Goddard Veterinary Group - Dagenham Broad Street – Vets in Dagenham
Clinic Overview
- Owners often mention friendly, helpful staff across reception and clinical roles. - Several reviews highlight the practice’s willingness to fit pets in quickly, including short-notice and same-day appointments. - There are multiple signs of long-term loyalty, with clients describing using the practice for many years and, in one case, continuing to travel back after moving away.
Goddard Veterinary Group - Dagenham Broad Street, also branded as Best Friends, is a small-animal practice in Dagenham and part of VetPartners. It sees cats and dogs for routine care and straightforward procedures, and owners often mention being offered short-notice or same-day appointments where possible. The practice is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
Services
- •General vet appointments for cats and dogs, including routine check-ups and ongoing care for pets seen by the practice over many years.
- •Preventive and new-pet care, with one recent puppy owner mentioning a first check-up and take-home leaflets covering health plans, insurance, feeding and trainers.
- •Minor routine procedures, including nail clipping for cats; one owner specifically described staff handling an aggressive cat kindly during this type of visit.
- •Support with stray cats, including explanation of options, a stray neutering scheme, and follow-up advice after the appointment.
- •Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services.
People
- •Amanda is specifically praised for helping with a stray cat case, including clear phone advice, explaining the neutering scheme for strays, arranging an appointment quickly, and giving follow-up guidance.
- •Reception team members are regularly described as friendly and helpful; one owner highlighted a knowledgeable phone call that also covered local parking arrangements.
- •Vets and nurses are spoken of warmly in reviews, particularly for kind handling during routine visits and for helping keep appointments straightforward.
Reviews
4.3 stars from 87 Google reviews. Recent feedback is largely very positive, with the main themes below.
- •Owners often mention friendly, helpful staff across reception and clinical roles.
- •Several reviews highlight the practice’s willingness to fit pets in quickly, including short-notice and same-day appointments.
- •There are multiple signs of long-term loyalty, with clients describing using the practice for many years and, in one case, continuing to travel back after moving away.
- •Recent examples of care include support for a stray cat, a new puppy check-up, and a cat nail clip, with reviewers describing visits as kind, practical and well organised.
