Fauna Veterinary – Vets in Northwood
Clinic Overview
- Owners frequently describe a calm, clean, welcoming practice where both pets and people feel looked after. - Reviews mention supportive care across routine and urgent situations, from puppy visits and annual boosters to prompt attention for an eye issue and a detailed treatment plan. - The clinic receives repeated praise for handling nervous dogs gently, with slow-paced visits and a low-stress approach that helps anxious pets settle.
Services
- •General consultations and treatment for illness or injury, with recent examples including a dog seen promptly for an eye problem over Christmas and another pet supported from initial injury through 12 weeks of recovery.
- •Preventive care, including annual boosters, parasite prevention, vaccination reminders, and a pet plan that owners say includes timely delivery of flea and worming tablets.
- •Sedation for procedures, including one reviewed case involving a nasal foxtail/grass dart that was assessed quickly and managed under sedation.
- •Behaviour-friendly handling for nervous or reactive pets, with owners describing slow-paced appointments, giving dogs space, and using treats to help them settle.
- •Follow-up and aftercare, including treatment planning, updates during care, and check-ins during recovery. One owner also describes the clinic taking on an emergency intestinal surgery in exceptional circumstances, followed by intensive monitoring and ongoing support during healing.
- •Veterinary nurse training facility.
Pricing
A very limited amount of published pricing suggests the clinic may sit above average, but this is based on very few comparable services. Review comments on value are mixed: one owner said an emergency surgery was priced well below other quotes they had received, while one negative review criticised the clinic on cost grounds.
People
- •Dr. Punit is praised for clear explanations, calm handling, and quick assessment; one owner refers to Dr P, likely the same vet, as being especially good with a nervous, reactive dog.
- •Priya is singled out positively in a recent review.
- •Toto has been mentioned positively in older reviews.
- •The wider team is regularly described as friendly, patient, knowledgeable, and caring, from reception through to aftercare.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.9/5 from 246 reviews. Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with one clear negative outlier.
- •Owners frequently describe a calm, clean, welcoming practice where both pets and people feel looked after.
- •Reviews mention supportive care across routine and urgent situations, from puppy visits and annual boosters to prompt attention for an eye issue and a detailed treatment plan.
- •The clinic receives repeated praise for handling nervous dogs gently, with slow-paced visits and a low-stress approach that helps anxious pets settle.
- •Longer and more serious cases are also spoken of warmly, including multi-week recovery support, regular updates, and intensive aftercare following emergency surgery.
