Vets4Pets Price List 2026: What You'll Actually Pay (and How It Compares to Independent Vets)

Vets4Pets doesn't publish a single national price list — each of its 440-odd UK branches is run as a Joint Venture Partnership and sets its own fees. Individual branch pages on vets4pets.com do show prices for the most common services, but because fees are set locally, comparing branches a few miles apart means checking each one individually.

We've collected published prices from 451 Vets4Pets and Pets at Home vet branches (391 with a published consultation fee at the time of writing) and store them alongside every other UK practice. This guide summarises what that data actually shows — typical Vets4Pets prices for 2026, how they vary by region, and how the brand compares to independents and other big chains.

Who owns Vets4Pets?

Vets4Pets is a brand of Pets at Home Group plc, a FTSE 250 retailer. As of 2026 there are around 440 Vets4Pets practices in the UK, most located inside or next to a Pets at Home store. The "Companion Care" brand was absorbed into Vets4Pets in 2019, and the group also operates a referral arm, Vets4Pets Specialist.

Each Vets4Pets practice is run as a Joint Venture Partnership (JVP): the lead vet co-owns the business with Pets at Home Group and makes their own clinical and pricing decisions within the brand framework. That model gives partners genuine local control — and it's the reason prices vary from branch to branch rather than being set centrally.

Pets at Home neutering cost: what Vets4Pets charges to neuter a dog or cat

Because every Vets4Pets surgery is run as a joint venture, there is no single national price for neutering. Published fees across the network give clear benchmarks:

Vets4Pets neutering sits slightly below the UK median, but it is rarely the cheapest option locally. Independent practices are lower on cat neutering (£96 castration, £138 spay) and Medivet is lower on dog castration (£233). IVC Evidensia sits at the top of the range, with medians of £352 for a dog castration and £470 for a spay.

Quoted prices assume a routine, healthy animal. A bitch in season, an undescended testicle or a keyhole spay all add to the cost (typically £50–£300, depending on the case). The Pets at Home Complete Care plan and the retailer's VIP scheme sometimes bundle a neutering discount — check whether the discount is genuinely bigger than the gap to the cheapest practice near you.

Full national figures are in our dog neutering cost guide and cat neutering cost guide, and you can compare your own branch against every practice nearby by searching your postcode.

How Vets4Pets compares to other UK vets

Using our full price index, here are the median published prices across Vets4Pets, the UK independent sector and the three largest corporate chains. Figures in £, September 2026.

Key points from the comparison:

• Vets4Pets has the lowest standard consultation fee of the major corporate groups: its £56 median is within £1 of the independent median and undercuts CVS and IVC Evidensia by £9–£10.
• Neutering is competitive but not cheaper than independents: a medium-dog spay is £330 at both, though it is £23 cheaper than CVS and £140 cheaper than IVC Evidensia.
• Microchipping is one of the few services where Vets4Pets sits above average: £30 against £25 at independents and £22 at CVS. Only IVC Evidensia charges more.

Vets4Pets is now grouped with Pets at Home in our data, since both trade under the same parent. See the live cross-group ranking in our Corporate Pricing League Table.

Regional pricing variation between Vets4Pets branches

Because each branch sets its own fees, the same brand can look very different from one county to the next. Across counties with at least six Vets4Pets branches publishing prices, the spread is clear:

Regional patterns:

• The cheapest counties for a Vets4Pets consultation are Staffordshire (£50.14) and Merseyside (£50.25), with South Yorkshire close behind at £51.
• The dearest are Sussex (£64.17) and Northamptonshire (£64), followed by Berkshire, Dorset and Surrey at £60–£61.
• London is not the most expensive place for a routine Vets4Pets visit — the average there is about £56, below several home counties.
• The Midlands and the North West are consistently the cheapest parts of the network.

Because prices can differ by £15–£20 on a consultation and £50 or more on a spay, checking two or three branches within driving distance can bring real savings.

What our data shows — service by service

Consultations

Across 391 branches the median Vets4Pets consultation is £56, with most branches between £50 and £65 and a full range of £35–£75. That puts Vets4Pets within £1 of the UK independent median (£55) and meaningfully below CVS (£65) and IVC Evidensia (£66). Some branches also offer a shorter "quick check" or nurse appointment at a lower fee — worth asking when you book a follow-up.

Vaccinations

Annual dog boosters at Vets4Pets have a median of £67.00 and cat boosters £69. That's about £5 above independents and well below CVS and IVC Evidensia. The full puppy primary course (2 injections plus health checks) typically sits in the £75–£110 range across branches; kennel cough is usually £25–£40 on top.

