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Vets Now - Witham
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.
137 practices within 10 miles
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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.
Consultation from £73
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.
Consultation from £55
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.
Consultation from £73
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.
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.
Consultation from £51
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.
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.
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Consultation from £65
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.
Consultation from £65
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.
Murrell Equine is a veterinary practice in Danbury, Essex, treating equines.
Consultation from £73
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.
Consultation from £57.50
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.
Consultation from £70
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.
Maldon Road Veterinary Practice in Chelmsford, Essex, treats cats, dogs and birds, with weekend opening and a client car park.
Consultation from £30
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.
Consultation from £73
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.
Consultation from £70
Apollo Vets is a veterinary practice in Maldon, Essex, treating cats, dogs, and small mammals. Services include vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, dentistry, and diagnostic imaging.
Consultation from £77
Clarendon House Veterinary Centre is a vet practice in Heybridge that treats cats and dogs. The practice offers vaccinations, microchipping, and parasite treatments.
Consultation from £65.50
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.
Consultation from £65.50
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.
Consultation from £49.50
Edgewood Vets is a veterinary practice in Maldon, Essex, treating cats, dogs, birds, exotic pets, small mammals, poultry, and wildlife. Services include dentistry, diagnostic imaging, microchipping, neutering, and vaccinations.
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Consultation from £65
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.
Consultation from £57.75
Elm House Veterinary Centre is a veterinary practice in Chelmsford, Essex, treating cats, dogs and small mammals. Services include vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, dentistry and diagnostic imaging.
David Platt Equine Vet is an equine veterinary practice in Chelmsford, Essex. The practice offers mobile services and operates at weekends.
Vet Verified lists 137 veterinary practices in Essex. Filter by species, services, facilities or whether a practice is open now, then open a profile for contact details and more information.
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Typical published prices from the 97 practices in Essex that list them, set against the UK median. Each figure uses a practice's lowest listed price for the item.
£61 typical
£30–£77 across 96 practices
In line with the UK median (£62)Lowest: £30 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£70 typical
£38–£95 across 92 practices
7% below the UK median (£75)Lowest: £38 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£72 typical
£40–£107 across 90 practices
5% below the UK median (£76)Lowest: £40 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£336 typical
£177–£546 across 84 practices
9% below the UK median (£368)Lowest: £177 at Church View Veterinary Clinic
£251 typical
£135–£400 across 82 practices
7% below the UK median (£271)Lowest: £135 at Brookend Vets
£142 typical
£85–£210 across 84 practices
9% below the UK median (£156)Lowest: £85 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£100 typical
£60–£150 across 85 practices
8% below the UK median (£109)Lowest: £60 at Church View Veterinary Clinic
£100 typical
£33–£161 across 92 practices
In line with the UK median (£100)Lowest: £33 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£101 typical
£35–£149 across 94 practices
In line with the UK median (£104)Lowest: £35 at RSPCA - Essex Mid and North Branch (Chelmsford Clinic)
£28 typical
£15–£48 across 71 practices
7% below the UK median (£30)Lowest: £15 at Riverside Veterinary Surgery
These are publicly listed fees, not quotes. Prices vary by pet, weight, clinical need and what is included. Typical figures are medians, to the nearest pound. For dogs, the typical figure is usually for the smallest size a practice lists. Confirm the current total with the practice. Prices checked as recently as 9 October 2026.
Typical listed prices and independent practices in 14 towns across Essex, so you can see how nearby areas compare before you choose where to look.
