The MoatParkvetgroup/KingsHill Vet branch.
This is my experience today Wednesday the 26 August 2026 at Kingshill veterinary practice.
My dog Layla is a 12 year old Springer Spaniel she suddenly developed a urinal incontinence problem, drinking more than the usual amount of water and her fur had become stained yellow around her rear end and very smelly with sores developing around that area and on her legs.
In herself she was in good health under the circumstances bright eyed happy and eating well with no problems apart from the incontinence and arthritis affecting her rear legs.
Upon arrival at the vets Layla was weighed in and had gained a little wait since our last visit a week ago.
The vet spent little or no time feeling around her abdomen and didn't even bother to take her temperature a serious mistake, the first thing the vet mentioned was “We need to check all her bloods for any signs of serious problems” which incidentally all came back clear no signs of any issues at all, surely a proper first step should have diagnosed a possible urinary infection or a sphincter issue both are treatable with antibiotics, a simple and obvious diagnosis.
Imagine on a NHS level you take a child into hospital with a bladder infection and the first thing the doctor recommends is a full expensive cat scan, of course he wouldn’t, he would start simple and work from there, that’s just logical.
At Kingshill vets they begin with the most expensive procedures first, after all that pays the bills.
It’s my opinion that some Veterinary practises today,
are on a par with your average motor repair shop, diagnosing a new engine first when only a fan belt is needed..
Update 3/9/26
Layla nearly died today she had a temperature of nearly 40 degrees and stood waste deep in water at my local park to cool herself down, we carried her to the car and travelled to a veterinary hospital in Borough Green where she had a shot and was prescribed some much needed antibiotics, 24 hours later she is on the road to recovery, if only those meds were prescribed ten days earlier instead of expensive blood tests it would have saved her a week of pain and misery.