Blacks Vets – Vets in Dudley
Clinic Overview
Recent written reviews are largely positive, with a strong focus on staff manner and urgent care.
Blacks Vets in Dudley, West Midlands, is part of the Linnaeus group. The practice offers emergency and general veterinary care, has diagnostic equipment listed on its website, and is also noted as a veterinary nurse training facility. Recent feedback is mostly positive, with owners often highlighting quick help in urgent cases and a calm, supportive approach during stressful visits.
Services
- •Emergency and urgent care: listed as offering 24/7/extended-hours emergency veterinary care. One recent reviewer says their dog was seen almost straight away during a bank holiday emergency.
- •General veterinary care: routine and urgent appointments are reflected in recent reviews for dogs, puppies and cats, with owners praising clear explanations and gentle handling.
- •Diagnostics: the website mentions state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment.
- •Training facility: the clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. Recent comments on cost are mixed: many of the latest reviews focus on care and service rather than price, while one dissatisfied reviewer describes the clinic as expensive and says they received a much lower CT scan quote elsewhere.
People
- •Dr Kevin, thanked by name after a bank holiday emergency visit.
- •Luke, also singled out by name in the same emergency case.
- •Receptionists, vets and nursing staff are repeatedly praised for being kind, reassuring and clear when pets are unwell.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5/5 from 870 reviews.
Recent written reviews are largely positive, with a strong focus on staff manner and urgent care.
- •Several owners describe the team as lovely, caring and professional, especially at reception and during upsetting visits.
- •Emergency response stands out in one review, with a dog reportedly seen almost immediately on a bank holiday; Dr Kevin and Luke are specifically thanked.
- •Reviewers also mention clear explanations during appointments and warm treatment of pets, including cats, puppies and dogs.
- •One recent negative review reports long waits, rude staff and high pricing, so the recent picture is positive overall but not without some criticism.
