Dog & Cat Vets in Aberdare

## Summary Medivet Aberdare is part of the Medivet veterinary group (a corporate chain) and refers emergency care to one of Medivet’s 27 dedicated 24-hour centres. From the latest reviews, this branch seems geared to everyday consulting as well as urgent problems and routine procedures—owners repeatedly mention thorough explanations and a calmer, slower approach for anxious pets. Concrete examples owners describe include: - Taking extra time to build trust with an extremely anxious dog before examining, then completing an exam plus an injection and anal gland expression in the same visit. - Handling a serious barbed-wire injury urgently, including anaesthetic and stitching, with staff reportedly staying on and rearranging appointments to treat the dog. - Supporting owners through procedures and admin, including help “sorting out the insurance” after a puppy’s small operation. - Step-by-step guidance for first appointments with anxious kittens and planning for future visits. ## Services Services mentioned in the website summary and/or reviews include: - Routine consultations with detailed advice and explanation of treatment options (cats, dogs, kittens, puppies mentioned). - Handling anxious or fearful pets with a slower introduction before examination (reported by owners). - Anal gland expression and injections (described in one appointment). - Neutering/castration (described by an owner). - Surgery/operations under anaesthetic, including wound repair with stitching after trauma, and a “small operation” for a puppy. - Emergency care via Medivet’s network of 24-hour centres (as stated on the Medivet site). ## Pricing - Overnight emergency consultation fee: **£130** for consultations **between 7pm and 9am** (stated as a nationwide Medivet fee). ## People - **Beth (receptionist)**: mentioned as “extremely kind and helpful” in day-to-day interactions. - **Sam (nurse)**: also mentioned as “extremely kind and helpful.” - **Vets (not named in the reviews provided)**: owners describe vets listening carefully, explaining options and treatments, and taking time to reduce stress for anxious animals (e.g., establishing a connection with a nervous dog before examining). ## Reviews **Google rating: 4.7 stars from 115 reviews.** Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us. - Thorough consultations with clear explanations (owners mention being talked through options, treatments, and processes step by step). - Strong experiences with anxious pets: multiple owners describe gentle handling and a calmer pace that made exams possible. - Urgent care responsiveness: one owner reports immediate assessment for a serious wound, anaesthetic, and stitching, with staff rearranging/cancelling appointments to treat the case. - A small number of negatives are hard to interpret: there is at least one **1-star** review in the latest set but it contains **no written detail**, while most others are strongly positive.

## Summary Doctor Doolittles is part of the Summerhill Vets group (mentioned in the clinic website source text) and is set up to provide routine consultations and in-hours care, with out-of-hours cover routed to Vets Now (Newport). It’s also listed as a **Veterinary Nurse Training facility**. From the latest written reviews available to us, experiences are mixed: some owners describe staff helping quickly with difficult cases (for example, a found cat with a large mouth growth), while others strongly disagree and report feeling pushed into extensive testing and high bills. ## Services - **Out-of-hours care:** stated on the website source as “Out of hours care will be at **Vets Now – Newport**.” - **Veterinary Nurse Training facility** (listed in structured clinic data). - Examples of problems treated mentioned in reviews: - **Allergies and ear infections** (ear drops prescribed; owner reported improvement within days). - **Cat with a large mouth growth** (staff “bending over backwards to help,” per the reviewer). ## Pricing - One reviewer reports a **£1,500 bill** after “every test” was recommended for a dog that wasn’t eating (this is a single account, not a published price list). ## People - **Chris** and **Becky**: thanked by name in a review for helping a cat found in very poor condition with a large growth on its mouth; the reviewer described them as going out of their way to help. - One reviewer praised an **unnamed vet** for managing a dog’s severe allergies and fungal ear infections, saying new ear drops made a noticeable difference within a few days. ## Reviews **Google rating: 4.1 stars from 106 reviews.** **Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.** - Some owners describe **strong support in challenging situations**, including help for a cat found in poor condition with a significant mouth growth. - Others report **concerns about cost and value**, saying they felt pressured into multiple tests and large bills (one mentions £1,500). - A few reviews highlight **clinical improvement** after treatment (notably ear drops for severe ear issues). - A couple of comments focus on the **experience of visiting**, describing staff as helpful and the environment as clean, while other reviews describe the opposite (e.g., “no service” / “poor care”).