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Maidstone Vets4Pets

128 Sutton Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 9BY
01622 686 817 Chat on WhatsApp

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Opening Hours

  • Monday  - 
  • Tuesday  - 
  • Wednesday  - 
  • Thursday  - 
  • Friday  - 
  • Saturday  - 
  • Sunday  - 

Parking and access information

  Free Parking directly in front of the practice

Support line

For advice and support when the practice is closed, please call 0333 332 4471 and speak to our qualified veterinary team. Our out of hours vet provider can be found here by clicking the link.

Meet the team

Angela Van Der Park

Angela

Veterinary Surgeon (Clinical Lead)

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Originally from Bristol, Angela qualified with honours from the Royal Veterinary College in London in 2014. She initially joined the practice after graduation and has been with us ever since.

Angela is currently studying towards a further certificate qualification in internal medicine however she is also a keen soft tissue surgeon and is currently the clinical director of the practice. Angela also sits on the clinical advisory board for the whole of Vets4Pets.

Outside of work Angela is a keen vegetable gardener, is a bit a globe trotter but also loves spending time exploring Kent with her German Spitz Noah. She has also recently added a Sphynx cat called Bram to her family in Maidstone.

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Phil

Veterinary Surgeon

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Phillip graduated from Massey University New Zealand in 1996 and spent the first five years treating a wide variety of animals in NZ, these included dogs, cats, rabbits, horses, cows, sheep, pigs, deer, ostriches, dolphins, sealions and penguins. He arrived in the UK in 2001 and has worked in Kent since. 

Phillip completed a post graduate certificate in Surgery in 2017, he enjoys all aspects of Veterinary work, especially in soft tissue and orthapedic surgery. When not working Phil enjoys keeping fit and is a keen salsa dancer.

His daughter, dog Jack and cat Violet keep him busy also. 

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Elena

Veterinary Surgeon

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Elena graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2021 and joined the practice in May of 2023.
Elena has an interest in all aspects of small animal practice and is currently working on developing her surgical skills.
Outside of work Elena enjoys spending time with her fur-babies: her hamster Agatha, her two dogs Lily and Barnaby, and her horse Pumpkin – who she enjoys exploring the English countryside with!

Yunus

Yunus

Veterinary Surgeon

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Yunus joined the team in June 2023, after making a life-changing decision to live in the UK, Yunus is one of the vets in the practice. He is eager to get better at internal medicine and is always open to learning new things about veterinary medicine in general.Yunus has a cat named Purpur living with him and had lived with three cats for years while living with his parents. Although he’s had only cats so far, he never misses the chance to stroke a dog with a wildly wagging tail.He likes poetry, taking pictures with his DSLR camera, comics and reading articles on a variety of topics from psychology to comic book universes.

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Burcu

Veterinary Surgeon

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Burcu graduated from Istanbul University Turkey in 2016. While she was working at two different pet practices, she completed her master's degree in pets' gastrointestinal ultrasonography. After her master's she established her own veterinary practice and operated it as the lead veterinary surgeon for 5 years.
 
After making a life-changing decision to live and work in the UK, she is working as a veterinary surgeon in Maidstone Vets4Pets family since June 2024.
 
Burcu is interested in internal medicine, soft tissue surgery and ultrasonography. She wants to develop her skills for techniques that can improve the quality of life of animals like dialysis, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and chiropractic treatments.
 
Outside of work Burcu enjoys spending time with her cats and family. She likes spending time visiting new places, reading and working on puzzles. 
Sigourney

Sigourney

Veterinary Surgeon

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I am a recently qualified veterinary surgeon having graduated from the University of Surrey in the summer of 2024. I have a keen interest in surgery and am very excited to be a part of the team here at Maidstone.

Outside of work I enjoy drawing and hiking as well as spending time with my family, including my two cats (Snowflake and Tortoise) and my little Terrier mix (Yorkie).

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Shirley

Head Nurse

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Shirley is the longest serving member of the practice. She has been with the practice since July 2006 when we had only been open 1 year, she has seen the practice grow from the beginning.

Shirley is our head nurse and is the main face of the nurse consults so is well known by the majority of our clients. She initially started in  part time position in the client care team has progressed through trainee nurse and to Head nurse and completing all her qualifications with us. She is a registered RVN, has her qualification in level 3 management, she is also currently in the middle of a level 3 Human resources course. She loves learning and encourages all her team to partake in furthering their qualifications.

