Ashman Jones Vets: Widcombe

Examples mentioned by owners include: - £15 per month for a Healthy Pet Club membership - £330–£380 quoted for sedation and sample-taking for a cat’s eye condition - £100 for a consultation involving a dog with a sore nose - £30 for a short follow-up appointment

Services

•Routine and preventive care: consultations, vaccinations, parasite control, microchipping, nurse clinics, blood pressure checks and six-month health checks.
•Surgery, dentistry and diagnostics: neutering and other surgical procedures, dental care, in-house laboratory testing, ultrasound and X-ray.
•Everyday support services: grooming and nail clipping, anal sac expression, pet travel documentation and home visits.
•Young pets and behaviour support: puppy parties/classes are listed, and owners have praised the puppy class experience as welcoming and helpful.
•Care for nervous or vulnerable pets: reviews describe a kind, confidence-building approach with nervous dogs, including encouraging short visits to help pets get used to the practice. More recent feedback also highlights careful handling and clear explanations during a guinea pig consultation, along with supportive end-of-life care.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review comments on cost are mixed: some owners felt charges or appointment expectations were not explained clearly enough, while others focused more on the quality of care.

Examples mentioned by owners include

•£15 per month for a Healthy Pet Club membership
•£330–£380 quoted for sedation and sample-taking for a cat’s eye condition
•£100 for a consultation involving a dog with a sore nose
•£30 for a short follow-up appointment

People

•Kathryn: named by a recent owner, who said she was kind, careful and thorough during a guinea pig consultation at Widcombe.
•Clara (vet): praised by an owner for honest, straightforward advice during a cat illness case.
•Kate: mentioned positively by a recent owner for supportive and empathetic follow-up care at the Bathford branch.
•Reception team and vets: reviews regularly describe them as welcoming, kind and helpful, especially for first-time owners and nervous dogs.

Reviews

Google shows 4.6 stars from 26 reviews. Written feedback points to a friendly, supportive practice overall, with a smaller number of complaints about pricing and communication.

•Warm, reassuring care: owners describe welcoming reception staff and friendly vets who put both pets and owners at ease.
•Good with nervous pets: one reviewer said the team encouraged casual visits to help their dog build confidence around the practice.
•Strong support in difficult moments: a recent owner praised the care, explanations and empathy shown during a guinea pig’s breathing problem and euthanasia decision.
•Some concerns about cost and clarity: a couple of low-rated reviews mention feeling that fees, sedation plans or appointment arrangements were not explained clearly enough.

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Zoe

4 months ago

I had to bring my baby boy Oscar who is a guniea pig in to see the vets as he was struggling with his breathing. This was the first time at this vets and I was worried about coming here as previous differents vets were not very nice. But this one I cant say anything bad about it. He went for his first check up at the widcombe one and they were very good. We had the vet , I believe she was called Kathryn. She was kind and she was very careful and made sure she checked everything. She gave us all the information we needed and advise. The next day we went to the one in bathford where we saw kate. She went above and beyond to make sure she also checked Oscar. And even though it was bad news that it was best to put him to sleep. She made sure he was comfortable and was very supportive and empathetic towards me. I can't thank them enough.

Hereward Feldwick

3 years ago

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Indre Stanaityte

5 years ago

I wanted to get a second opinion for my cat's eye condition. On the first appointment the vet couldnt get the cat out of the crate (was never a problem with previous vet) and said the cat would need to be sedated to take a sample (no surgery) and it would cost between £330 and £380. Took her to the 2nd appointment to take the sample in the London road clinic and was told my cat would need to stay there all day; I would understand that of it was a surgery BUT not a sample but I guess they need to justify charging this kind of money. No one explained to me in the first appointment that it takes a day for them to take sample; also worth noting that previous vet had no problem taking bloods or eye discharge samples.

Robert Hannabuss

Been with this vets for nearly a year I pay £15 a month membership healthy pet club took my dog she had a sore nose they charged me £100 I was fine about but week later had check up I was in there less than 4mins I could hear vet playing with my dog and they wanted £30 so they basically wanted £30 to play with my dog what a joke

Ash Orme

6 years ago

Such lovely welcoming and warm staff! Fantastic vets, so lovely with the dogs. My puppy is always excited to visit the vets! Their puppy class pre-lockdown was also wonderful. :)

Shane Vaughan

8 years ago

The vet was receptionist were extremely kind and helpful. As a first time dog owner, I really appreciated their support and advice. They were very welcoming and encouraged my nervous dog and I to come in whenever we walk past the vet. Highly recommended! Thank you so much!