints about reception or payment communication.
SPA Veterinary Services Ltd is a small-animal practice in Gloucester with a 24-hour emergency line and RCVS Approved Graduate Development Practice (VetGDP) status, with trained VetGDP Advisers supporting newly qualified vets. Reviews continue to reflect very strong long-term loyalty, with some clients saying they have used the practice for 10 to 50 years. Recent feedback is especially positive about calm, compassionate support around end-of-life care, with a smaller number of complaints about reception or payment communication.
Services
- •Small-animal veterinary care, including routine consultations and check-ups.
- •24-hour emergency line for veterinary assistance; one recent reviewer said they were seen around 15 minutes after calling late on a Saturday for an out-of-hours broken dew claw.
- •End-of-life care and euthanasia support, with several reviewers describing vets who guided them through the process, gave them time, and allowed private goodbyes afterward.
- •Home euthanasia is also mentioned in reviews, with the visit, injections and ashes arrangements organised over the phone.
- •Aftercare following pet loss, including ashes collection and thoughtful handling of pets so families could spend time saying goodbye.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
No current vets or nurses are named in recent feedback. One long-standing client mentions Mr Stewart as the vet in charge many years ago. More recent reviews describe the veterinary team as kind, calming and open in consultations, especially during emergency and end-of-life appointments. Front-desk feedback is more mixed, with praise for friendly, efficient service alongside isolated complaints about rude phone handling and a distressing payment query when collecting ashes.
Reviews
Google reviews show 4.8 stars from 476 reviews.
- •Many reviewers describe using the practice for years or decades and say the team is caring, trustworthy and consistent over time.
- •End-of-life care is the strongest theme, with repeated praise for kindness during euthanasia, time and privacy to say goodbye, and thoughtful aftercare.
- •Everyday service is often described as friendly and efficient, with vets seen as calm and honest; one out-of-hours reviewer praised the quick emergency response and felt the charge was fair for the circumstances.
- •A small minority of reviews mention reception or administrative problems, including a rude registration call and upset over a payment query at ashes collection.