She has become our in practice French Bulldog lover and not many of our Frenchies escape without having a cuddle with her when they visit us. Shirley has 2 grown up children and 4 grandchildren to keep her busy outside work. Her main love is her 2 French bulldogs Henri and Mabelle (her partner comes 3rd in the ranking). She enjoys nothing more than time at home, a well-deserved glass of alcohol and snuggles with her babies.  

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Sophie

Deputy Head Nurse

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Sophie qualified as a veterinary nurse in 2019 and joined the Maidstone vets4pets team in march 2020. She has an interest in small mammals and has a crazy guinea pig called Chicken Nugget and a hamster named Phil. She recently rescued a cat who is a little special as he has wonky eyes!

Anita

Anita

Registered Veterinary Nurse

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Hi I am Anita, one of the Registered Veterinary Nurses here at Maidstone Vets4Pets, you may remember me form my first time here when I had 2 Rottweiler's. After 12 years I left the practice, but could not stay away for long and am now back. 

When I am not at work you will usually find me outside with my fur babies. Peaches my Cat and Vixen my dog were both Vets4Pets strays that were handed in when were only only weeks old. I also have my Hooved friends Daisy & Mojo.  

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Registered Veterinary Nurse

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Megan started at Vets4pets Maidstone in March 2020. Ever since she started working with her Granddad on a farm when she was a little girl she always wanted to be a Veterinary Nurse and is very much looking forward to qualifying in 2022.

Megan has a retired greyhound called Vince who keeps her on her toes. In her spare time she enjoys walking with Vince and her partner in the Kent countryside and exploring new places.

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Maggie

Registered Veterinary Nurse

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Maggie has worked in the Veterinary Industry for over 4 years and has recently joined the Vets4Pets team. Maggie qualified as a Veterinary Nurse and SQP this year.

Maggie’s favourite part of her job is constantly learning and caring for all the animals that come into our practice. She also has a passion for surgery and is looking forward to developing her knowledge and skills over the next year.

She has 4 fur babies of her own, two cats called Jinx and Callie and two rabbits called Pepper and Wonda. All of her fur babies are rescues which she has accumulated over the years throughout her Veterinary Career.

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Marie

Registered Veterinary Nurse

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Marie has been working at the practice since 2017. Marie loves every single animal that walks through the door. She enjoys everything about her job but the absolute favourite part of her job is making sure all your fur babies get all the kisses and cuddles while they’re in our care.

Marie has a beautiful fur family of her own. 2 dogs called Charlie, Doris and 3 cats called Daisy, Joey and Elvy. Marie adopted Elvy from the practice after he was brought into us as a stray, he only has three legs but is currently living his best life. She also a mother and is so very proud of her daughter and all her accomplishments.

Her favourite things to do when she is not working is spending quality time with her daughter and walking her dogs.

Marie passed her NVQ in Animal Care and will hopefully go on to study to be a vet nurse.

P.S. To all Dacshund owners beware Marie never wants to give them back as she loves them so much.

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Rio

Student Veterinary Nurse

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Rio has been working at the practice since 2018, prior to this Rio worked with various species of animals ranging from birds of prey & exotics to farm animals and horses.

Rio has an NVQ level 2 in Equine Care and is currently partaking in her level 2 NVQ in Animal Care.
Rio is also looking to undertake a qualification in the Raptor awards in 2020.

Rio enjoys assisting in surgical procedures and likes to focus on patient recovery after their surgeries.

In her own time she enjoys show jumping competitions and competes with her own horse Remo. She loves to also explore the countryside with her dogs and fun days out with her partner, friends and family.

Rio’s own fur family consist of her baby boy Douan, an English Bull Terrier cross, her little rescue Milo (AKA Fluff), a Bichon Frisse cross and Remo her horse, a KWPN. Her adopted fur children include 3 beautiful little Chihuahua’s Bella, Peggy and Ronnie who all enjoy a massive group walk at the weekends.

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Izabel

Student Veterinary Nurse

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I have recently joined the Vets4Pets team in December 2021,as a Veterinary Care Assistant. Before this I worked with reptiles, birds and small mammals in retail just after leaving college completing my level 3 Animal Care course. 

I have always had a passion for animals, I have done many hours of work experience and volunteering in the RSPCA. In my spare time you will find me outside in the fresh air or playing with my own pets. 

