Forest Veterinary Clinic Limited

Forest Veterinary Clinic Limited presents itself as an independent, full-service practice in Mansfield for dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and small exotic pets. The clinic lists in-house X-rays, ultrasound and laboratory testing, alongside surgery including soft-tissue procedures and minor orthopaedic work, as well as out-of-hours care. Recent reviews most often highlight kind staff, urgent appointments, ongoing case management and sensitive support in difficult moments, although a small number of reviews raise concerns about professionalism or treatment costs.

Services

•Diagnostics and investigations: in-house X-rays, ultrasound, blood testing and an in-house laboratory.
•Surgery and procedures: neutering, soft-tissue surgery and minor orthopaedic work; recent reviews also mention dental surgery for a cat.
•Preventative and routine care: preventative care is listed, alongside routine consultations and follow-up support.
•Urgent, emergency and ongoing care: out-of-hours care is listed, and reviews mention same-day urgent visits, emergency admission, diabetes monitoring with improved blood results, and rehabilitation support for a severely underweight cat over several weeks.
•Small pets and exotics: the practice states it sees small exotic pets, and recent reviews mention successful treatment for a cockatiel with a badly infected eye.
•End-of-life and bereavement support: bereavement support is listed, with reviews describing compassionate handling of very difficult appointments and thoughtful aftercare.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Tom (vet): praised for treating a cockatiel’s infected eye, and also named alongside Sophie in a dog’s diabetes care.
•Sophie (veterinarian): described as calm, caring and supportive, and credited in ongoing diabetes management.
•Imogen and Maddy (veterinary surgeon team): thanked for helping guide a cat’s recovery after returning home in a very poor condition.
•Michelle: mentioned warmly for reassurance and emotional support during emergency and follow-up care for two cats.
•Reception and front-of-house team: several reviews say they know pets well, make a fuss of them and help owners feel welcome.

Reviews

Forest Veterinary Clinic has a 4.7-star Google rating from 473 reviews.

•Many recent reviewers describe a friendly, caring team, with some saying they have used the practice for many years or even decades.
•Recent experiences mention same-day urgent appointments, emergency admission, dental surgery, diabetes management, rehabilitation after serious illness, and treatment for an exotic pet.
•Compassion is a strong recurring theme, especially around stressful or sad situations, with owners saying they felt supported, listened to and treated kindly.
•A small number of reviews are negative, including one uncomfortable visit involving staff conversations at reception and one detailed complaint about allergy treatment choices and cost.

Reviews for Forest Veterinary Clinic Limited

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 473 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Vikki Foster

1 month ago

Lovely staff

Sandra H

I have been coming here for over 50 years, it is always an excellent service and all of the staff genuinely care for every pet they see.

Laura Humphries

Can’t thank Forest Vets enough, since I was 18 (now 32) my families pets and my own pets have been cared for by Forest and after an emergency visit/ Admission for my cat Isla & ongoing treatment & dental surgery for my other cat Piper, I just wanted to reach out and say we appreciate the care, compassion and support you gave Isla, Piper and us! Auntie Michelle as always offered a shoulder to cry on and reassurance throughout their care, all the vets, nurses and reception team have been amazing as It’s safe to say over the past three months my girls have been well known at the vets and we can’t thank you enough for saving Isla’s little kidneys & giving Piper a perfect gummy smile! 🩷

Jim W

I have been extremely disappointed with this practice since we joined in 2023. Our dog had allergy problems that started in 2023. We were given numerous short-term remedies such as steroids which are expensive in comparison to other treatments we believe were justified at the time but not given, and ultimately resulted in symptoms reappearing very quickly. Eventually after two years of diet changes etc we gave in and had the biopsy they were pushing for. This cost circa £580. We were unable to claim the cost of this on insurance given this was a pre-existing condition. The practice then claimed that the biopsy revealed the itching etc was caused by a bacterial infection which, if we are honest, we didn’t believe at all having explained numerous times that symptoms flare up immediately after eating, and are worsened after eating certain foods. These advices are missing in the medical records. We were sold antibiotics and (yet another) course of steroids. Needless to say after two weeks the symptoms had returned and we were more money down. Another visit to the vets and this time they tried to sell me an injection that has to be administered every 4 weeks, at the vets, and is £100 an injection (£1,300 a year). It was only then that I asked if there was anything more convenient and less expensive and we were then offered Apoquel. This costs less than £400 a year online. This has solved all of Flump’s itching and was the cheapest option that was only ever offered when I specifically asked for it. In summary, it is my belief that we were upsold on treatment options that were more expensive and did not work beyond the short-term - although the practice has denied this is the case. We have spent around £1,200 trying to treat and resolve this issue only for the option that costs 50p a day to work, which was only offered when specifically requested. We are a young couple and recently welcomed our little boy into the world. Only one of us is working and we feel completely taken advantage of. In our view, we have been sold expensive options and we simply can’t afford to keep getting ripped off. We can hardly afford all of the treatments we have paid for and if the practice had cared more about the animal than the invoice, his issues would have subsided much earlier without the additional and in our view clearly unnecessary costs to get us here. I have requested an explanation from the practice as to why a £580 biopsy was either incorrect or completely unhelpful, and why we were offered an injection requiring a visit to the practice every 4 weeks for an injection costing £100 before offering us the cheapest and most convenient option which has effectively solved all of the problems we were facing for 2 years. Unfortunately, the explanations given by the practice have not satisfied us. It has taken 2 years for us to solve the issue and that was only because I asked for this medication. I doubt they would ever have offered it. In hindsight it was very naive of us to allow it to continue for this long. We have now moved to another practice as we simply can’t afford to keep giving this practice our money given the above. Disheartened to say the least.

joanne young

2 months ago

The people who work here are just the best. Martha has been twice today and both times we were made to feel welcome and listened to. The care is exceptional. The receptionists make a fuss of the pets and obviously know many of the animals, it is so lovely and heartwarming to be part of this practice. I’ve seen all the vets on various visits and can only praise their friendly knowledgable manner. Thank you Joanne and Martha xx

Iona Laycock

3 months ago

I have my cats with forest Vets and the team are brilliant with them, I also had my little foster dog, Elvis, for a short time there and the team supported me through a very difficult day today. The compassion and love they showed myself and elvis was simply wonderful. Thank you guys, you made a hard day a lot easier. Love Iona, and Elvis 👼

Kristine Skuja

Always received top service Friendly staff

Wayne Stretton

4 months ago

Great vets best in the area we think if it wasn’t for them we would have lost our Bailey he is diabetic now and his bloods are controlled now and he is doing well.All the staff are excellent especially Tom and Sophie

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Steve Robinson

5 months ago

Vet Tom was fantastic this last week with Spooky my cockatiel & his badly infected right eye. A week of treatment & he's looking & feeling fantastic! Despite the blood lost between Tom & myself due to Spooky's beak a good job was done very well by all & Spooky is 100% on the mend! Thank you once again for looking after him so well & all my future avian requirements will come to your lovely establishment 👍