What a great little place this is! I have been taking my…read moredog here for the last couple of years and can't really fault it. The staff are just wonderful, very friendly and helpful, and they are happy to take a bit of time to explain things to you or reassure you of anything. Very highly recommended

since being taken over by Andrew this vets has been totally transformed, gone are the grubby walls…read moreand rather dismal parking; instead all the windows have been replaced, the walls painted, the gardens plantedwhat a difference! Now the practise itself is as welcoming as the staff. Andrew really knows his stuff and the animal's welfare is paramount for him. The charges have been reduced and they now do homeopathic remedies along with the medical ones. I would never trust my animals anywhere else!

My Mum and Dad have been going to this vet for about 14 years. They have helped us with Oliver…read more(cat), Felix (cat), Henry (dog), Doris (chicken), Pheobe (cat), Tabitha (cat) and Rosie (cat) over the years and being such animal lovers that we are they alway are sensitive. We have even called them up in the middle of the night with an injured bird that one of the cats have brought in and they never seem phased or troubled by this. They can be expensive if you don't have pet insurance but you know that your animal is being looked after. There is a nice little car park outside so it's not not traumatic getting your animal there and they have really helpful reception staff. Thank you Moor Cottage!

Have only recently joined this Vets, after coming here we have been highly impressed with the…read morefriendliness and welcoming approach they have given, genuinely interested in the dogs, we have 2 greyhounds Ace and Polly. Today they went the extra mile as on our way to have there boosters we got a flat tyre, they was so helpful let us sit in the waiting room offered us cups of tea and gave our dogs beds to lie on while we waited for breakdown service to change tyre on our car. Would heighly commend this Vet, best we have we ever been to. Thanks you so much From Gillian and David Coombes

Our vet of choice and has been for the last five years. Tucked away up Harpsden road - so you know…read morethat you've got a fighting chance of being able to park - this is a small vets. The staff are all very friendly and the vets (so far) appear to know their stuff. My only gripe is that, due to the size of the reception area, if you have a psychotic dog or something (as we do) it can cause havoc with all the other rabbits, cats etc waiting there. Frontline - as with most other vets - cost the absolute earth, so order it off t'internet.

Wonderful practice. Great knowledgable vets. Many facilities. Seperate cat and dog waiting room…read more This extends to the seperate cat and dog kennels and even operating theraters! Nurses on hand to help with any enquiry. Its also the base for all the local veterinary emergancies. Great puppy classes too!

From the owner: At Castle Vets in Reading, we strive to provide outstanding, compassionate veterinary care to…read moreimprove the quality and length of life for pets and bring peace of mind and reassurance to their owners. Our aim is to provide a caring, professional personalised service, that recognises the individual bond you have with your pet and works with you to try and keep your pet happy and well throughout its life.Castle Vets is a fully independent small animal veterinary practice. It is owned and managed by veterinary surgeons David Terry and Peter Jackman, both of whom have been with us for over 25 years and still work full time at the practice. Castle Vets is a large, single centre, small animal veterinary practice in central Reading. We have been on our site on Tilehurst road since 1972 and our recently rebuilt premises now includes a separate but integrated cat clinic, outstanding in-patient wards and operating theatres (including specialist veterinary surgical procedures), spacious comfortable waiting areas, 8 consulting rooms for both vet and veterinary nurse consultations, diagnostics room with x-ray, ultrasound and endoscopy equipment and a well equipped laboratory and a large private car park. We are cat friendly at Castle Vets and are proud to be the only local practice offering completely separate cat facilities, including spacious cat-only in-patient wards, operating theatre, waiting areas and consulting rooms.

Vets practice on Farnham road which alongside their standard practice offers 24 hour emergency…read morehelp. They were fantastic when we took one of our gerbils to them. They were equally fantastic when we called them in the small hours of the morning after witnessing a cat being run over, took the cat to the vets and they saw to it. They even gave us a courtesy call the next day to update us on the cat.

Great staff, always helpful and sensitive when dealing with stressful times for their human…read morecustomers.

