There are 140 vet practices in Essex on Vet Verified. Filter by species, accreditation or opening hours, or open a profile to see practice specific information.
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Vets Now Witham provides out-of-hours veterinary care for dogs, cats and small animals when they need it most, including during bank holidays, and in urgent or emergency situations.
Spring Lodge Vets is a veterinary practice in Witham, Essex, treating cats, dogs, small mammals, birds, and exotic pets. The practice runs a 24-hour emergency service.
Medivet Danbury in Essex offers vet services for birds, cats, dogs, exotic pets, poultry, and small mammals, with facilities like a client car park and disabled access, operating Monday to Saturday.
Brookend Vets treats dogs, cats, birds, small mammals, and exotic pets. The practice runs by appointment, with late clinics on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Saturday morning appointments are available.
Murrell Equine Ltd is a veterinary practice that provides top-quality healthcare services to your equine friends.
Apollo Vets is a veterinary practice in Black Notley, Braintree, Essex. The practice treats cats, dogs, small mammals and poultry. It opens at weekends and has parking and disabled access.
Spring Lodge Vets is a veterinary practice in Beaulieu Square, Chelmsford, treating cats, dogs, birds, and small mammals. The practice provides dentistry, diagnostic imaging, and routine treatments. It opens six days a week and offers out-of-hours emergency support.
Vista Vets is a veterinary practice in Essex that treats cats, dogs, and small mammals. The practice opens seven days a week from 8:30am to 7:00pm.
Vets for Pets is a veterinary practice in Braintree, Essex, inside Pets at Home at Braintree Retail Park. The practice treats cats, dogs and rabbits.
Westpoint Farm Vets is a farm animal veterinary practice in Chelmsford, Essex, treating cattle, sheep, camelids, goats, pigs, and poultry. The practice runs weekday consultations and provides emergency cover outside normal hours.
Millennium Veterinary Practice Braintree in Essex offers care for birds, cats, dogs, exotic pets, poultry, and small mammals, open Monday to Saturday with parking and disabled access.
Spring Lodge Vets is a veterinary practice in Great Notley that treats cats, dogs, birds, and small mammals. The practice provides vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, and diagnostic imaging. Emergency cover is available outside normal hours.
Medivet Chelmsford in Essex is a friendly vet practice for cats, dogs, and small mammals, open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 19:00 and on Saturdays from 8:30 to 13:00, with facilities including a client car park and disabled access.
Paton and Lee is an equine veterinary practice based at Hoo Hall Equine Surgery in Rivenhall, offering routine appointments and 24/7 emergency cover with their own vets.
David Platt Equine Vet is an equine veterinary practice in Chelmsford, Essex. The practice offers mobile services and operates at weekends.
Vets for Pets operates inside the Pets at Home store at Chelmer Village Retail Park in Essex. The practice opens seven days a week and treats cats, dogs, and rabbits.
Maldon Road Veterinary Practice Limited is a friendly and welcoming veterinary practice based in Chelmsford, Essex.
RSPCA Essex Mid and North Branch's Chelmsford Clinic in Essex, provides microchipping, flea and worm treatments, neutering, and vaccinations for cats, dogs, and small mammals, and is accessible by public transport.
Spring Lodge Vets is a veterinary practice on Broomfield Road in Chelmsford that treats dogs, cats, birds, and small mammals. The practice offers vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, and diagnostic imaging. Emergency care is available outside normal hours.
Vets for Pets operates inside Pets at Home at Wycke Hill Business Park in Maldon, Essex. The practice treats cats, dogs, and rabbits and is open seven days a week.
Edgewood Vets is a veterinary practice on Chelmsford Road in Purleigh, Essex. The practice treats dogs, cats, birds, exotic pets, small mammals, poultry, and wild animals. It opens at weekends.
Blaircourt Equine is a veterinary practice in Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, that treats horses. The practice runs a 24-hour emergency service and handles both routine appointments and specialist cases.
Apollo Vets is a veterinary practice in Maldon, Essex, treating cats, dogs, and small mammals. Services include vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, dentistry, and diagnostic imaging.
Mercer and Hughes Bocking is a friendly vet practice in Braintree, Essex, open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm, caring for birds, cats, dogs, and small mammals.
Essex has 140 vet practices in our current public directory data, giving the area a broad level of local choice. 1 vet practice is currently marked as temporarily closed.
Local data last updated 6 June 2026.
Vet practices
140
matched to this page
Active practices
139
currently active
Temporarily closed
1
shown in the directory
Choice level
Broad
wide local coverage
Practice density
35.5
per 1,000 sq km
Share of matched practices that include each species.
Cats
Species
125 vet practices - 89%
Dogs
Species
125 vet practices - 89%
Small Mammals
Species
107 vet practices - 76%
Birds
Species
34 vet practices - 24%
Exotic
Species
31 vet practices - 22%
Equines
Species
14 vet practices - 10%
Broader care categories represented by the matched practices.
Companion animal coverage
Care area
125 vet practices - 89%
Exotics and bird coverage
Care area
43 vet practices - 31%
Equine coverage
Care area
14 vet practices - 10%
Farm and herd animal coverage
Care area
12 vet practices - 9%
The services and facilities that appear most often in the local practices.
Microchipping
Facility
96 vet practices - 69%
Vaccinations
Facility
93 vet practices - 66%
Neutering
Facility
92 vet practices - 66%
Flea and worm treatments
Facility
83 vet practices - 59%
Dentistry
Facility
77 vet practices - 55%
Diagnostic imaging
Facility
76 vet practices - 54%
Opening-hour signals available in the local practices.
Opening hours listed
Opening
125 vet practices - 89%
Weekend opening listed
Opening
84 vet practices - 60%
Evening opening listed
Opening
107 vet practices - 76%
Emergency periods listed
Opening
3 vet practices - 2%
Group relationships we have mapped in this area. Unmapped practices are not treated as independent.
Medivet
Group
20 vet practices - 14%
Vets for Pets
Group
18 vet practices - 13%
CVS Vets
Group
8 vet practices - 6%
Spring Lodge Vets
Group
6 vet practices - 4%
Mercer and Hughes Veterinary Surgeons
Group
4 vet practices - 3%
Apollo Vets
Group
3 vet practices - 2%
How complete the contact and maintenance data is for matched practices.
Phone contact listed
Directory data
138 vet practices - 99%
Website listed
Directory data
137 vet practices - 98%
Email contact listed
Directory data
131 vet practices - 94%
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