Woodham Lane Vets

I literally cannot recommend Woodham Lane Vets enough.

As an independent practice, you always get to see the same people, and they truly go over and above any other practice I've ever dealt with.

Tristan and Sarah are wonderful, and provided my cat with the very best of care in critical circumstances, giving regular phone updates, detailing treatment advice and options, and genuinely caring about the patients in their care.

Amy is a superstar and so kind and compassionate, not to mention Patsy who is lovely. In fact the whole team are just wonderful, particularly if you have a nervous animal as they are just so kind.

I would never trust my pets with anyone else, if I could give a higher than 5 star rating I definitely would.

Sarah and the team at Woodham Lane Vets have been wonderful with Bella, she had a large cyst that other vets said they had to amputate a toe to get rid of it. Sarah happily gave me a second opinion and was reassuring, Bella now has all of her toes and no cyst! The care we received was second to none and the advice and follow up care was brilliant! Amy and Patsy were always friendly and helpful and Bella got lots of snuggles! We have now moved vet practices and have got both our dogs at Woodham Lane Vets and have also registered to their Healthy Pet Club. Thanks again for looking after our old girl so so well!

Our Sphynx, Diesel, a 5 month old neutered male, was diagnosed with cat flu and conjunctivitis. The vet prescribed antibiotics and eye drops for 7 days, however the infection cleared up for a few days, then flared up again, so back we went for round two, same story. Went back round three when kitty had made a turn for the worst and the eye infection turned into an upper respiratory infection and kitty was lethargic with inflamed gums and excessive drooling. This time, vet did PCR test which cost £319 pounds, but hey, it’s our baby we’re taking about, so we swipe the card… Have since learned my lesson and got pet insurance. Anyhoo, it took 10 working days for the PCR results to get back to the vets. I think it’s an unreasonably long time in a case of emergency like this. Surely it could be faster? Don’t know if logistics were protracted at vets or at lab, but they need to improve their turnaround times, as our pets lives are on the line.. To put this in context, the vet couldn’t prescribe the correct kind of antibiotics without the PCR results, so effectively , kitty went without treatment in this period of waiting ( it was October when he was first diagnosed with conjunctivitis) and around December 9th 2021 when the vet did a feline respiratory panel) Diesel, our neutered male Sphynx of 7 months at the time, tested positive for Clymdophila felis and Mycoplasma felis. Only then the vet could be in a position to prescribe Doxycare tablets for a month . To make matters worse , after the long wait for the PCR results, we had to wait another 10 days for the vets to get the antibiotics!! hectic! Not cool. They must sort out their logistics and stock up properly, or at least warn you meds will take forever and a bloody day! Instead I was called almost every other day by admin just to tell me meds are still not in, but they will call me as soon as it arrives, and so on. And in meantime I’m só worried that Diesel won’t make it. Anyhoo, many sleepless nights later, the antibiotics finally arrived and and he’s improved amazingly in a week on the tablets. His eyes were clear and without discharge since he started on the antibiotics and he’s made a full recovery after a month on it. The inflammation on the gums cleared up as well and he was back to his energetic self again. The vets report says he tested negative for the feline herpes virus, but the virus can sometimes still be implicated in ocular or nasal disease, despite a negative PCR result. This is in part due to long term consequences of initial infection that persists once the virus assumes the latent state which makes it much harder to detect . We’re relieved that it’s negative for the time being, but will have another PCR test done. I should’ve insisted on a PCR test from the beginning, but I didn’t know any better. I should’ve changed vets when the results took so long, but having paid the £319 already, didn’t have so much cash to pay at a different vet. I’m just very grateful that Diesel made it, despite the delays in getting stuff done. I’m forced to change vets as I struggled to get an appointment for deworming recently, because I was told no vets on Mondays and Fridays which were the only days I could go. I’m struggling with this, as surely they could structure the practice in a more accommodating fashion?

