The Mewes Vets, Rottingdean

- Many recent reviewers describe a calm, compassionate atmosphere and say nervous dogs and stressed cats were handled gently and given time to settle. - Communication is a recurring strength: owners mention clear explanations, responsive advice and feeling reassured during examinations and treatment planning. - Recent reviews also give concrete examples of care including vaccinations, second-opinion work, dental aftercare, claw trimming, and supportive care for pets in later life.

The Mewes Vets in Rottingdean offers routine veterinary care including consultations, vaccinations, microchipping and nurse clinics, alongside treatments, surgery and a monthly pet care plan. For urgent problems outside normal hours, the practice directs owners to the PETS emergency referral service. Recent feedback is mostly very positive about calm handling, clear explanations and continuity with vets such as Julia and Marc, though there is also one serious complaint about an at-home euthanasia.

Services

•Routine care: consultations and diagnosis, general check-ups, vaccinations, microchipping and nurse clinics. Recent reviews mention an annual cat vaccination, a first check-up for a newly registered cat, and claw trimming with nurse support.
•Medical assessment and treatment: reviews describe thorough examinations, including a second-opinion visit where Dr Marc Abraham identified an abscess and started treatment with antibiotics and pain relief.
•Procedures and surgery: the practice offers treatments and surgery, and reviews specifically mention a serious dental procedure followed by attentive aftercare and recovery check-ins.
•Ongoing support: the clinic advertises a monthly pet care plan.
•End-of-life and urgent care: reviews mention supportive care for a dog in its last days and one home euthanasia visit. Outside normal opening hours, urgent cases are directed to PETS.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services.

People

•Dr Marc Abraham: repeatedly praised for calm, thorough appointments, especially with nervous pets. Reviews highlight clear explanations, careful examinations and a confident second-opinion diagnosis.
•Dr Julia: frequently mentioned for kind, consistent care, with one owner specifically appreciating being able to see the same vet each time. Reviews also mention her calm handling of a stressed cat, help with a dental case and follow-up aftercare.
•Nurse Billie: named positively in one review for helping hold a stressed cat steady during claw trimming.

Reviews

The clinic has a 4.8-star Google rating from 50 reviews.

•Many recent reviewers describe a calm, compassionate atmosphere and say nervous dogs and stressed cats were handled gently and given time to settle.
•Communication is a recurring strength: owners mention clear explanations, responsive advice and feeling reassured during examinations and treatment planning.
•Recent reviews also give concrete examples of care including vaccinations, second-opinion work, dental aftercare, claw trimming, and supportive care for pets in later life.
•One detailed 1-star review describes a distressing at-home euthanasia and dissatisfaction with the complaint response; this is a notable negative outlier against otherwise strongly positive recent feedback, including several positive mentions of Julia.

Reviews for The Mewes Vets, Rottingdean

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 50 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Linda Stratigou

1 month ago

Maxi is an old dog so visits the vet more than some. We are very happy with Mewes Vets. They are always kind and helpful, so am very happy to trust his health to them. I also like that we can always make sure he sees the same vet ( Julia )

C Bryant

Imogen Peel

Leigh Harris

I cannot recommend The Mewes Vet highly enough. It’s a calm, compassionate environment which was very reassuring as our cat Lilah was highly stressed by the time we arrived for our appointment. Instead of just setting to with the examination and vaccination, Julia allowed Lilah time to calm down by having a good sniff around the room. Finally, trimming Lilah’s claws wasn’t easy but Nurse Billie had the knack of holding her steady while Julia finished the claw cutting. Everyone at the practice is very helpful and kind.

Barbara Harvey

Very kind and supportive staff to my Spanish rescue dog during her last few days of life.

Molly Rogers

3 months ago

First class service as always, my dog is quite nervous whenever we visit but Mark always manages to put her at ease.

Jack Perry

Recently registered my cat at The Mewes and she had her first checkup and an annual vaccine yesterday. She has never been so calm at a practice and the care provided was absolutely superb, I’m very happy to know that she will be in good hands in future! Very personal and friendly experience :)

Denise Ranger

5 months ago

Once again, the Mewes vet have been fab and provide a great, responsive service, with good advice and reassurance for dog lovers! Thanks

Hilary Dovey

Skye Wild

Mewes robbed us of a peaceful, respectful ending to our beloved dog Iggys life when we paid for their vet Julia to come to our home to put him to sleep. After being unable to find Iggy’s vein and blaming his “tough staffie skin” (he was already heavily sedated from medication we had bought from the vets that was obviously the wrong dose as he couldn’t even stand unassisted his last day) she began an hour of heartbreaking incompetence and insensitivity that was and still is devastating to the many that love us and loved Iggy. He never should have suffered that way, I’ve witnessed many pets end of life with vets and this was an utter nightmare of medical incompetence and personal insensitivity compounded by the Mewes response to our complaint which took no responsibility in any meaningful way at all. Please think twice before using this vet especially for end of life with your pet. Mewes as they stated below “spoke to us” after we contacted them numerous times, and it only caused more pain, their rude attitude and continued insensitivity, literally taking no responsibility for ruining Iggy’s last day before his being put to sleep and that process itself, so 48 hours of utter incompetence in their treatment of our boy, overdosing him the day before so he couldn't even walk. That day should have been beautiful for him and us. They obviously only care about business. Please be aware of this practice. We gave them ever opportunity to take responsibility or even explain their mistakes and they avoided it.