Best Vets in Dagenham – Complete Local Guide

Goddard Veterinary Group (also branded as “Best Friends” on its website and materials) is a small-animal practice that, based on client reports, handles everyday care for cats and dogs and will sometimes offer same-day or short-notice appointments. It’s also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Owners most often mention: - Support with a stray cat, including explanation of options and a neutering scheme for strays, plus follow-up advice afterwards. - Routine puppy and adult pet care, with check-ups and take-home leaflets covering topics like health plans, insurance, feeding, and trainers. - Practical, quick appointments, including being “fit in” and one report of a same-day appointment. - Handling difficult pets for simple procedures, e.g., a nail clip for an aggressive cat (owner reported the cat was sedated beforehand).

Goddard Veterinary Group Dagenham is part of the Goddard Veterinary Group (not an independent clinic). The website describes a general practice set up for day-to-day pet healthcare (consultations, routine operations and diagnostics like X‑rays), with an in‑house laboratory and Cat Friendly Clinic Status. In the latest reviews, owners give concrete examples of the team fitting in urgent appointments, taking time to explain steps and paperwork, and handling reactive or anxious pets during procedures like blood tests. One reviewer, however, alleges serious problems around consent/communication and unexpected costs during a sick-pet visit, so experiences appear mixed.

YourVets is part of the YourVets veterinary group and offers a broad small‑animal, general-practice setup (consultations through to surgery, diagnostics, and nurse clinics). Owners most often mention good appointment access (able to get through by phone, appointments available within a short timescale, and being seen close to the booked time) and clear cost communication during the consult (with one reviewer highlighting being told costs by the vet before paying, and receiving a refund when the estimate was higher than the final cost). Reviews also include support around end-of-life care (a vet named Cheryl praised during euthanasia) and surgical care for kittens (“operations” mentioned). However, the latest reviews include serious complaints about clinical judgement and follow‑up, including one account of antibiotics being refused for a suspected infection ahead of travel (with subsequent complications), and another describing significant weight loss in a cat being downplayed before a tumour was diagnosed elsewhere.

Dagenham Vets4Pets Ltd is part of the Vets4Pets network, and the practice website describes it as “locally owned.” It’s set up as a general practice with on-site diagnostics (in‑house lab, digital X‑ray and ultrasound), an operating theatre and an isolation unit. Out-of-hours emergency care is stated to be provided via another Vets4Pets practice. Recent reviews include both routine and difficult cases: owners mention cat castrations/neutering, a kitten “quick check,” and end-of-life appointments (including behavioural euthanasia). Several owners praise kind, efficient staff and say they could get appointments when needed, while multiple recent 1‑star reviews describe serious problems with one vet’s manner (condescending/mocking, insensitive comments in a euthanasia context) and handling, plus frustration about slow acknowledgement of complaints.