Willow Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Norwich
Clinic Overview
- Several owners describe the team as kind, understanding, and helpful, with recent positive feedback praising the whole staff and the way they reduce stress during difficult visits. - Reviews include strong praise for calm handling around surgery and emergencies, with one owner saying the practice helped take the worry out of their dog’s operation. - Thenia stands out in feedback for compassionate end-of-life care and for putting a normally fearful dog at ease.
Services
- •General veterinary care: consultations, vaccinations, parasite control, microchipping, neutering, and routine health checks.
- •Surgery and urgent treatment: surgery is listed, and owner feedback includes both planned operations and an emergency case that led to emergency surgery.
- •Diagnostics and medical work-ups: X-ray, ultrasound, an in-house laboratory, and an internal medicine referral service are all listed.
- •Dental and nurse-led care: dentistry is offered alongside nurse clinics for blood pressure checks, six-month health checks, and anal sac expression.
- •Care for a wide range of species: the clinic sees dogs, cats, rabbits, small mammals, reptiles, birds, and backyard poultry. Reviews also include treatment for rabbits.
- •Extra support and facilities: home visits, puppy parties, and a dog-grooming parlour are listed on the practice website.
- •Examples from owner experience: reviews mention end-of-life support, arthritis treatment, help with nervous or vet-anxious dogs, and calm handling around stressful operations.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Review comments on cost are mixed: one owner felt charges approached £700 over two months without getting to the root of their dog’s problem, while another specifically praised a vet for not pushing unnecessary extras.
People
- •Thenia: repeatedly praised for compassionate, patient care, including euthanasia support and helping a muzzle-wearing, anxious dog relax enough to have an injection calmly.
- •Jenna: highlighted in an emergency surgical case for explaining options clearly and staying calm and reassuring in a stressful situation.
- •Reception and wider team: feedback is divided, with some owners describing the staff as helpful, knowledgeable, and welcoming, while others report missed follow-up and organisational problems.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.3/5 from 216 reviews.
- •Several owners describe the team as kind, understanding, and helpful, with recent positive feedback praising the whole staff and the way they reduce stress during difficult visits.
- •Reviews include strong praise for calm handling around surgery and emergencies, with one owner saying the practice helped take the worry out of their dog’s operation.
- •Thenia stands out in feedback for compassionate end-of-life care and for putting a normally fearful dog at ease.
- •Negative comments focus on administration and continuity of care, including complaints about cancelled appointments, missed call-backs, repeated chasing, and one owner who felt they spent a substantial amount before getting a diagnosis elsewhere.

