Emergency Vets in Dursley

## Summary Tyndale Vets Ltd is a vet-owned, independent **farm-only** veterinary practice. Based on its website and recent reviews, it’s set up for livestock and smallholder work (rather than pet cats/dogs), with support that includes both **on-farm visits** and **practical phone advice**. Owners specifically mention vets attending to **sheep during lambing**, providing **step-by-step guidance for less-experienced keepers**, and arranging a **remote prescription delivery** for a sick hen. ## Services - **Farm-only veterinary care** (stated on the website). - Species and client types referenced: - **Cattle (dairy and beef)** (website) - **Sheep** (website; reviews mention lambing support and a vet attending sheep) - **Goats, deer, camelids, poultry, and smallholder livestock** (website; reviews mention poultry support) - Farm services listed on the website: - **Advanced Breeding** - **Dairy** work - **Beef** work - **Sheep**, **Goats**, **Deer**, **Camelids** - **Smallholder Services** - **Ewe-Go™** (named service/programme listed) - Support mentioned in reviews: - **Advice by phone** (including repeat calls for guidance) - **On-farm attendance** described as “swift” by reviewers - **Remote prescription delivery** arranged for poultry (sick hen) - A **“Mastering Medicine” course** attended by a reviewer (training/education offering) ## People - **Caitlin / Kataline** (vet; name varies by reviewer spelling): mentioned for attending sheep and for taking time to **explain what to do during lambing**, with one reviewer saying they learned a lot and felt comfortable asking questions. - **Tina and Fergus**: spoken to about **poultry**; reviewer describes them as helpful. - **Reception team**: credited with helping organise a **remote prescription delivery** and being helpful during follow-up calls. ## Reviews **Google rating: 4.8 stars from 42 reviews.** **“Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.”** - **Practical support for sheep/lambing**, including attendance to sort out sheep and guidance for newer/lone lambers. - **Clear explanations and approachable advice**: reviewers say staff take time to explain and don’t dismiss questions. - **Helpfulness with poultry cases**, including advice over multiple calls and arranging **remote prescription delivery** for a sick hen. - **Responsibility/education focus** mentioned via a **“Mastering Medicine” course** that a reviewer found useful for caring for animals.

## Summary Vale Vets & Referrals is set up to handle both routine pet care and more complex referral work, with emergency veterinary services and inpatient care mentioned in reviews. It’s an **RCVS Cat Friendly Clinic**, and also listed as a **veterinary nurse training facility**. Owners describe detailed communication during serious cases, including **a surgeon phoning three times after an operation** (cancer referral) and **daily photo/text/phone updates while a dog was hospitalised** after a road-traffic accident. Reviews also mention **same-day surgery** for a cat with suspected Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, plus **multi-day inpatient treatment** after a large Metacam ingestion. ## Services Services and capabilities mentioned across the website summary and reviews include: - **Emergency veterinary services** - **Referrals and complex case management**, including: - Cancer referral case with post-op follow-up calls - Orthopaedic-style surgery for suspected Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (cat) with **same-day operation** mentioned - Hospitalisation/inpatient monitoring (e.g., **7-day inpatient stay** after Metacam overdose; overnight stay after surgery) - Road-traffic accident injury care (broken leg) - **Routine and preventive care** (website summary): - Vaccinations, microchipping, neutering - **Surgery and dentistry** (website summary: general surgery, dentistry) - **Diagnostics** (website summary) - **Pain management** (website summary) - **Nurse clinics** (website summary) - **Rehabilitation and complementary therapies** (website summary): - Laser therapy / therapeutic laser - Bowen therapy, massage, reiki - Rehabilitation - **Blood donor clinic** (website summary) - **Behaviour training** (website summary) - Species listed as treated on the website: **cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, hamsters, birds, and reptiles** (including lizards and snakes) ## People Named team members mentioned in reviews: - **Dr Dave** (vet; role implied by “Dr”): described as **informative, kind and reassuring** during a referral appointment, and performed **same-day surgery** for a limping cat; the cat stayed overnight and owners felt he was well cared for. - **Phil**: credited with keeping owners informed and “doing everything he could” during a dog’s **7-day inpatient stay** after ingesting a large overdose of Metacam. - **Lucie**: praised for listening to concerns and helping keep a dog comfortable during an illness that was ultimately diagnosed as terminal. - **Sara**: described as providing **photos, text updates and phone calls each day** while a puppy was hospitalised after a road-traffic accident. - **Michal Vlasin** (surgeon): described as very skilled and as taking time to **call and explain what was happening** during the puppy’s treatment. Reception staff are repeatedly mentioned as **welcoming and helpful**, including support both in person and by phone. ## Reviews **Google rating: 4.3 stars from 83 reviews.** **“Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.”** - Communication during stressful cases is a repeated theme: owners mention **clear explanations**, being kept informed while pets are inpatients, and follow-up contact after procedures (including a surgeon calling **multiple times** post-op). - Several reviews focus on **referral-level problems and emergencies**, including cancer care, a serious medication overdose requiring **a week of hospitalisation**, orthopaedic surgery with **same-day operation**, and a road-traffic accident with a broken leg. - Multiple owners describe staff taking time with end-of-life or upsetting situations, including listening to concerns and helping pets stay comfortable when a diagnosis was terminal.