Chess Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Rickmansworth
Clinic Overview
- Recent reviews are overwhelmingly positive, often describing the practice as friendly, professional, welcoming, and genuine. - Owners regularly praise the vets for being gentle with pets, taking time during appointments, and explaining treatment in straightforward language. - Service touches that stand out include flexibility, punctual appointments, treats for pets, and a clean, comfortable environment.
Chess Veterinary Clinic is a Linnaeus practice in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. It offers general veterinary care, surgery, emergency cover listed as 24/7 or extended hours, and end-of-life support, and it is also noted as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback is largely very positive, with owners often highlighting gentle handling, clear explanations, and a caring approach.
Services
- •General veterinary care: Reviews describe attentive consultations, friendly staff, clear explanations of diagnoses and procedures, and appointments that are often running on time.
- •Surgery: The clinic carries out surgical procedures, with one owner specifically praising the successful removal of two fatty lumps in a single operation and a quick recovery afterwards.
- •Emergency care: Clinic information lists 24/7 or extended-hours emergency veterinary services.
- •End-of-life support: Owners mention compassionate help when pets pass away, including support for families and pets being handled in a dignified way.
- •Training facility: The practice is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits around average relative to similar practices. Reviews focus far more on the standard of care than on cost, although one reviewer felt the practice was too money-focused.
People
Recent reviews do not name individual staff members, but they consistently describe a friendly, professional team, including gentle vets and a receptive reception team who are seen as caring, attentive, and good at listening.
Reviews
Chess Veterinary Clinic has a 4.6-star Google rating from 195 reviews.
- •Recent reviews are overwhelmingly positive, often describing the practice as friendly, professional, welcoming, and genuine.
- •Owners regularly praise the vets for being gentle with pets, taking time during appointments, and explaining treatment in straightforward language.
- •Service touches that stand out include flexibility, punctual appointments, treats for pets, and a clean, comfortable environment.
- •End-of-life care is mentioned especially warmly in recent feedback, while one 1-star review criticises the practice as too money-focused, which sits against the wider positive pattern.
