Farm & Large-Animal Vets near Pontyclun

## Summary South Wales Farm Vets Ltd is a farm-animal-only practice formed from the merger of Maes Glas Vets and Park Vets’ farm animal departments (2017). The website states the team provides 24/7, year-round on-call emergency cover with rapid response times, and the latest reviews back this up with examples of same-day help for smallholder poultry cases. Recent owners describe being fitted in quickly for unwell chickens and cockerels, a farm visit for a sick duck within a couple of hours, and treatments ranging from injections to surgery. ## Services - **Farm animal practice** (website); reviews specifically mention **poultry** including ducks, chickens, and bantam cockerels. - **24/7 emergency/on-call cover, 365 days a year** with “rapid response times” (website). - **Visits/call-outs**: one reviewer describes calling mid-afternoon and having a vet visit within around two hours (review). - **Clinical assessment and treatment for poultry**: - Thorough check-over and **injection** for an unwell bantam cockerel (review). - **Surgery** performed to save a poorly chicken (review). - **Medications pickup / sample drop-off** is mentioned as an option on the website. ## People - **Tom (vet)**: one owner reports Tom (and a helper) visited to treat a poorly duck and “sorted her out there and then,” with the visit happening within a couple of hours of calling (review). - Other reviewers don’t name individuals, but describe being **fitted in promptly**, with staff perceived as **knowledgeable** when treating chickens (reviews). ## Reviews **5 stars from 4 reviews.** Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us. - **Speed of care for urgent poultry problems**: examples include a same-day visit for a sick duck and prompt appointments for unwell chickens/cockerels. - **Hands-on treatment (not just advice)**: owners mention an injection after an exam, and surgery performed to save a chicken. - **Price comments are positive but non-specific**: reviewers describe “amazing”/“great” prices without giving figures.