The following was written in 2019 giving five stars.
Great to have a new, local, independently run vets. They give real care and understanding to both pets & owners and there is a continuity of who you see. Unlike these "chains" where there seems to be a different, newly qualified vet every time you go and any surgery is undertaken miles away at a central surgical unit. No good when the pet is already traumatised though being separated from its owner, it's then stuffed in a van and transported to somewhere it doesn't know with people it's never met. Disgusting practice. Thank goodness for this wonderful practice! If you're registered with one of the "chains", I strongly advise that you move to this vets. You will receive far better care and service, also the likelihood of conditions being missed is a lot lower; I speak from experience.
Now in May 2022 I have found out that they are not fully independent now but part owned by Medivet - the vets that we wanted to get away from. Very upset to learn this news, especially as it was just only a small notice that we happened to see in the window. Nothing on the website or messaged to us. (This is why I have removed a star)
I will see how things go as I only want to see Sarah or Tristan now.
Updated 21st July 2022, I've received an email to inform me that this veterinary practice will ONLY be open on Monday and Wednesday from 9am to 2pm.
This is absolutely tragic. In a short space of time, they had built up an AMAZING family run independent vets, where many disgruntled Medivet clients flocked to, including myself and my Mum. When you have a dream team and achieve something so fantastic, why sell out to the likes of Medivet? The practice is now losing clients in droves and this is probably one of the factors that means that their hours are so drastically reduced. Although Sarah & Tristan have the final say at the moment, in a few months time it will be completely Medivet. Already, if you call the practice you go through to a Medivet reception who will "pass on the message to the practice", (I believe it is the same for the Chertsey branch too). Thing is, they don't pass the message on - typical Medivet! I believe, apart from Sarah and Tristan, all the original staff members have now all left. A gradual trickle which has been going on for a while now. This is just so sad and the reason why I have now reduced the number of stars to two. This is only because Sarah and Tristan are still part of the running. I do fear that this branch will probably close eventually as there's already a Medivet in West Byfleet that people are trying to get away from. Purely because many have either lost their beloved companion due to inexperience and/or lack of compassion for animals. Or because they have been misdiagnosed. All that matters in Medivet's eyes is the money to be made out of small animal veterinary practices - the animals are just means to achieve that. They don't care about our beloved companions.

Horrible vet practice, with really uneducated vets. I was looking for a good, local based vets, because my cat doesn't like travelling. I've never seen such an unprofessional place with a complete lack of knowledge. They diagnosed my cat with a constipation, downplaying need of a proper scan. They don't even have a professional scans in this place. Cat had a late stage of peritonitis and had to go through an emergency surgery in one of the London's clinic. Luckily he has survived, but only because I acted quick and didn't listen to Woodham vets advice. Anyway I would avoid this place, unless you need some basic procedures done only.

I hate to write negative reviews but unfortunately I think I have to.

The vets are lovely and very knowledgeable however the administration side of things is a nightmare. Multiple cancelled appointments, misbookings, and general feeling of mayhem from the administration/reception team. I really liked the vets and nurses therefore turned a blind eye. However the last drop was when my husband and I booked to see a specialist, twice we were booked at the wrong day (so when specialist wasn't actually in). Once we did see the specialist, the £700 worth of X-rays have evaporated and I am still waiting to receive them. So not only this chase for the specialist was useless, we now don't have the actual X-rays to show to any other vet. The insurance has been chasing the practice for more than a month now to process the claim too. I have been registered with a different practice for a month, and the patient history has still not been transferred.

It is just such a shame because we really liked the vets but it is simply not right.

Sadly, my first visit with my elderly cat was my last visit. The vet was so kind and understanding and made a horrible experience as calm as it could have been. I would highly recommend the service here and was very impressed by the speed at which they were able to see us. When we are ready to welcome a new cat, we will 100% be registering here again.

Woodham Lane Vets are wonderful. I would highly recommend them. As they are an independent vet, you always get to see the same vets and nurses which generates a lovely, caring environment for you and your pet.
Vets Tristan and Sarah are fabulous. They’ve been looking after our lovely black lab for over 2 years now. He has to be seen very often as he has really bad allergies. Despite having to have regular injections, he’s always really excited when we arrive and pulls like mad to get to the front door. You can't get a better recommendation than that!