CVS Group plc is the only UK veterinary group listed on the London Stock Exchange, and — unusually for a corporate chain — it publishes far more pricing than its rivals do. Of the 491 CVS practices in our index, 347 publish a standard consultation fee, 349 publish a microchipping price and 347 publish a dog castration price. No other group comes close on transparency.
That makes CVS the single best-documented chain in UK veterinary pricing, and it means the figures below are unusually solid. This guide sets out what CVS actually charges in 2026, how much it varies between counties, how the Healthy Pet Club stacks up against paying à la carte, and how the group compares with Medivet, Vets4Pets and independent practices.
Typical CVS Group prices, August 2026 (median across our sample)
- • Standard consultation: £65 (range £32–£80, n=347)
- • Annual booster — dog: £84 (n=340)
- • Annual booster — cat: £84 (n=342)
- • Microchip: £22 (n=349)
- • Cat castration: £108 (n=346)
- • Cat spay: £158 (n=348)
- • Dog castration (medium dog): £243 (range £120–£421, n=347)
- • Dog spay (medium dog): £353 (n=347)
Source: vetpricecomparisonsite.co.uk index, 491 CVS practices. Snapshot taken 9 August 2026.
Who CVS Group is, and which practices belong to it
CVS Group plc floated in 2007 and now runs more than 500 UK sites, alongside operations in Ireland, the Netherlands and Australia. As well as first-opinion small-animal surgeries it owns referral hospitals, farm and equine practices, pet crematoria and one of the largest veterinary diagnostic laboratory networks in the country.
Some CVS practices trade under the CVS-branded cvsvets.com umbrella; many others keep the local name they had before acquisition. That's the same pattern we see at IVC Evidensia and VetPartners, and it's the reason we maintain an ownership register at all. If you want to know whether your own practice is CVS-owned, use the lookup on our who owns my vet guide or browse the full CVS Group hub.
CVS consultation prices in 2026
Across 347 CVS practices publishing a fee, the median standard consultation is £65. That is the highest median of any major UK group in our index apart from IVC Evidensia (£66) — £10 above the independent median (£55) and £6 above Medivet (£59).
It is also the tightest. CVS consultations run from £32 to £80, a 2.5× spread, while independents in our data run from £15 to nearly £195. Head office clearly sets a narrow band and branches price within it. In practice that means you are unlikely to be caught out by an unexpectedly expensive CVS branch — but you're also unlikely to find a bargain one.
Out-of-hours and hospital consultations sit well above the day-time fee, typically £90–£180 depending on the site and the time. Those are charged before any treatment, medication or diagnostics.
CVS vaccination costs
Vaccination is where CVS is most clearly above the market. The median annual dog booster is £84 and the median cat booster is also £84, against £61 and £63 respectively for independents. That's a gap of more than £20 a year per pet for the same routine appointment.
- Annual dog booster: median £84 (n=340).
- Annual cat booster: median £84 (n=342).
- Puppy primary course: generally £85–£120 across CVS sites, usually including the initial health check.
- Kennel cough: normally offered as an add-on to the annual booster rather than a standalone appointment.
This is precisely the service the Healthy Pet Club is designed to absorb — see the break-even below. For the wider picture on what vaccinations should cost, our puppy vaccination cost guide and cat and booster vaccination guide cover the whole market.
CVS microchipping prices
Microchipping is CVS's best-value routine service. The median chip is £22, below the independent median (£25), Pets at Home (£30) and IVC Evidensia (£38). Only Medivet is cheaper, and Medivet publishes a microchip price at just one branch in our index, so that figure isn't comparable.
Microchipping has been compulsory for dogs since 2016 and for cats in England since June 2024, so this is a cost every owner meets. £22 at a CVS practice is a genuinely competitive price.
CVS neutering costs
Neutering at CVS sits close to the middle of the market, which is a better result than its consultation and vaccination pricing suggests:
- Cat castration: £108 median vs £96 for independents and £100 at Pets at Home.
- Cat spay: £158 median vs £135 for independents.
- Dog castration (medium dog): £243 median — close to the independent median of £242 and dramatically cheaper than IVC Evidensia (£352).
- Dog spay (medium dog): £353 median vs £325 for independents.
The dog castration figure is the standout. With 347 published prices behind it, this isn't a small-sample fluke: CVS is level with independents on dog neutering and £109 below IVC Evidensia, while being one of the most expensive groups for a consultation. Large-breed spays cost more everywhere — typically £420–£560 at CVS — because of the extra anaesthetic time. Our dog neutering cost guide and cat neutering cost guide break this down by weight and by group.
Is the Healthy Pet Club worth it?
The Healthy Pet Club is CVS's monthly preventive-care scheme and one of the most-searched vet plans in the UK — around 4,400 searches a month. In our index 301 of 491 CVS practices (61%) publish a health plan, the second-highest coverage of any group after IVC Evidensia.
Typical 2026 pricing is £17–£26 a month for a dog and £13–£19 for a cat, varying by branch and weight band. It covers the annual booster, kennel cough for dogs, year-round flea and worm treatment, six-monthly health checks and a discount (usually 10%) on other services.
