Camelid Veterinary Services Ltd – Vets in Reading
Clinic Overview
Camelid Veterinary Services Ltd is a specialist clinic for alpacas and llamas, operating from a purpose-built clinic and led by an RCVS-recognised Specialist in Camelid Health & Production. Its work covers hands-on veterinary care, including surgery and reproduction, alongside lab-backed herd health support such as faecal testing, cria IgG testing, and plasma-related services. Recent feedback continues to highlight successful surgical cases, fertility work, fast lab turnaround, and a calm specialist setting for camelid patients.
Services
- •Specialist camelid care for alpacas and llamas: The clinic’s main focus is camelid medicine, and reviewers repeatedly value its species-specific expertise and handling environment.
- •Surgery and more complex case work: Surgical care remains a core part of the service. Recent examples include treatment of a severe jaw infection requiring removal of damaged bone, and successful leg surgery for a cria.
- •Reproduction and breeding support: The clinic offers reproduction services, with reviews mentioning pregnancy scanning, fertility evaluations, and investigations into infertility that owners say led to successful pregnancies and healthy cria.
- •Herd health and parasite monitoring: Herd health support includes faecal testing for worm eggs and coccidia, with owners describing practical guidance and follow-up that helped them manage parasite issues in the herd.
- •Laboratory services: Website-listed lab work includes faecal testing and cria IgG testing. Reviews describe booking as straightforward, results as detailed, and turnaround as very quick, sometimes by the next day.
- •Blood, plasma and neonatal support: The clinic offers blood and plasma collection and plasma processing, and reviews mention plasma transfusions for premature cria.
- •Advice and case collaboration: Owners say Claire is willing to talk through cases with them and with local vets who have less camelid experience.
- •Training and education: The clinic provides training and educational support, with reviews praising both in-person and online courses for breeders and vets.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit around average, but this is based on very few comparable services. Review feedback also includes positive comments on value, with one owner describing a fertility evaluation as very inexpensive in the context of breeding problems.
People
Claire is the main named team member in reviews and is linked by owners with surgery, fertility investigations, herd health checks, pregnancy scanning, faecal testing support, case discussions with local vets, and camelid education. Reviews also speak positively about the wider team and practice staff.
Reviews
Camelid Veterinary Services Ltd has 4.8 stars from 38 Google reviews.
- •Reviews are consistently positive about the clinic’s camelid-only focus, with owners praising the specialist facilities and the calmer environment for alpacas.
- •Complex clinical care is a recurring theme, including successful jaw surgery, leg surgery for a cria, and support for multiple premature cria needing plasma transfusions.
- •Reproductive work is highlighted repeatedly, with fertility investigations, evaluations, and pregnancy scanning all mentioned positively by owners.
- •Lab services and communication also stand out, with reviewers describing faecal testing as efficient, results as detailed and quick, and explanations as clear; training for breeders and vets is another strongly praised area.
