Fee guide
What common procedures cost, and what a health plan changes.
What common things cost
Published because the first question everyone wants to ask is the one they feel awkward asking on the phone.
| Item | Standard | On a plan |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation 15 minutes with a vet, including a full clinical exam | £46 | Included |
| Annual booster, dog DHP and leptospirosis, with a health check | £62 | Included |
| Annual booster, cat Flu, enteritis and leukaemia, with a health check | £58 | Included |
| Cat neutering, female Day procedure, including pre-anaesthetic checks and pain relief | £145 | £131 |
| Dog neutering, male Under 20 kg, day procedure with post-operative check | £265 | £239 |
| Dental scale and polish Under anaesthetic, excluding extractions | £310 | £279 |
| Microchipping Implant and lifetime registration | £22 | Included |
| Euthanasia, in practice Including sedation and a private room with as much time as you need | £95 | — |
These are the fees for straightforward cases. Anything complicated is quoted before we proceed, and we will always ring you with a revised estimate rather than carrying on and presenting a larger bill afterwards. If cost is a concern, say so — there is very often more than one reasonable option and we would rather discuss them.
Preventive care, spread monthly
Routine care paid by direct debit rather than in lumps. It works out cheaper than paying as you go and it means the boosters actually happen.
- Saves £64
Puppy & Kitten
First year, dogs and cats
£17 a month
- Full primary vaccination course
- Monthly parasite treatment, first year
- Microchipping
- Two health checks
- 10% off neutering
- Saves £96
Adult
Dogs and cats, 1–8 years
£21 a month
- Annual booster vaccination
- Year-round flea, tick and worm treatment
- Two health checks a year
- Annual nail clip and anal gland check
- 10% off dental work and neutering
- Saves £140
Senior
Dogs and cats over 8
£29 a month
- Everything in Adult
- Twice-yearly senior blood screen
- Blood pressure check
- Urine screen
- Arthritis assessment
Plans cover preventive care only — vaccinations, parasite treatment and health checks. They are not insurance and do not cover illness, injury or surgery. Anyone telling you a health plan replaces insurance is doing you a disservice; you want both.
The awkward ones
Mostly about money and about the end of a pet's life.
Yes. A health plan covers routine preventive care — vaccinations, parasite treatment, health checks. It does not cover illness, injury or surgery. Insurance covers the unexpected and expensive. They do different jobs and most clients sensibly have both.
Because a full clinical team is awake and on site overnight for whatever arrives, which is expensive to staff whether or not anyone comes in. Typical out-of-hours consultation fees are £180 to £250 before treatment. That is charged by Severnside rather than by us.
For routine things, yes, and they are on this page. For an unwell animal we can rarely quote accurately without examining them, but we will give you an estimate before doing anything beyond the consultation, and we will ring you if the picture changes.
We give you a private room with a separate entrance and no time limit, and you can stay as long as you want afterwards. Home visits are possible and often kinder — please ring and ask. We will talk you through the options for afterwards without rushing.
Yes. Fernhill has been independently owned since 2009 and is not part of a corporate group. That is increasingly unusual and it is the main reason we can publish our own fees rather than following a national price list.
Register before you need us
Registration takes five minutes and means we already have your pet's history when something goes wrong.