Best Vets in Tewkesbury – Complete Local Guide

Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre is a wildlife-only hospital and rehabilitation charity that reports treating over 8,000 wildlife casualties each year and has been operating for over 40 years. Based on the website and recent reviews, it’s set up for members of the public to bring in injured or orphaned wild animals and birds without needing to call ahead, and it also supports urgent rescues (including a reported call-out to free a trapped fox). Reviewers repeatedly mention staff taking in a wide range of species (foxes, birds, a baby rat) and providing practical processes like issuing a “patient number” so people can request updates.

Folly Gardens Veterinary Clinic is a multi-branch practice (the website states it has four branches) and is set up as a veterinary nurse training facility. Reviews most often describe fast access to appointments (including being seen within 15 minutes of calling) and ongoing updates during treatments, with several people also mentioning a monthly pet plan used to manage costs.

A small number of recent reviews describe a serious concern around sedation after a nail clip/dew claw check, including an allegation that a dog’s muzzle was left on throughout recovery, leading to vomiting immediately after collection and worries about choking risk; the same review also reports an initial weight recording error that the owner corrected before sedation.

Crescent Vet Centre is described by reviewers as an independent practice (contrasted with “a large group practice”), with out-of-hours emergency cover handled by Wood Vet Group. Based on the website and owner accounts, the clinic seems set up for routine care plus responsive support for urgent problems, including

• •Short-notice appointments (one owner reports being seen within 24 hours after registering; another mentions reception fitting appointments in at short notice).
• •Medication review rather than automatic repeats (a cat owner says the vet discussed alternative medications instead of “just issuing repeat prescriptions all the time”).
• •Extra steps to reduce stress in difficult moments (one family reports euthanasia being done in the reception area so their cat was disturbed as little as possible).
• •Diagnostics and surgery coordination are mentioned in reviews (including a dog needing a scan and stone-removal surgery, with an overnight update after late-night operating).

Three Counties Equine Hospital is an RCVS-accredited equine hospital (established 1989) with a large team (26 vets and 45+ support staff), and an HBLB-certified laboratory for CEM testing. The practice appears set up for referral-level diagnostics and hospital care, with advanced imaging on site (including MRI and scintigraphy) alongside facilities such as a purpose-built theatre, critical care, isolation, and radiography.

In recent reviews, owners describe

• •On-yard diagnostic imaging when a horse “doesn’t travel well” (x-rays performed at the owner’s yard by a vet and nurse).
• •Thorough case work-ups and collaboration with a horse’s regular vet and physio when the cause wasn’t immediately clear.
• •Treatment for colic with “very smooth communication throughout the treatment.”
• •Repeat use over many years, with specific vets named for ongoing support.

(Ownership/group affiliation isn’t stated in the provided information.)

Dragon Vets Tewkesbury is a purpose-built, air-conditioned clinic that states it is RCVS-accredited and equipped for more advanced work such as CT scanning and keyhole surgery, alongside routine and preventative care. It is also described in the clinic data as a veterinary nurse training facility, which some reviewers see as a benefit while others strongly object to trainees being involved in critical cases.

From the latest reviews, owners most often describe vets who take time, examine gently, and explain options and costs clearly—including for anxious dogs—while a smaller set of reviews raise concerns about out-of-hours waiting times, perceived cleanliness, and medication costs versus online pricing.