Folly Veterinary Centre – Vets in Pontypool
Clinic Overview
- Owners often describe the team as friendly, welcoming, and patient, especially on first visits or when pets are anxious around strangers. - Several reviews praise calm handling and good bedside manner, including a nervous cat seen promptly, a dog that is difficult with strangers, and a Rottweiler relaxed enough for a nail clip and examination. - There is also positive feedback for urgent and difficult cases, with one owner saying their cat recovered well after an emergency appointment and intensive care.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: The clinic’s website lists Puppy & Kitten Packages, vaccinations & identification, and a Pet Health Plan. Reviews also mention a puppy’s first jabs and pets being seen for general consultations.
- •Dental and nurse-led support: The website includes dental care and nurse clinics among its regular services.
- •Diagnostics and more complex care: The website lists diagnostics & specialist care. Reviews describe pets being assessed for more involved health problems, including discussion of possible surgery and follow-up care.
- •Urgent and emergency help: Reviews mention a cat being seen promptly without an appointment and another emergency appointment where the team’s care was praised after an initially serious prognosis.
- •Surgical and end-of-life care: The website lists end-of-life care, and reviews also refer to support during difficult times and around serious treatment decisions.
- •Handling and practical care: Recent feedback highlights calm, patient handling for nervous pets, including a large dog’s nail clip and examinations made easier with time, reassurance, and treats.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •James: named in a review for helping a Rottweiler feel relaxed during an examination and nail clip.
- •Dinika (vet): previously mentioned for follow-up phone calls after a dog’s consultation and testing.
- •Wider team: reviews regularly praise the vets, nurses, reception, and administrative staff for being friendly, patient, caring, and good at listening to owners’ concerns.
Reviews
4.6 stars from 278 Google reviews. Recent feedback is mostly very positive, with a few mixed comments about costs and front-desk communication.
- •Owners often describe the team as friendly, welcoming, and patient, especially on first visits or when pets are anxious around strangers.
- •Several reviews praise calm handling and good bedside manner, including a nervous cat seen promptly, a dog that is difficult with strangers, and a Rottweiler relaxed enough for a nail clip and examination.
- •There is also positive feedback for urgent and difficult cases, with one owner saying their cat recovered well after an emergency appointment and intensive care.
- •A less positive review reports confusion around billing and concern about the cost and certainty of a proposed operation, along with a receptionist interaction the owner felt was cold.

