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Dovecote Referrals

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5 Delven Lane Castle Donington Castle Donington DE74 2LJ

About Dovecote Referrals

Dovecote Referrals is a specialist veterinary hospital in Castle Donington that treats cats and dogs. Vets and nurses are on site 24 hours a day. Reception is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm. Outside these hours, urgent requests can be made by phone. The practice has a car park and diagnostic imaging equipment, and holds RCVS Core Standards accreditation.

Animals we care for

  • Cats
  • Dogs

Facilities

  • Client car park
  • Referrals only
  • Diagnostic imaging

Accreditations

  • RCVS Core Standards

Opening hours

Monday
  • 8am – 7pm
Tuesday
  • 8am – 7pm
Wednesday
  • 8am – 7pm
Thursday
  • 8am – 7pm
Friday
  • 8am – 7pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Reception opening hours. The practice is staffed 24 hours a day with vets and nurses. Outside reception hours, urgent requests can be made by calling 01332 810395 or 01332 812500.

Reviews of Dovecote Referrals

4.2 out of 5

Based on 5 reviews

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    cameron emm

    Google 5 February 2026

    Great care from all the staff here, lovely candour and very informative. Our cat was nice and calm and they treated her so well, they did everything they could to help with her diagnosis, would absolutely come again. Thank you so much to the team

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    Bec Hill

    Google 9 January 2026

    Referred for my boy who potentially broke his neck. They were thorough, listened, and explored all options. They rang sometimes twice a day to update us. My boy was in over new years and the staff took wonderful care of him. I would use them again if needed. Thank you Vera and Sergio for your expertise and genuine concern for our sweet sweet boy.

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    Lara Turner

    Google 23 December 2025

    An emergency overnight vet named Mario who can’t even speak or understand English. I am not kidding — his English level communication is Year 8 at best. I don’t understand how you can allow a person with such basic language skills to be placed in such an important role. Absolutely unprofessional and disgraceful. And how did he even get his licence? We had to go there because our usual vets were out of hours, but I would never come again because I can’t trust someone who can’t even communicate properly and didn’t understand what I said. By the way, if you advertise a 24-hour service, you should be able to answer the door at 7:00 am without leaving people waiting in the rain after more than 10 buzzes. I hate rushing people, but this is a hospital where everyone is racing against time for life. There was also no need for the lousy attitude from your staff when the door was finally opened. I appreciate the support you gave us overnight, but I can’t forgive the unprofessional mess I experienced, which may have an even worse impact on other pet parents in the future. I am not risking my pet’s life anywhere I can’t trust. You have to be able to speak the language properly to work at a veterinary hospital. Period.

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    Sarah Jacques

    Google 23 December 2025

    My angel Chanelle sadly had a bad accident a few months ago and fractured her spine, Sergio the vet carried out an operation to stablise her spine, as a result of the impact her neveres were damaged which meant she was paralysed in her hind legs. The whole great team.at Dovecote did their best to care for her, she recovered well and we adapted to a new life with doggy wheels, sling and me getting used to managing her bowels and bladder. However, sadly a few months later she developed an infection that spread around her body and it was in her best interest to let her go peacefully. Thank you so much to Sergio for doing the best he could and im really pleased with how proffessional and compasionate he was throughout, also the whole team were so lovely ( nurses, reception etc) and welcoming and it really shows how passionate everyone is..Truly a thriving team.. thank you all for your help, Chanelle was well loved during her time there.

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    Matt Thornley

    Google 8 November 2025

    Absolutely first class treatment for my boy Hugo he’s just had major surgery so early days but the whole experience has been positive and I feel he has been. In safe hands from the start hopefully he makes a full recovery but I can not fault the surgeons and staff

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