Medivet is one of the six large veterinary groups the Competition and Markets Authority is scrutinising. It doesn't publish a single national price list — each branch sets its own fees within a shared framework — so a Medivet consultation, vaccination or neutering costs different amounts in different towns.
We track published prices for 354 Medivet branches (343 with a published consultation fee at the time of writing) alongside every other UK vet. This guide summarises what that data shows: typical Medivet prices in 2026, how they vary by region, and how the brand's price list compares to independents and Pets at Home/Vets4Pets.
Typical Medivet prices in 2026 (typical price across published branches)
- Standard consultation: £60.00 (range £42–£130)
- Annual booster — dog: £70.00
- Annual booster — cat: £73.00
- Kennel cough vaccination: around £30 as a standalone add-on; usually bundled with the annual booster
- Cat castration: £99.00
- Cat spay: £139.00
- Dog castration (medium dog): £233.00
- Dog spay (medium dog): £320.00
- Microchip: not published at scale — only one branch lists a standalone chip fee, so we don't quote a Medivet median
Source: vetpricecomparisonsite.co.uk index, 354 Medivet branches (343 with a published consultation price). Highest and lowest values trimmed before each median. Last reviewed 23 September 2026.
Who Medivet is
Medivet was founded in 1987 and now operates around 500 practices across the UK, ranging from local first-opinion clinics to 24-hour hospitals. It's owned by CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe's largest private equity firms, following a 2021 acquisition. That puts Medivet alongside CVS, IVC Evidensia, Linnaeus, VetPartners and Pets at Home in the group of consolidated corporate vet chains the CMA is investigating for price transparency and consumer choice.
Unlike Vets4Pets — where each practice is a Joint Venture Partnership — Medivet branches are directly operated. Head office sets a common brand, systems and Healthcare Plan; branch teams still have meaningful discretion on the fees for one-off services, which is why prices vary from town to town.
Medivet consultation prices
Across the 343 Medivet branches with a published consultation fee, the median standard consultation is £60. That's £4 above the UK independent median (£56) and £4 above Pets at Home/Vets4Pets (£56), but well below IVC Evidensia (£66) and CVS (£65).
The spread is what matters most: the cheapest Medivet consultation in our data is £39, the most expensive £130. That's a 3× gap between branches of the same brand. Out-of-hours and hospital consultations sit above the day-time figure — usually £80–£150 — and are billed separately from the treatment itself.
Medivet vaccination costs
The annual booster is the price most owners see first, and it's where the "Medivet price list" question is asked most often. Our data:
- Annual dog booster: median £70. Cheaper than CVS (£84) and IVC Evidensia (£81.50), a few pounds above Pets at Home (£67.00) and independents (£61).
- Annual cat booster: median £73.
- Puppy primary course (two injections + health checks): typically £75–£110 across branches, with Medivet's own guidance usually £85–£95.
- Kennel cough: most often bundled with the annual booster; as a standalone add-on budget £25–£40.
Medivet microchipping prices
Microchipping is the one routine service Medivet branches almost never publish: just one branch of 354 lists a standalone chip fee (£15.50), which is far too thin to quote as a Medivet price. In practice most branches include the chip inside a puppy/kitten package or their Healthcare Plan. For reference, the wider market medians are £25 at independents, £22 at CVS, £30 at Pets at Home and £40 at IVC Evidensia. Microchipping is a legal requirement for dogs and, since June 2024, cats in England, so it's worth asking for the price explicitly rather than assuming it's included.
Medivet neutering costs
Neutering prices at Medivet come in below every other major group in our data, and below independents in most categories:
- Cat castration: Medivet £99 vs Pets at Home £100 vs independents £98 vs IVC Evidensia £126.
- Cat spay: Medivet £139 vs Pets at Home £142 vs independents £138 vs IVC Evidensia £177.
- Dog castration (medium dog): Medivet £233 vs Pets at Home £250 vs independents £245 vs IVC Evidensia £352.
