Holmefield Vets - Brayton Lane

Always a great welcome at the vets and my dog loves visiting and meeting the team. Staff are always kind and helpful.

We had a deeply upsetting and unacceptable experience with this veterinary practice and would strongly advise others to think very carefully before trusting them with their pet’s care. Our dog Chester, a cockerpoo, was seen here and diagnosed with a stomach issue. Over the following three weeks, he showed no improvement and instead continued to deteriorate while being treated for a condition he did not have. During this time, we were charged over £2000. His condition became so severe that we were genuinely fearing the worst and were left distressed at the thought that Chester might need to be put to sleep. No pet owner should have to go through that, especially when the underlying issue has been missed. Growing increasingly concerned, we sought a second opinion from another vet. They quickly identified the real problem—a disc issue in his back—which had been completely overlooked. Once the correct diagnosis was made, Chester was finally able to receive appropriate treatment. It is extremely upsetting to know that our dog endured unnecessary pain for an additional three weeks due to a misdiagnosis. We trusted this practice to provide competent and thorough care, and in our experience, they failed to do so. Based on what we went through, we cannot recommend this practice and would urge other pet owners to consider seeking alternative veterinary care, especially if their pet’s condition is not improving.

The staff here are fantastic. I came in late with a poorly dog and the receptionist stayed behind with me, until my taxi arrived, even though the practice had closed. Can't thank you all enough for taking care of us both!

They will overdose your animal and then take no accountability. Do NOT use them. We trusted this vet for years, 12 years with our dog, and then a further 3 or 4 with our cat. After a dental surgery, she was prescribed antibiotics by a vet who spent hardly any time looking at her, made her visibly distressed more than I’ve ever seen, and prescribed the medication after walking out of the room. I was also only informed after paying that the medication contains penicillin, and someone with a penicillin allergy must not handle this. As someone with a penicillin allergy, I had to order appropriate PPE like gloves and a mask as I would be the only one who could administer this consistently. This medication made my cat quite ill, but after ringing the vets they insisted I have to keep going with it. After looking more carefully at the medication, they had given her basically double the dose she should have been on. I adjusted the dosage to the correct amount and the symptoms stopped. When I went back to the vets, I overheard a conversation between (I will say a lovely male vet) the vet who was treating her and a female, who told the male that he just needs to lie and cover up the mistake. He didn’t, and told me that there was no medical reason she should have been prescribed this dose. Because of his candor I decided to give them a second chance. Next appointment rolled around for a concern I had, and unfortunately the vet who overdosed her is the same vet they booked me with. Immediately my cat was scared of her, she was handling my cat by the neck, was condescending, rude, and had no care whatsoever to my cat. Very clearly, she has no care for animals, they are lumps of meat to her. After ending the consultation fearing for the wellbeing of my cat, and coming out of the consultation room in tears, I was offered a second consultation with another vet. This vet asked me what happened with the vet from the previous day, and despite me telling her all of this her line was that mistakes happen, and they operate a no blame culture. Well, luckily this time my cat recovered. But if that vets careless easily avoided mistake had killed her, would this still be the case? I was told yes, sometimes that happens but they still would not look to place blame. So good to know that if a careless mistake ends in you losing your pet, no one is held accountable. I am now with a local mobile vet (I wont say the name in case they take my review down, but starts with the same letter) who charge less to come to my house, take the time to let my cat get to know them, and hold her very gently. Holmefield is not what it once was, its now a corporate money grab, who employ vets who don't care about the animals they treat. If you love your companion, avoid this vets at all cost.

Excellent service. The vet we saw explained the full diagnosis and treatment available. Was very satisfied.

It has been a difficult couple of months and I have found the staff very helpful and medically informative at both the Brayton and Sherburn branches. The receptionists are very welcoming, the nurses are very knowledgeable and caring. The vets collectively helped us provide the best medical route for our dog to which we are very thankful. Also a very big thank you to Sue who has provided us with veterinarian care for several years. She has been very informative and to the point which helped us understand clearly. Our little guy always looked forward to his after appointment treats with Sue.

Called 15 minutes before closing, asked to come straight away. Vet saw our rabbit at least 30 minutes after they officially closed but only charged us the daytime rate, (still expensive but not as bad as it could have been). Rabbit back to health now, thank you. Excellent vets. 5* rated