Healthy Pet Club break-even, using our own CVS price data
Adult dog on a £22/month plan = £264/year. The same items bought individually at CVS median prices: annual booster £84 + kennel cough ~£35 + 12 months of flea and worm treatment (~£150 in practice) + two health checks (~£40) ≈ £309. On CVS's own price list the plan saves roughly £45 a year before the 10% discount — a better deal than the equivalent plan at chains with cheaper boosters, precisely because CVS boosters are expensive.
The caveat is the same everywhere: it isn't insurance. It covers nothing for illness, injury, diagnostics or surgery. Our guide to UK vet care plans works through when they pay and when they don't.
CVS prices vs Medivet, Vets4Pets and independents
Median prices from our index, August 2026:
| Service | CVS | Medivet | Vets4Pets | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard consultation | £65.00 | £59.00 | £55.00 | £55.00 |
| Annual booster — dog | £84.00 | £69.00 | £66.00 | £61.00 |
| Annual booster — cat | £84.00 | £71.00 | £69.00 | £63.00 |
| Microchip | £22.00 | — | £30.00 | £25.00 |
| Cat spay | £158.00 | £133.00 | £140.00 | £135.00 |
| Dog castration (medium) | £243.00 | £233.00 | £250.00 | £242.20 |
| Dog spay (medium) | £353.00 | £317.00 | £330.00 | £325.00 |
The shape of CVS pricing is consistent: expensive on the things you buy every year (consultation, booster), competitive on the things you buy once (microchip, neutering). If you have a healthy adult pet who mostly needs an annual check and jab, CVS is one of the pricier options unless you're on the Healthy Pet Club. For a full ranking of all six groups plus independents, see our Corporate Pricing League Table.
Regional variation in CVS prices
CVS is one of the few groups with enough published prices to break down by county. Counties with at least eight CVS practices publishing a consultation fee:
| County | Practices sampled | Avg consultation | Avg dog booster | Avg dog spay (med) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 8 | £71.88 | £90.38 | £379.38 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 | £69.57 | £92.86 | £398.86 |
| Surrey | 16 | £68.79 | £95.21 | £382.64 |
| Devon | 41 | £68.39 | £78.46 | £370.71 |
| Kent | 12 | £66.56 | £84.67 | £345.89 |
| Berkshire | 17 | £65.93 | £94.60 | £387.60 |
| Hampshire | 34 | £63.79 | £85.67 | £358.33 |
| Lancashire | 22 | £63.29 | £81.71 | £335.00 |
| Aberdeenshire | 8 | £62.50 | £75.53 | £303.17 |
| West Yorkshire | 12 | £58.14 | £82.86 | £366.57 |
| Bristol | 8 | £58.12 | £74.31 | £315.80 |
The regional spread at CVS is narrower than at most groups — about £14 between the dearest and cheapest county average, against a £17 gap at Medivet. The South East and the West Country carry the highest fees; Yorkshire, Bristol and Scotland the lowest. Dog spay pricing varies far more than consultations: £303 in Aberdeenshire against £399 in Oxfordshire, a £96 gap for the same operation inside the same company.
How to check what your local CVS practice charges
Every CVS-branded practice publishes a pricing page, and many locally-named CVS surgeries do too. The quicker route is to search your postcode on our site and see every practice near you — CVS, other chains and independents — with their published prices side by side.
- Vets in Bristol
- Vets in Carmarthen
- Vets in Devon — 41 CVS practices with published prices, our largest county sample
- Vets in Hampshire
- County-by-county pricing map
Frequently asked questions
How much is a CVS vet consultation?
The median standard consultation across 346 CVS practices publishing a fee is £65, with a range of £32 to £80. Out-of-hours consultations typically cost £90–£180.
Is CVS more expensive than an independent vet?
For routine annual care, yes. CVS consultations run about £10 above the independent median and boosters about £23 above. For one-off procedures the picture reverses: CVS dog castration is level with the independent median, and microchipping is cheaper.
Is the Healthy Pet Club good value?
On CVS's own prices, a mid-tier dog plan at £22/month saves roughly £45 a year against buying the same items individually, plus a 10% discount on other services. It is not insurance and covers nothing for illness or injury.
Which vets are owned by CVS Group?
CVS owns more than 500 UK sites. Some trade under CVS branding, many keep their original local name. Look your practice up on our ownership guide to check.
Do all CVS practices charge the same?
No. Fees sit within a narrow head-office band but branches differ — £32 to £80 for a consultation, and up to a £96 gap between counties on a dog spay.
Methodology: medians calculated from published prices indexed for 491 CVS Group practices on vetpricecomparisonsite.co.uk, with sample sizes shown per service. Comparison figures come from the independent practices, 354 Medivet branches, 453 Pets at Home / Vets4Pets branches and the IVC Evidensia branches in the same index. Implausible outliers (£0 entries, prices outside sane clinical ranges) are excluded. Snapshot 9 August 2026.