- Dog spay (medium dog): Medivet £320 vs Pets at Home £330 vs independents £330 vs IVC Evidensia £470.
Medivet is now the cheapest of the big corporate groups for planned surgery — on a medium-dog spay it undercuts IVC Evidensia by £150. Large-breed dog spays cost more — typically £400–£550 across Medivet branches — because they take longer under anaesthetic. Charity-funded options via Cats Protection, RSPCA and PDSA can reduce cat neutering further if you qualify.
Medivet Healthcare Plan cost
The Medivet Healthcare Plan is the brand's monthly preventive-care subscription. In our data 258 of 354 Medivet branches (73%) publish a plan; typical 2026 pricing is:
- Dog plan: £18–£28/month, depending on branch and weight band.
- Cat plan: £14–£20/month.
- Rabbit plan: £10–£15/month.
What's included is broadly consistent: annual booster, kennel cough (dogs), year-round flea and worm treatment, one or two six-monthly health checks, and typically a 10% discount on other services and food. It is not insurance — it doesn't cover illness, injury or diagnostics.
Is the Medivet Healthcare Plan worth it? Quick break-even
Adult dog on a mid-tier £22/month plan = £264/year. Buying the same items à la carte at Medivet's median prices: annual booster £70 + kennel cough ~£30 + 12 months flea & worm (~£140 from your vet) + two health checks (~£30) ≈ £269. Roughly break-even, with the 10% discount and convenience as the tie-breaker. If you already buy flea & worm cheaper online, the plan usually loses money.
We cover the wider question in our UK vet care plans guide.
Medivet price list vs the other big groups
Side-by-side medians from published price lists (£, August 2026). Vets4Pets is shown as part of the Pets at Home group, which is how we now classify it:
| Service | Medivet | Pets at Home / Vets4Pets | CVS | IVC Evidensia | Independents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard consultation | £59.00 | £55.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 | £55.00 |
| Annual booster — dog | £69.00 | £67.00 | £84.00 | £81.50 | £61.00 |
| Microchip | not published | £30.00 | £22.00 | £40.00 | £25.00 |
| Cat castration | £99.00 | £100.00 | £108.00 | £126.00 | £98.00 |
| Cat spay | £139.00 | £142.00 | £158.00 | £177.00 | £135.00 |
| Dog castration (medium) | £233.00 | £250.00 | £243.00 | £352.00 | £245.00 |
| Dog spay (medium) | £320.00 | £330.00 | £353.00 | £470.00 | £325.00 |
The pattern in our September 2026 data is clear: Medivet costs a few pounds more than Pets at Home/Vets4Pets or an independent to walk through the door, but it is the cheapest major group for surgery — cat spay, cat castration, dog castration and dog spay all come in below every other chain. The one gap is microchipping, which Medivet branches simply don't publish.
Full cross-group ranking on the same basket: see the Corporate Pricing League Table, which recalculates from live data every time it loads.
Regional variation in Medivet prices
Counties with at least five Medivet branches publishing a consultation fee, ranked most expensive first:
| County | Branches sampled | Avg consultation | Avg dog booster | Avg dog spay (med) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 48 | £67.73 | £80.67 | £387.25 |
| Dorset | 10 | £67.10 | £66.78 | £307.22 |
| Sussex | 10 | £64.90 | £73.50 | £331.00 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 | £63.72 | £74.89 | £350.67 |
| Oxfordshire | 10 | £63.20 | £76.70 | £310.50 |
| Surrey | 16 | £62.69 | £76.63 | £342.00 |
| Middlesex | 12 | £62.50 | £75.85 | £350.15 |
| Essex | 18 | £60.67 | £68.50 | £310.56 |
| Kent | 21 | £59.10 | £68.52 | £300.14 |
| Merseyside | 15 | £56.07 | £69.00 | £299.07 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 | £52.67 | £61.33 | £302.22 |
| Lancashire | 10 | £52.60 | £57.60 | £276.10 |
| Leicestershire | 7 | £51.86 | £60.43 | £273.71 |
| Lincolnshire | 13 | £50.08 | £58.00 | £265.23 |
Two clear takeaways:
- London is the most expensive region for Medivet on every routine service. A London consultation averages £67.73, ~35% more than Lincolnshire (£50.08); a medium-dog spay averages £387 in London vs £265 in Lincolnshire — a £122 gap for the same procedure at the same brand.
