Stoley's Vets / Great Oakley Vets Ltd

Stoley’s Vets (Great Oakley Vets Ltd) is an independent practice in Corby and an RCVS registered premises. It offers both routine care and more advanced work, including in-house diagnostics, surgery, dental treatment, home visits, and out-of-hours emergency care. Recent reviews continue to highlight compassionate handling, especially in urgent cases and end-of-life support at home.

Services

• •Routine veterinary care: Consultations, vaccinations, microchipping, prescriptions, and preventative care.
• •Procedures and diagnostics: Surgery, dental care, digital imaging, endoscopy, and internal laboratory testing.
• •Home and urgent care: Home visits and out-of-hours emergency appointments. Recent reviews mention home visits for pets whose owners could not travel, end-of-life care at home, and a midnight emergency appointment for a caller who was not registered with the practice.
• •Examples owners mention: Prompt dental treatment for an abscess, cruciate ligament surgeries, treatment for infections, and removal or treatment of a grass seed in the ear.
• •Training environment: The practice is also listed as a 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. In reviews, some owners describe the practice as honest and fair, and one emergency caller says they were charged less than expected.

People

• •Stoley: Reviews describe him as caring, experienced, gentle with animals, and clear when explaining treatment options. Several clients say they followed him from an earlier practice and value the way he remembers individual pets and focuses on what benefits the animal.
• •Reception staff and veterinary nurses: Reviews regularly praise the wider team for being supportive, professional, compassionate, and helpful with practical arrangements, including transport help for a dog when the owner was recovering from surgery.

Reviews

Google shows a 5.0/5 rating from 88 reviews.

• •Recent reviews are consistently very positive about the practice’s compassion, with several owners highlighting home visits and calm, dignified support during difficult end-of-life appointments.
• •Owners also describe the clinic as responsive when problems are urgent, including a next-day appointment for a dental abscess and an out-of-hours emergency seen at midnight.
• •Communication is a recurring strength: reviewers say the team explains treatment clearly and makes medical issues easier to understand.
• •A number of clients mention long-term trust in Stoley personally, along with praise for the wider team’s kindness, professionalism, and practical support.