Riverside Vets Canvey

Riverside Vets Canvey is a veterinary practice in Canvey Island that is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility and offers emergency veterinary services. Recent feedback highlights quick access to care, including same-day appointments and a Saturday emergency visit where a dog was seen within 15 minutes. Owners also regularly mention clear explanations, calm handling of nervous pets, and compassionate support during difficult visits.

Services

• •Emergency and urgent care: Clinic information lists emergency veterinary services, and recent reviews mention both same-day appointments and a Saturday emergency appointment with very fast triage.
• •General consultations and examinations: Reviews describe thorough examinations, clear explanations of conditions, discussion of treatment options, medication being prescribed where needed, and follow-up appointments being arranged.
• •Surgery and procedures: A cat spay is mentioned in reviews, including a tailored approach for a Sphynx cat to reduce visible scarring. Owners also describe quick hands-on treatment for minor procedures such as removing a grass seed from a dog’s paw pad.
• •Support for anxious or difficult-to-handle pets: Several reviews mention cats being examined calmly and gently, including timid pets that usually resist handling.
• •End-of-life support: One long-standing client specifically praises Andrea for empathetic support when saying goodbye to an elderly dog.
• •Training practice: Clinic information indicates Riverside Vets Canvey is a veterinary nurse training facility.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Steph (vet): Praised as reassuring, helpful, and good at listening and answering questions about treatment options.
• •Neil (vet): Repeatedly mentioned for listening carefully and helping nervous cats stay calm during visits.
• •Callum (vet): Frequently praised for gentle handling, detailed explanations, and urgent care appointments; one review also spells the name as Calum.
• •Andrea: Mentioned by a long-standing client as supportive, empathetic, and memorable in her follow-up care and relationship with both pets and owners.
• •Reception and nursing team: Reviews regularly describe the front-of-house and nursing staff as friendly, welcoming, and helpful.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.6 stars from 271 reviews.

• •Recent reviews are very positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing staff as friendly, approachable, professional, and genuinely caring about both pets and owners.
• •Speed of access is a recurring theme, with mentions of easy booking, same-day appointments, and a Saturday emergency visit where a dog was seen within 15 minutes.
• •Owners often mention clear communication: vets are praised for listening, explaining conditions well, talking through treatment choices, and arranging follow-up when needed.
• •Specific experiences include quick removal of a grass seed from a dog’s paw, treatment and follow-up for a limping dog, calm handling of timid cats, compassionate support during an end-of-life visit, and a few comments describing prices as good or fair.