Wensum Valley Veterinary Surgeons

- Emergency help stands out, including an evening callout to Holkham Beach to sedate a horse that would not load so it could travel home safely. - Owners value clear, realistic communication, especially around wound treatment and longer-running cases, with reviewers appreciating thorough explanations and welfare-led decision making. - The scope of care mentioned is broader than emergencies alone, with positive comments on pre-purchase vetting, horse dental work, and farm animal care.

Services

•Equine and farm veterinary care, with a stated purpose-built clinic. Recent reviews mention ongoing support for horses as well as wider farm animal work.
•24/7 emergency care, including urgent callouts for time-sensitive problems. Reviewers describe evening attendance for a horse that would not load, and also mention out-of-hours cover being handled by the practice vets.
•Wound management and follow-up care, including suturing a large abdominal wound, treating a second wound near the stifle, and later removing dead tissue where needed.
•Lameness and soft-tissue injury management, including longer-term treatment for a damaged ligament over an extended period.
•Sedation for handling or transport issues, including helping sedate a horse that would not load so it could travel safely.
•Pre-purchase vetting and dental care, both mentioned in recent feedback.
•Donkey care, including one case an owner described as life-saving.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Tim is mentioned for pre-purchase vetting and for repeated visits to manage an older horse’s serious abdominal wound, with thorough explanations and a welfare-first approach.
•Dave Feneley is repeatedly praised for clear communication, longer-term case support, and strong patient and customer care.
•Lauren is thanked for helping with an evening callout to sedate a horse that would not load, and is also mentioned warmly in the donkey case.
•Poppy is thanked alongside Lauren for looking after Chester and helping reassure the owner that everything possible would be done.

Reviews

Google shows 5.0 stars from 28 reviews. Recent feedback is consistently very positive, with comments covering both emergency support and planned care.

•Emergency help stands out, including an evening callout to Holkham Beach to sedate a horse that would not load so it could travel home safely.
•Owners value clear, realistic communication, especially around wound treatment and longer-running cases, with reviewers appreciating thorough explanations and welfare-led decision making.
•The scope of care mentioned is broader than emergencies alone, with positive comments on pre-purchase vetting, horse dental work, and farm animal care.
•Kindness and professionalism are recurring themes, with several reviewers describing the team as friendly, supportive, and going above and beyond.

Reviews for Wensum Valley Veterinary Surgeons

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 28 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Lewis Harvey

4 months ago

We have used Wensum Valley (mainly Tim but he has a great team too) for a recent vetting of a horse we’ve purchased. I would have no doubt recommending them to others. It’s very rare to find a company that cares so much about their service and goes above and beyond as much as they have. My only regret is they aren’t closer to us so they could become our regular vets.

Jacki Hardy

6 months ago

I love these Vets. Use them regularly for my Shire horse dental plus all our other farm animal needs. Out of hours service is provided by practice vets not locums. Highly recommend 5+ plus.

Francesca Mulcrone

11 months ago

I have used these vets for a number of years, but most recently my horse had around 8 inches of skin on his abdomen that needed stitching back up, plus a hole in his stifle. For being 24 years old this was extremely concerning and Wensum were completely supportive, friendly and realistic throughout the entire process. The cut was stitched back up, to an excellent but no need to be expensive or 'tidy' due to horses age, the dead skin was later removed and at all points were the vets exceptionally clever and professional - explaining thoroughly every single stage. Tim came out a number of times but was never aiming to get money (which is a common misconception on vets now) - it was all for horse welfare and I genuinely cannot fault him, nor the people that attended with him or Dave who I contacted with photos etc. I would genuinely recommend them to everyone and sing it from the hills. The recovery my 24 year old horse has made in 2 months has been astonishing and I continue to be amazed on a daily basis! My bill was also very reasonable considering the time and effort the team put in.

A.D. Meeder

1 year ago

Absolute lifesavers! We had a horse that wouldn’t load at Holkham Beach, no matter what we tried, and I had to ring the vet at 8.20pm to ask if they could come to sedate her as we were over 2hrs away from home. Lauren has been an amazing help and got us safely back on the road in no-time, with my darling horse on the box, despite me obviously not being a client. I can’t thank Lauren and the team enough for helping us out!

charlotte carter

2 years ago

Brilliant vets, highly reccomend them

Nick

Without the knowledge, dedication and sensitivity of Dave, Lauren and all at WVV, our gorgeous young donkey Harmony would not be here today. We really can't thank them enough.

Andy Francis

3 years ago

Very friendly and helpful

Kate Steward

I really cannot say thank you enough to Lauren and Poppy for looking after Chester. We still have a long road ahead, but I know everything possible will be done for him.