David Eccles - Vet

Used David many times for castration of colts (varying ages).Always does a superb job.Thank you David

Avoid. Took our cat in for a check up. He gave it a jab to boost it. The next day it died coughing up blood. He did not warn us this could happen or we wouldn't have had it done. We are totally devastated. I will never take another animal to this place, nor will I recommend it to anyone ever.

Took my cat here in August as he couldn't walk on his paw and was crying in pain. The vet took one look at him and didn't want to know, he said he's just feeling sorry for himself" gave us a dose of antibiotics and sent him on his way that night he passed away. Absolute waste of time would not in a million years would I ever take any of my other animals to this vet lack of compassion

David's priority is always the welfare of the animal, as opposed to emptying your purse or wallet with needless medication. All of my dogs have always been registered at this practice and I wouldn't take them anywhere else. An honest and straight talking vet.

If you want to be fawned over in a luxurious waiting room with coffee on the go then this place isn't for you. But if you want a vet with years of experience, who doesn't immediately see the £ signs flashing in his eyes the moment you enter the treatment room, then you can't go far wrong with Mr Eccles. Yes, he IS direct and has a no-nonsense air, but he does genuinely provide the most basic function you want from a vet - which, for me, is to diagnose the ailment and administer the most appropriate treatment, not milk it for all its worth. I can understand what people mean about the ancillary staff...sometimes they do come across as a bit abrupt to be fair, but if you want platinum customer service you pay platinum prices and Mr Eccles probably keeps his running costs low to ensure he keeps his treatment prices reasonable. Training courses, management consultants and team building away-days all cost £££, which inevitably gets passed onto the customer. As long as my dogs are getting the best veterinary care from a genuine, experienced vet, I can put up with a bit of abruptness from the background artists.

Very rude receptionist answered the Tel. Refused to give me the prices for a consultation. The dog which had been injured, and in need of an emergency appointment was refused during their working hours.i was told to goto another practice.Avoid this practice. Non compassionate towards animals

Today I lost my little dog who I have owned for 17 years. I phoned the surgery and the person that answered (who i later found was a nurse) was very abrupt and didn't show any compassion at all. David on the other hand has always been very caring and the animals welfare is paramount.

This vet needs to go back to veterinary school. Our rag doll cat was found by a local lady and she took it in to see if it was microchipped. She was told it is a 12 month old female. Bailey is a 14 year old male. If a so called vet does not know something as simple as the gender of a cat how on earth is he still practicing!! We very nearly didn’t get our cat back because of his error and I had to try to prove he was ours !!AVOID this place!!!!!

Reception need educating on customer service. I’ve never experienced anything like it in my life.Rang up today to enquire about registering my daughter’s horse with them. Straight away the receptionist said that they aren’t taking on any more animals. I tried to explain that quite a few horse on our yard already have David and thought it would be more convenient for us. She asked where I live and when I said, again she refused saying it of of his area even though he comes already on a regular basis.She then asked what vet we have already and again dismissed me saying that that he will not take on another vets clients. Why ask these questions if she wasn’t going to do anything anyway. No matter what I said she didn’t want to know.God help anyone trying to register but to be honest with that attitude I wouldn’t want to be with them anyway.How can a business survive with that type of service is beyond me.

Never spoken to the vet himself but his reception staff need educating on custom services.We contacted this vets last year after requiring a puppy and went to this vets as it was highly recommended, but unfortunately at the time we where in the middle of the pandemic and we where told they weren’t taking on any new customers with the current problems which was understandable.But rang up today to try and register him now the COVID restricts have eased and again told no as he was already registered at a vets, when I explained we weren’t happy with the treatment we where receiving from one of the large commercial vets companies. The receptionist showed no sympathy at all and wouldn’t listen to what I had to say. Pity the receptionist are not as professional as the vet they work for.