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Grace

Veterinary Care Assistant

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Hi ya I am Grace I have been working here at Vets4Pets Maidstone since August 2021 and this is my boy Minstrel.

My favourite thing to do would be seeing him at the stables each day, especially on sunny days, where we enjoy riding in the sun, and if I am not there, you will find me spending time with the girls making memories. 

My favourite part of working at Vets4Pets would be making connections and spending time with the owners and their beautiful pets. 

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Ashlee

Veterinary Care Assistant

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Ashlee is a training VCA who joined the team in February 2024. She decided to take part in working here due to her deep compassion and love for all animals and she is very much looking forward to when she qualifies in the future.
 
Ashlee's favourite part of her job would be spending time with all the different animals as well as getting to know their owners .
 
She enjoys spending her free time with her friends and family as well as her fur baby Stitch who is a French bulldog.
 
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Laura

Practice Manager

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Laura started at Vets4Pets Maidstone in February 2019 but had been working in the Vet Group since 2017. She started in the Veterinary industry in 2007 as a Part time Receptionist and has worked her way into a Management role. Laura is super organised and admin is her strength.

Laura has 2 French Bulldogs called Frank & Florence and a cat called Fanny,

In her spare time she enjoys walks with Frank & Florence, has a passion for alpacas and goats, she loves a cheeky glass or two of Prosecco and follows Tottenham Hotspur football club. She loves the New forest and travelling to new places.

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Millie

Head Receptionist

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My name is Millie. 

I joined the team in April 2022. Prior to this, I left school in 2020, worked in retail during the pandemic and then worked as a Receptionist at a Solicitors.

I've always wanted to work with animals and seeing their furry little faces come through the door every day makes me smile.

I have a dog of my own at home and I love nothing more than spending time with her and taking her out on long walks with other dogs. 

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Jason

Registered Veterinary Receptionist

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Jason is a member of our client care team. He has worked in veterinary practice for 10 years although he started here at Vets4Pets in May 2019.

Jason’s life has always evolved around animals and he used to successfully breed and show winning Angora, Lion head and Miniature Lop Rabbits, he even qualified as a Judge in 2018. He now breeds and shows Pedigree Self and English Crested Guinea Pigs.

Jason has two big fur babies of his own; Ted and Storm his young Chow Chows.

Jason loves nothing more than helping clients and their sick or injured pets make a full recovery back to being fighting fit again.

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Sarah

Client Care Advisor

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Sarah is the longest serving member of our client care team, people call her Dunky. She is a client care receptionist and has been with Vets4Pets Maidstone for over six years.

Dunky has a chocolate Labrador called Coco and a long haired German Sheppard called Liberty. She also has 8 cats, so she is definitely the resident crazy cat lady. Her cats are called Nevada, Dakota, Texas George, Florida, Oregon, Kentucky and Salem (can you see the theme?).

Dunky loves to travel to exotic places. She lives her life to the full and strongly believes in spending your money on what you love to do, after all you can’t take it with you.

She wishes she could win big on the lottery as it would be her dream to take in all the stray cats and dogs and look after them for ever.

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Lisa

Client Care Advisor

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Lisa is receptionist within our Client Care team and has been with Vets4Pets for around 3 years.

Lisa has 3 cats called Freddie Bear, Honey Bun (who are both adorable) and Socksey Locksy (who is a bit of a beastie). She has a 3 legged tortoise called Jake who is well over 50 now (just like Lisa). She also has 2 grand-cats Thomas and Percy. Recently she has had a new addition with a furless granddaughter called Charlotte who is now 4 months old.

These take up lots of Lisa’s time but when she gets a chance she can be found out and about with Dunky on one of their many jolly old girl outings.

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Jane

Client Care Advisor

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My Name is Jane, 

I joined the practice in December 2021. Prior to this I worked in retail for 15 years. I wanted to try something new, actually my dream job as a child was to work in a Vets. I love helping people an enjoy the rewards of making people smile. 

In my spare time I love nothing more than spending time with my grandchildren and my 2 dogs who I adore.

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Phoebe

Client Care Advisor

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Phoebe Joined the practice in March 2024 as a client care advisor and so far it has been the best journey for her. Phoebe has always had a passion for animals ranging from the highest horse to the smallest guinea pig. Being able to help, guide and support both animal and client to have the best life has always been Phoebe's goal.Being able to share her passion for both small mammals and equine animals has always been a major part of her life. 