This place was so wonderful. After a not so great experience. Super thankful for this veterinary…read moreoffice. From start to finish I would highly recommend their services. We had been looking for a vet for Brooking. I can finally report here that these people know what their doing and go above and beyond. They're very understanding with your individual needs as well as happy to explain in detail what your pet is having done. They also get your appointment finished in reasonable timing. Excellent customer service. Paulo is so nice, professional, and caring to your animal. Brooking, was so happy and well taken care of. I can't begin to Thank You, See you again soon 5*

my first visit to Orchid vets. One of my hens Grace became ill whilst I was on holiday. I was given…read morean immediate appointment, and Grace was given a thorough examination lasting half an hour, by William Lewis who was very kind and helpful. showed me how to administer medicine orally, and Grace is now 100% fit and happy. Never was the suggestion made that as it was only a hen why not put her down, she was treated as though she was an expensive pedigree. If you have poultry or any animal, you will receive fantastic service from all the staff here

We came upon this independantly owned vet surgery after having bad experiences with 2 other vets,…read moreand I'm so glad we did. We bought our first ever pet, a german shepherd puppy, and were panicked when we noticed a cyst between 2 of his fingers. We took him to a local vet and they spent 2 minutes looking at his paw and without even explaining or asking us, booked him for surgery the next day and injected him with painkillers and anti-biotics. Having felt that we were being taken for a ride we made an appointment with the pets practice for a second opinion. The nurses were helpful and polite, and a convenient appointment time was very easy to arrange as they open later than most vets. Our vet, Kylie, was really wonderful about everything. We told her our concerns, and she examined him, and told us professionally, but also kindly, what we did and didn't need to worry about. We also got to discuss some of our other concerns as first time pet owners, and she was very helpful. For example, she in the course of the appointment had noticed he had dry skin and that he was a slightly under weight and we may want to consider a different diet. We didn't feel pressured or guilted into doing anything, and she didn't just add things to the bill like the other vet, but I was happy that she took the initiative to notice and let us know. I think what annoyed me about the others is that they didn't respect their ethical and professional boundaries, and it was so in tune with the stories you hear about vet's being scam artists (there was an episode of panorama about it). At the end of everything she decided to prescribe a course of antibiotics, which seemed more sensible than cutting into him at the first oppurtunity like the other vet. Her manner with us and our puppy inspired our confidence in her. We did change the diet which not only adressed the skin and weight issue, but his distaste towards his food which we had noticed. I can't say enough good things about this place. It's convenient as it opens late, has parking, and is easy to get to. It's always clean and a nice environment. We decided to our dog to the puppy class was good, and it was nice to hear about advice and training directly from a vet, and it turns out that this is the only place with a vet-led training class in this area. Since then our poor puppy has a few medical issues, in each case the advice was always good, and we felt safe trusting them as we felt that they really did have our pet's best interest at heart.

My brother in law uses this place and, after his experiences with his dog, I can't rate the place…read morehighly enough. Of limited means financially, he was unable to afford any treatment for his critically ill animal but, not only did they say "pay us as and when you can", but actively helped him to fill out the many PDSA forms to assist him with funding. There is a small amount of parking, and the centre is located not far from the water meadows, so recovering animals can be exercised easily. Very highly recommended.

I had a horrid experience with these vets and would never use them again, absolutely not…read morerecommended!! 1 star is one too many.

This veterinary surgery assisted me at a very upsetting time. A dear pet was very ill and it was…read moreunfair to leave them to suffer, but as it was classed as an exotic the nearest vets which were closed were Cambridge or Bedford, too far to add this stress to a very unwell pet. On the spur of the moment I called this surgery and they kindly agreed to stay open a few more minutes to allow me to come and check Noddy. Sadly we were right and they kindly allowed him to go the the animal bridge, I am so grateful to them to assist us and to provide the upmost kindness, support and care. Truly amazing vets surgery, lovely people and supportive too.

A great vet. No nonsense advice and always willing to help. Sensible and practical. Just what is…read moreneeded.