About Us

As a well established surgery, our priority is to provide a professional and caring service to you and your pets. We use our excellent facilities and the latest equipment to ensure the care that your animal receives is the very best. Situated in South Croydon and Thornton Heath, we cover a wide area in Surrey and parts of London.

A brief history

The practice was first opened in 1976 By Michael Nelson. It was a small, modest set up initially which held open surgeries, and people were often seen queueing out of the door!  Michael Nelson was  assisted in running the surgery  by his wife Gina, before being joined by his son Mark who graduated from Glasgow  University in 1980. In 1982, a branch surgery was opened at Woodville road in Thornton Heath which Mark ran, as well as assisting his father in South Croydon.

Mark became a partner in 1984 which saw the start of Michael and Mark Nelson.
In 1990, new premises were opened for the South Croydon surgery at 238 Pampisford Road. Michael retired in 1996 after 42 years as a veterinary surgeon, and many of his original clients still attend the practice. At this point Anne Nelson, Marks wife, took over the partnership seeing the practice develop as Mark and Anne Nelson.

"I have been bringing my pets for many years. The service is wonderful, always very sympathetic and caring."
Hurst

Today, our practices have excellent facilities, are forward thinking and we regard our customer care highly. We are accredited by the RCVS as a Small Animal Practice which shows our dedication to providing high standards of care. We are also a registered TP (training practice) which means we carry out Veterinary Nurse training at both surgeries.  Please browse around our website to find out more about us. We would be more than happy to arrange showing you around the practice to see our facilities.