- The East Midlands and North West are consistently the cheapest Medivet regions. If you live within reach of two or three branches, comparing them is worth £15–£30 per visit and £50–£100 per neutering.
How to check your local Medivet's price
Medivet doesn't publish a single online price list, but each branch's page on medivet.co.uk shows the most common fees. To compare that against nearby Medivet branches, other chains and independents, use our comparison tool. Direct links for the towns with the most Medivet branches:
- Vets in London — 48 Medivet branches
- Vets in Liverpool — 9 branches
- Vets in Nottingham — 8 branches
- Vets in Norwich — 4 branches
- Vets in Crawley — 4 branches
- Vets in Hull — 4 branches
- Vets in Lincoln — 4 branches
- Vets in Poole — 3 branches
Or search any postcode from the homepage to see every Medivet within range, side by side with the alternatives and their published prices.
Questions to ask before switching to (or from) Medivet
- What's the standard consultation fee, and is there a separate out-of-hours or hospital rate?
- What's included in the Healthcare Plan, and what's specifically excluded?
- What are your published prices for annual boosters, neutering (for my pet's weight) and dental scale & polish?
- Is prescription-only medication charged in-house, or can I request a written prescription to fill online? What's the prescription fee?
- Who provides out-of-hours cover — this branch, a Medivet 24-hour hospital, or a third party such as Vets Now?
Points 4 and 5 are worth asking anywhere; both were highlighted by the CMA as areas where owners routinely overpay. See our prescription fees guide for context.
The CMA investigation — what it means for Medivet
Medivet is one of the six large groups named in the CMA's veterinary services market investigation. The investigation's focus is on price transparency, prescription fee disclosure, referral-pathway disclosure and ownership visibility — issues that apply across the sector rather than Medivet alone. The provisional remedies (published late 2025) push all six groups towards clearer online pricing; Medivet's individual branch pages already show more than most, which is why we're able to index them at scale. Full write-up: the CMA vet sector reforms.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a Medivet consultation in 2026?
Across 343 branches, the median Medivet consultation is £60, with a range of £42 to £130 depending on the branch. London and the South East sit above average; the East Midlands and North West sit below.
How much is a Medivet vaccination?
An annual dog booster at Medivet has a median price of £70 in our data; cat boosters sit at £73. Puppy and kitten primary courses (two injections plus health checks) typically fall between £75 and £110.
Is Medivet cheaper than Vets4Pets?
Vets4Pets is part of the Pets at Home group. Medivet consultations are around £4 dearer at the median (£60 vs £56) and dog boosters about £3 dearer, but Medivet is cheaper for surgery — roughly £17 less on a medium-dog castration and £13 less on a dog spay. Local variation is wider than the brand gap, so always check the specific branches near you.
How much does the Medivet Healthcare Plan cost?
Typically £18–£28/month for dogs and £14–£20/month for cats, depending on the branch and weight band. It covers annual boosters, flea and worm treatment, health checks and a 10% discount on other services. It is not insurance.
Does Medivet publish a national price list?
No. Each branch publishes its own prices on its practice page at medivet.co.uk. Our index consolidates 354 of those price lists so you can compare branches and chains in one place.
Where can I see the Medivet price list for my area?
Search your postcode on our homepage — every Medivet branch in range appears with its published consultation, vaccination and neutering prices alongside the alternatives.
Methodology: figures in this article are calculated from published prices for 354 Medivet branches (343 with a published consultation price) indexed on vetpricecomparisonsite.co.uk, benchmarked against 453 Pets at Home/Vets4Pets branches and the UK independent practices in the same index. Highest and lowest values are trimmed before each median. Data pulled 23 September 2026.