Forest Veterinary Clinic

- Clear communication: several owners say they felt well informed about their pet’s situation and understood the next steps after appointments. - Friendly, reassuring team: reviews describe welcoming staff, a calm approach during consultations, and pets being handled well. - Compassion in difficult moments: bereavement support stands out, including patience during euthanasia and thoughtful follow-up afterwards.

Forest Veterinary Clinic is an RCVS Accredited companion-animal practice in Ringwood that says it has been providing pet healthcare for over 20 years. The clinic states that in-hours emergencies are handled on site, with out-of-hours emergency cover provided by VetsNow. Recent feedback is mostly positive about communication, kindness and support during difficult moments, though one more recent reviewer reported concerns about service and attention to detail.

Services

•Companion animal veterinary care for a broad range of day-to-day health needs.
•Routine consultations and check-ups, including general health reviews such as a cat “MOT”.
•In-hours emergency appointments handled by the clinic; one owner describes phoning for advice and being told to bring their pet in straight away.
•Out-of-hours emergency cover via VetsNow.
•End-of-life care and euthanasia support, with reviews highlighting patient, compassionate handling for both pets and families.
•Ongoing advice and treatment planning, with several owners saying they left feeling clear about what to do next.

Pricing

A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit around average on price, but this is based on very few comparable services. Recent reviews focus much more on the standard of care and communication than on cost.

People

•Roger / Roger Stobbs (vet) is the main named clinician in reviews. Owners praise his clear explanations, calm handling of cats, emergency support, and compassionate care during euthanasia.
•Other vets, nurses and support staff are also mentioned positively for being welcoming, knowledgeable and kind, including thoughtful bereavement follow-up such as a condolence card and paw print.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8/5 from 83 reviews. Recent written feedback shows a largely positive picture, with one notable negative account.

•Clear communication: several owners say they felt well informed about their pet’s situation and understood the next steps after appointments.
•Friendly, reassuring team: reviews describe welcoming staff, a calm approach during consultations, and pets being handled well.
•Compassion in difficult moments: bereavement support stands out, including patience during euthanasia and thoughtful follow-up afterwards.
•Mixed recent sentiment: one recent 1-star review from a long-standing client says they had lost confidence due to concerns about service and attention to detail, and moved their senior pet’s care elsewhere.

Reviews for Forest Veterinary Clinic

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 83 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Jane Singleton

7 months ago

We have become increasingly concerned with the level of service and attention to detail we have received in recent times. We feel that it is essential to have absolute confidence in the vet who cares for your pet. Therefore after approximately twenty years with Forest Vets we have reluctantly decided to move the care of our senior pet to a new vet. Disappointed.

Uschi Andrews

1 year ago

Absolutely love this practice Roger, the other vets, nurses and staff are just lovely! Always feel well informed about any situation and always leave feeling comfortable in what we need to do going forward, couldnt rate this place high enough and they always make a fuss of our remy and our new addition Indy!

Jan Sparks

Took my cat for an MOT! All the staff were very welcoming and friendly and vet Roger was brilliant and so good with the cat who actually behaved impeccably much to my surprise. Thoroughly recommend.

Tom Harvey

2 years ago

Great team, always smiling, knowledgeable - and supportive in the bad times. Proper, old-fashioned, kind service by lovely people.

Milly Guy

Sam Coombes

I want to publicly express our thanks to the fantastic team at Forest Veterinary Clinic on Carvers Industrial Estate. We recently had to say goodbye to our beloved Diesel after 15 wonderful years. 🌈 We have been seeing Roger Stobbs for all of Diesel’s life and it only seemed right that he was the one that helped us say goodbye. My 11 year old daughter wanted to be there too and the care, understanding, patienece and compassion shown by Roger and all of the team was incredible. Just over a week on we today received an unexpected card from the team and a paw print from Diesel. This simple touch means a huge amount and we were very touched. 🐾 Thank you, Forest Vets, for being so amazing 💙

Val Renyard

6 years ago

Had to take one of my pets to the vets in an emergency last week. Having telephoned for advice I was asked to take him straight down to the clinic Roger and the orher vets are excellent and compassionate and caring together with all their support staff. I always feel very welcome and at ease whenever I visit and explain and advise in the best interests of my pets. I wouldn't take any of my animals anywhere else. As always an excellent service