Vets4Pets Maidstone is committed to bringing you affordable, high quality care via a modern, well equipped practice, including a lab, pharmacy, digital x-ray and ultrasound. Plus, on site car parking too!

The friendly team can't wait to meet all of their new clients!

*A £20 surcharge will be charged for appointments on Sundays and Bank Holiday Weekends including Bank Holidays. inclusive for ALL clients including those on a Care Plan.

**Please be aware that as of 19/2/24 all routine, planned and emergency procedures we will be requesting a 50% deposit on booking to secure the booking and the remaining 50% on admission. (The deposit will be non refundable if you do not arrive for your appointment or you cancel within 24 hours of your booked appointment) 

***Any missed appointments without giving us prior notice may incur a £10 missed appointment fee

 

 

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Services

  • Emergency cover
    Even if we are closed, we have your pet covered.
  • Open 7 Days a Week
    We are open 7 days a week.
  • Anaesthesia
    General anaesthetic enables us to perform many procedures kindly and safely for your pet.
  • Bereavement Support
    Making the decision to say goodbye to your pet is one of the toughest you’ll ever make. Pets provide us with unconditional love, friendship and comfort, so it is normal to have intense or conflicting emotions when it comes to euthanasia. At Vets4Pets we’re here for you and your pet for every step of your journey together.

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  • Biochemistry
    Allows an assessment of the functionality of a patients organs.
  • Blood Pressure Monitor
    Used to measure the range of blood pressure as a preventative treatment to identify early signs of systemic hypertension.
  • Cruciate Surgery
    Surgery to repair damaged stifle ligaments.
  • Dentistry
    The treatment and prevention of dental disease
  • Fracture Repair
    Orthopaedic surgery to correct broken bones.
  • Haematology – Blood testing
    Allows the assessment of a patient's blood and blood cells.
  • Health Plans
    Designed to cover all the regular pet care essentials such as vaccinations and flea and worm prevention, whilst saving you money.
  • Hospital Ward
    Suite of custom-built kennels for the housing and monitoring of in-patients.
  • In-house Laboratory
    A range of analytical tests and equipment to assist in the rapid diagnosis of illness.
  • Isolation Unit
    A special ward to care for animals with contagious diseases.
  • Medication
    Medication
  • Microchipping
    A microchip can help retrieve lost pets
  • Nurse Clinic
    Appointments with a highly qualified nurse which can cover anything from nutrition and fitness advice, grooming techniques, to pet socialisation classes.
  • Nutritional Advice
    Advice and support for your pet's diet.
  • Late Opening Times
    Late Opening Times
  • Operating Theatre
    An operating theatre with gaseous anaesthetic facility for surgical procedures.
  • Orthopaedics
    Surgery of joints and bones.
  • Oxygen Chamber
    Enables us to provide supplemental oxygen when needed.
  • Pet Passport / Animal Health Certificate
    Trained Official Veterinarian vets to issue Pet Passports, Fit to Fly letters and rabies serology tests.
  • Prescriptions
    We can provide written prescriptions upon request.
  • Rabbit Medicine and Testing
    Rabbit Medicine and Testing
  • Separated Dog & Cat Wards and Isolation Units
    Separate cat and dog hospital wards, designed to ensure your pet is kept in a comfortably stress free environment.
  • Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery
    Small Mammal Medicine and Surgery
  • Soft Tissue
    Surgical procedures involving the soft tissues such as ears and skin.
  • Weight Clinic
    Monitoring clinic to help dogs and cats achieve optimal weights – both if they have been under or overweight
  • X-Ray & Ultrasound
    X-Ray & Ultrasound

Practice accreditations

Health Plans

Health Plan

Complete Care Junior

From £15.99* per month
Expert veterinary care, plus lots of support and tailored advice for your puppy or kitten, in an affordable and convenient way.
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Health Plan

Complete Care

From £9.99* per month
Save over £300† on routine healthcare
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Health Plan

Complete Care Plus

From £19.99* per month
Our most comprehensive plan for dogs and cats
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Health Plans

Flea & Worm Pack

Protect your pet and your pocket!
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Out of hours

Vets Now Gillingham
Campus Way
Gillingham
Kent
ME8 0RR

Telephone: 01634 780 073

Standard consultation fees start from £298.50