Forrest Home Vets – Vets in Kendal
Clinic Overview
- Many recent reviewers describe the practice as friendly, kind, helpful, professional and compassionate, with several long-standing clients saying they trust the team with their animals. - Positive visit details include clean facilities, being seen quickly, a quiet waiting room, and patient handling of anxious pets. - Negative feedback tends to focus on front-desk manner and communication, including complaints about one receptionist and one consultation where advice was felt to be inconsistent.
Forrest Home Vets is a Kendal practice that is part of IVC Evidensia. Reviews describe friendly, helpful care for routine appointments such as vaccinations and ear problems, with particularly positive comments about handling anxious pets calmly. Recent feedback is mixed overall: many clients praise the team’s kindness and efficiency, while a smaller number raise concerns about communication, front-desk manner and costs.
Services
- •Routine preventive care: Reviews mention vaccinations and boosters, including a calm approach for a nervous cat that was vaccinated while staying in its carrier.
- •Medical consultations and treatment: Ear infection appointments are specifically mentioned, including discussion of medication and an ear swab test in one account.
- •Serious illness and end-of-life support: Reviews also reference support during very serious cases and difficult end-of-life situations.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Dr Chris is mentioned positively in reviews for supporting a family through a very serious case involving their chihuahua.
- •Rebecca Wiper is identified in one review as a clinical director; one other recent review names Rebecca Frost.
- •Emma is referred to in reviews as the practice manager, and Sarah is named as a member of the reception team.
- •Broader feedback about the team is mixed but leans positive overall, with many reviewers describing the reception staff and vets as kind, friendly and helpful.
Reviews
Forrest Home Vets has a 4.8-star Google rating from 188 reviews.
- •Many recent reviewers describe the practice as friendly, kind, helpful, professional and compassionate, with several long-standing clients saying they trust the team with their animals.
- •Positive visit details include clean facilities, being seen quickly, a quiet waiting room, and patient handling of anxious pets.
- •Negative feedback tends to focus on front-desk manner and communication, including complaints about one receptionist and one consultation where advice was felt to be inconsistent.
- •A smaller number of reviewers also raise concerns about pricing and cost transparency, and one difficult review describes dissatisfaction with how a complaint and a request linked to a serious illness were handled.