Neutering

Vets4Pets neutering sits close to the independent median and below most corporate rivals:

• Cat castration: Vets4Pets £100, independents £96, IVC Evidensia £126.
• Cat spay: Vets4Pets £142, independents £138, CVS £158.
• Dog castration (medium dog): Vets4Pets £250, independents £245, Medivet £233.
• Dog spay (medium dog): Vets4Pets £330, independents £330, CVS £353, IVC Evidensia £470.

For owners on a tight budget, charity-funded neutering through Cats Protection or RSPCA branches can bring cat neutering down further if you qualify.

Dental work

A scale and polish without extractions typically runs £280–£430 at Vets4Pets, including pre-op bloods, anaesthesia and post-op pain relief. Extractions add £15–£60 each. Pricing for dentals depends heavily on what's included — always ask for an itemised quote.

Microchipping

The median Vets4Pets microchip is £30. It's often included free or at cost when combined with a first vaccination or neutering, so most owners only pay separately for newly imported or rescued pets.

The Vets4Pets Complete Care plan

Complete Care is Vets4Pets' monthly health plan. It typically costs £18–£26 per month for a dog (less for cats) and bundles annual boosters, kennel cough, year-round flea and worming treatment, a six-month health check, and a discount (usually 10%) on other services and food.

It's not insurance and doesn't cover illness or accidents. Whether it's worth it depends on whether you'd buy all of those things separately anyway — for many owners it works out roughly neutral, with the convenience as the main benefit. We've covered this in detail in our guide to UK vet care plans.

The CMA investigation — context

Pets at Home is one of six large groups (alongside CVS, IVC Evidensia, Linnaeus, Medivet and VetPartners) examined in the Competition and Markets Authority's market investigation into UK veterinary services. The investigation's focus has been on price transparency, prescription fee disclosure and ownership disclosure across the sector — not on Vets4Pets specifically. Pets at Home Group has since published clearer pricing commitments and the brand's published prices are well-represented in public datasets. See our full write-up of the CMA reforms for the detail.

How to find the cheapest Vets4Pets near you

1. Use our vet price comparison tool — type in your postcode and filter by chain to see every Vets4Pets within range, with their published prices, alongside independents and other chains.
2. Check the two or three nearest independents at the same time. Our data shows the cheaper option flips back and forth between Vets4Pets and the nearest independent depending on the postcode and the specific service.
3. Ask the branch directly for a written, itemised quote for the procedure you need. RCVS guidance requires practices to provide one on request.
4. If you're considering Complete Care, ask the branch to model 12 months of expected spend with and without the plan based on your pet's age and breed.

Frequently asked questions

Is Vets4Pets the same as Pets at Home?

Vets4Pets is a brand of Pets at Home Group plc, but each practice is co-owned by its lead vet through a Joint Venture Partnership. Clinically and operationally it's a vet practice, not a retail store.

Why do Vets4Pets prices vary between branches?

Because each branch sets its own prices under the JVP model. Local costs, what's included in each "package" and partner pricing decisions all feed into the final number. Our regional table above shows the typical spread.

Is Vets4Pets cheaper than an independent vet?

At the median they are almost level on consultations (£56 at Vets4Pets, £55 at independents). Independents are slightly cheaper on vaccinations and microchipping; their median dog spay is the same £330. Branch-level variation is wide enough that the right answer in your postcode depends on the specific practices involved.

How does Vets4Pets compare to CVS and Medivet?

In our September 2026 data, Vets4Pets is the cheapest of the three to consult (£56 vs £60 Medivet and £65 CVS) and cheaper than CVS on vaccinations and dog spays. Medivet is cheaper for surgery — about £17 less on a medium-dog castration.

Does Vets4Pets offer payment plans?

The Complete Care monthly plan covers preventive care. For one-off bills, most branches offer Payl8r or DivideBuy-style finance for treatment over £300. Complete Care itself is not insurance.

How do I see the price list for my local Vets4Pets?

Most branches publish a basic price list on their individual practice page on vets4pets.com. To compare it against other Vets4Pets branches nearby and against independents and other chains, look up your local Vets4Pets on our comparison site — you'll see every practice in your area side by side, including the prices each one has published.

Methodology: figures in this article are calculated from published prices for 451 Pets at Home group (Vets4Pets) branches — 391 with a published consultation price — benchmarked against the UK independent practices, CVS, Medivet and IVC Evidensia branches indexed on vetpricecomparisonsite.co.uk. Highest and lowest values are trimmed before each median. Data pulled 23 September 2026.