Lowest typical consultation
£58
Chelmsford · county typical £61
Most practices
18
Chelmsford · 11 with prices
Open on Sundays
23 practices
in 8 towns listed here
| Town | Practices | Consultation | Dog booster | Dog spay | Cat spay | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vets in Chelmsford | 18 · 11 priced | Consultation £58 Lowest | Dog booster £65 Lowest | Dog spay £295 Lowest | Cat spay £117 Lowest | Independent: 0 of 10 classified |
| Vets in Colchester | 11 · 9 priced | Consultation £64 | Dog booster £67 | Dog spay £330 | Cat spay £142 | Independent: 0 of 10 classified |
| Vets in Southend-on-Sea | 11 · 11 priced | Consultation £63 | Dog booster £75 | Dog spay £330 | Cat spay £142 | Independent: 0 of 11 classified |
| Vets in Basildon | 8 · 4 priced | Consultation £60 | Dog booster £66 | Dog spay £317 | Cat spay £132 | Independent: 0 of 6 classified |
| Vets in Harlow | 5 · 4 priced | Consultation £66 | Dog booster £69 | Dog spay £413 | Cat spay £182 | Independent: 0 of 4 classified |
| Vets in Braintree | 4 · 3 priced | Consultation £65 | Dog booster £73 | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 0 of 3 classified |
| Vets in Maldon | 4 · 4 priced | Consultation £68 | Dog booster £78 | Dog spay £383 | Cat spay £168 | Independent: 0 of 4 classified |
| Vets in Saffron Walden | 4 · 2 priced | Consultation Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog booster Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 0 of 3 classified |
| Vets in Brentwood | 3 · 1 priced | Consultation Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog booster Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 0 of 2 classified |
| Vets in Great Dunmow | 3 · 2 priced | Consultation Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog booster Fewer than 3 practices list this | Dog spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Cat spay Fewer than 3 practices list this | Independent: 0 of 3 classified |
| Essex typical | Consultation £61 | Dog booster £70 | Dog spay £336 | Cat spay £142 | ||
| UK typical | Consultation £62 | Dog booster £75 | Dog spay £368 | Cat spay £156 | ||
Showing 10 of 14 towns.
Listed prices, not quotes. A town shows a typical price only when at least 3 of its practices list the item; each figure is the median of those practices' lowest standard prices, to the nearest pound. Independents are counted out of the practices whose ownership we have classified, as independent or part of a group.
Our directory currently lists 137 veterinary practices in Essex, giving pet owners a wide choice locally. One of these practices is currently marked as temporarily closed.
Directory information last updated 7 October 2026.
We have imported Google reviews for 128 of the 137 practices listed. Across those 854 imported reviews, the average rating is 4.5 out of 5.
5-star
714 (84%)
4-star
23 (3%)
3-star
11 (1%)
2-star
19 (2%)
1-star
87 (10%)
These are the Google reviews imported into Vet Verified, not each practice’s complete review history. Open a practice profile to read the reviews we hold.
We have confirmed ownership information for 105 vet practices, either as independent practices or as members of a known group. We do not assume that an unclassified practice is independent.
Confirmed independent
Ownership type
1 vet practice · 1%
Known group affiliation
Ownership type
104 vet practices · 76%
Not yet classified
Ownership type
32 vet practices · 23%
We base these labels on confirmed practice information and known group relationships. “Not yet classified” means we do not have enough evidence to describe the practice as independent or group-owned.
The proportion of listed practices that list care for each species.
Cats
Species
124 vet practices · 91%
Dogs
Species
124 vet practices · 91%
Small Mammals
Species
106 vet practices · 77%
Birds
Species
31 vet practices · 23%
Exotic
Species
29 vet practices · 21%
Equines
Species
13 vet practices · 9%
The types of veterinary care listed by local practices.
Companion animal coverage
Care area
124 vet practices · 91%
Exotics and bird coverage
Care area
40 vet practices · 29%
Equine coverage
Care area
13 vet practices · 9%
Farm and herd animal coverage
Care area
11 vet practices · 8%
The services and facilities most often listed by local practices.
Microchipping
Service
99 vet practices · 72%
Neutering
Service
95 vet practices · 69%
Vaccinations
Service
95 vet practices · 69%
Flea and worm treatments
Service
86 vet practices · 63%
Dentistry
Service
78 vet practices · 57%
Diagnostic imaging
Service
77 vet practices · 56%
The opening-hours information listed by local practices.
Opening hours listed
Opening
124 vet practices · 91%
Weekend opening listed
Opening
83 vet practices · 61%
Evening opening listed
Opening
107 vet practices · 78%
Emergency periods listed
Opening
3 vet practices · 2%
Veterinary groups with branches listed in this area. We do not assume that other practices are independent.
Medivet
Group
20 vet practices · 15%
Vets for Pets
Group
18 vet practices · 13%
Inspiring Vet Care
Group
16 vet practices · 12%
Linnaeus
Group
12 vet practices · 9%
VetPartners
Group
9 vet practices · 7%
CVS Vets
Group
8 vet practices · 6%
How much contact and listing information is available for local practices.
Phone contact listed
Directory data
137 vet practices · 100%
Website listed
Directory data
135 vet practices · 99%
Email contact listed
Directory data
131 vet practices · 96%
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