Three Bears Vets – Vets in Hertford
Clinic Overview
- Home visits stand out strongly: reviewers value being able to have care at home, including for difficult or emotional situations, and several mention avoiding the stress of a clinic waiting room. - Compassionate end-of-life care is a recurring theme: owners describe pets passing peacefully at home, with a sensitive, dignified approach and time to say goodbye. - Thorough care for serious cases is praised: recent reviews mention help with severe gastrointestinal illness, cluster seizures and more complex health problems, with owners feeling the team worked carefully and patiently through treatment.
Three Bears Vets is a Hertford practice known for home-visit veterinary care, with surgery appointments also available for pets within its catchment area. Owners regularly describe a calm, personal approach in both urgent and routine situations, from investigations for very unwell pets to blood tests, microchipping and end-of-life care at home. Recent feedback also highlights attentive follow-up and strong aftercare.
Services
- •Home visits and surgery appointments: Home-visit care appears to be a core part of the practice, and reviews also mention in-practice visits for clients within the catchment area.
- •Care for unwell and complex cases: Owners describe support for severe gastrointestinal illness, including sickness, diarrhoea and stomach pain, with thorough investigation and treatment. More recent reviews also mention care for cluster seizures and a high-risk older dog with multiple health issues, alongside positive comments about aftercare.
- •Diagnostics and routine procedures: Reviews mention blood sampling during a visit, as well as microchipping and rechipping when an existing chip could not be located.
- •End-of-life care at home: Multiple owners describe home euthanasia as gentle, sensitive and dignified, with pets able to pass peacefully at home rather than in a waiting-room setting.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic, although one reviewer describes the fees as “very good prices”.
People
- •Dr Mike Groombridge is named as the founder and is also mentioned in reviews for home visits and end-of-life appointments that helped owners feel at ease.
- •James is praised in several reviews for attentive care, clear communication, out-of-hours follow-up, and support with both serious illness and routine procedures.
- •Nurse Leanne is mentioned warmly in a recent review, and the wider nursing team is also praised.
- •Other team members named by reviewers include Jules, Andrew and Emma, with owners describing them as knowledgeable, reassuring, flexible and willing to talk through options.
Reviews
Three Bears Vets has a 4.9-star Google rating from 78 reviews.
- •Home visits stand out strongly: reviewers value being able to have care at home, including for difficult or emotional situations, and several mention avoiding the stress of a clinic waiting room.
- •Compassionate end-of-life care is a recurring theme: owners describe pets passing peacefully at home, with a sensitive, dignified approach and time to say goodbye.
- •Thorough care for serious cases is praised: recent reviews mention help with severe gastrointestinal illness, cluster seizures and more complex health problems, with owners feeling the team worked carefully and patiently through treatment.
- •Personal service and follow-up are frequently highlighted: reviewers mention time spent discussing options, flexibility, reassuring communication, out-of-hours check-ins, and strong aftercare.

