Medivet Llanishen Cat Clinic

Medivet Llanishen Cat Clinic is part of the Medivet group and operates as a cat-only practice in Cardiff. Reviews consistently describe a calmer, lower-stress setting for cats than a mixed-species clinic, with owners often praising the team’s kindness, thorough explanations, and efforts to keep cats comfortable during treatment. A small number of reviews raise concerns about historic billing and one cat’s over-grooming case.

Services

• •Cat-only care environment: Owners regularly highlight the cat-focused setup as a calmer alternative to a general practice, with recent reviews also mentioning a pleasant atmosphere and good facilities for cats.
• •Routine preventive care: Vaccinations and worming are specifically mentioned, including kitten appointments where staff used cat yoghurt to distract cats during treatment.
• •Consultations and supportive handling: Reviews describe thorough appointments, clear explanations, and patient support for nervous first-time cat owners.
• •End-of-life support: Compassionate help with difficult decision-making around euthanasia is specifically mentioned by an owner.
• •Additional offers and emergency cover: A free Mobility Pain Check is advertised until 30 November. Overnight emergency consultations are available through Medivet’s emergency provision.

Pricing

Published prices suggest the clinic sits above average, based on a partial sample of comparable services. The published overnight emergency consultation fee is £130 between 7pm and 9am. Reviews are generally focused on care rather than value, though one reviewer reported an unexpected request for payment of more than £500 for treatment they said dated back over 2.5 years.

People

• •Lois: Repeatedly praised by name, including one recent reviewer who said “Lois rocks!”
• •Anne: Previously named positively for compassionate support during end-of-life discussions.
• •Wider team: Reviews often describe the vets and staff as kind, compassionate, knowledgeable, attentive, and thorough, with clear explanations during appointments.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.9/5 from 368 reviews.

• •Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive, with many owners describing the clinic as kind, caring, attentive, and compassionate.
• •The cat-only setup remains a standout theme, with reviewers valuing the calmer atmosphere and facilities designed around cats.
• •Several reviews praise the team for being thorough and clear, taking time to explain treatment and helping nervous owners and kittens feel at ease.
• •A small minority of reviews report concerns, including one complaint about a historic payment request and one owner who lost confidence after treatment for an over-grooming issue.