Valley Veterinary Group – Vets in Reading
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with repeated praise for a caring, friendly team and gentle handling of pets. - Long-term relationships stand out, including one owner who says the practice has looked after their dog from 8 weeks old to 5 years old. - Surgical care remains a strong theme in the written feedback, especially cruciate ligament operations with good reported outcomes.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: Consultations, vaccinations, microchipping, nurse clinics, dietary advice, and neutering remain part of the clinic’s listed services. Reviews also describe same-day appointments for a dwarf hamster and helpful follow-up advice about medication by phone.
- •Surgery and clinical treatment: The practice lists dental care, general surgical procedures, and referral services. Recent feedback continues to highlight cruciate ligament surgery, including one owner describing successful repairs on both legs over time.
- •Certificates and ongoing support: Animal health certificates and follow-up guidance are part of the clinic’s stated offering, alongside discussion of treatment options to help owners make decisions.
- •Range of species treated: The website lists care for dogs, cats, rabbits, other exotic pets, horses, and farm animals. Reviewers also mention gentle handling of smaller pets.
Pricing
Published prices suggest the clinic sits around average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. One recent reviewer also described the prices as “very fair.”
People
- •Steven (vet): Mentioned by name in a recent review and praised very highly.
- •Wider team: Reviews continue to speak positively about the vets, nurses, reception staff, and the Spencer’s Wood branch team, describing them as caring, professional, friendly, and helpful when talking through options.
- •Mixed experience noted: One reviewer reported a poor interaction with an unnamed vet around communication over possible specialist care.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.6 stars from 87 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with repeated praise for a caring, friendly team and gentle handling of pets.
- •Long-term relationships stand out, including one owner who says the practice has looked after their dog from 8 weeks old to 5 years old.
- •Surgical care remains a strong theme in the written feedback, especially cruciate ligament operations with good reported outcomes.
- •Less positive comments focus on communication in one case involving possible specialist care, and on waits running beyond appointment times.

