Forest Row Guide put this page together for people who live here and for visitors who need a vet while they are staying nearby. If you are looking for vets in Forest Row, start with the practices already listed on this guide. The village surgery sits on Station Road, a short walk from The Square. Hours, emergency cover and appointment books change, so confirm on the official pages before you travel.
Medivet on Station Road
Medivet Forest Row is at Station Road, Forest Row, RH18 5DW. Its own practice page presents it as your vet in Forest Row: a spacious, purpose-built surgery with a free practice car park and step-free access. The page says the practice sees cats, dogs, rabbits, exotics and small mammals. The listed telephone is 01342 824452 and the listed email is forest.row@medivet.co.uk.
Published opening hours on that page are Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 6:30pm, and Saturday, 8:30am to 1:00pm. The same page says those hours are subject to change, so treat them as the practice’s own published times and confirm them on the Medivet Forest Row page before you go.
Featured services named there include vaccinations, keyhole spay and surgery, parasite care and microchipping. The page also names dentistry, an in-house laboratory, ultrasound, X-rays and nurse clinics. This guide does not publish fees or say which service is right for your animal. Use the listing for the address and official link, then confirm the diary on the practice site.
The Forest Row practice page names Medivet 24 Hour Faygate as the nearest 24 hour emergency practice, at Tower Road, Faygate, Horsham, RH12 4SD, telephone 01293 851122. Confirm that emergency route on the Forest Row practice page, because out-of-hours arrangements can move.
Home visits from Sussex Home Vets
Sussex Home Vets is listed as nearby rather than as a village shopfront. Their own site describes home veterinary care across Sussex, Kent and Surrey, so that pets can be seen at home. The team named on that site is Dr Rachael Butler and Dr Joseph Sharps. The About page says they have nearly 40 years of combined expertise.
Services named on the official About and Contact pages include routine consultations, vaccinations, animal health certificates for travel, medical diagnostic work-ups and treatment plans, and palliative end-of-life care. Imaging, hospitalisation and surgery are referred to the pet’s existing practice or to specialists. The Contact page says the service is designed to complement your existing vet, and that they will discuss registering you with another practice for emergencies.
The same Contact page publishes the telephone 07845 176339 and invites people to get in touch for a free one hour home visit. Confirm that offer, and whether your postcode is covered, on sussexhomevets.com. For care outside their working hours, that page says they use Vets Now in Tunbridge Wells and Eastbourne. The site also gives Registered Practice Number 7714824. The Contact page says they see cats, dogs, rabbits and small furries.
Veterinary physiotherapy on Hartfield Road
A vet is not the only listed animal-health stop. HM Veterinary Physiotherapy is at 24 Hartfield Road, Forest Row, RH18 5DY. The official site is headed Harmony in Motion and names Harley as a fully qualified and insured veterinary physiotherapist covering Sussex, Surrey and Kent. The telephone is 01342 825545 and the email is hmvetphysio@outlook.com.
That site says Harley uses manual therapy, electrotherapy and a remedial exercise programme you can do at home, for equine, canine or feline companions. Visits described there include chronic musculoskeletal conditions, neurological conditions, post-surgical recovery and maintenance sessions. Physiotherapy is not a substitute for a veterinary diagnosis. Use the listing for the address, then confirm current services on hmvetphysio.co.uk.
A pet shop on Lewes Road
Ziggy’s Pet Supplies is at Lewes Road, Forest Row, RH18 5EP. Its own site describes a holistic natural pet shop in Forest Row with national delivery, and it names food, raw food, accessories and supplies for dogs, cats, fish, birds and small animals. The listed telephone is 01342 822936. Published shop hours on that site are Monday 9:30am to 7:00pm and Tuesday to Saturday 9:30am to 5:30pm, with the shop closed on Sundays and bank holidays. Confirm those times on the Ziggy’s site. The shop is not a veterinary practice.
Find a vet, microchips and what this page cannot promise
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons publishes Find a Vet, the official search for practices, vets and vet nurses. You can also read the RCVS advice for animal owners on choosing a practice and planning for emergencies. A notice on the Find a Vet page dated 25 August 2026 said some information would not be available in the short term during technical updates. Use that official search if a practice has been missed here.
GOV.UK says dogs in the UK must be microchipped and registered by the time they are 8 weeks old, and that if you live in England your cat must be microchipped and registered by 20 weeks. The same page says a trained professional must fit the chip, and that you can ask your vet. Confirm the current rules on that GOV.UK page.
This guide does not confirm appointment availability, emergency slots, insurance or fees. If a vet in Forest Row has been missed, use Suggest a place. The Services page is the fuller local-services list. The Wellbeing page is the fuller health list.
Open the Medivet or Sussex Home Vets listing for the address and official link, then confirm the diary on that site. If a practice has moved, closed or been missed, send a correction through Update a listing or Contact.
Sources
Medivet Forest Row, Sussex Home Vets, Sussex Home Vets About, Sussex Home Vets Contact, HM Veterinary Physiotherapy, Ziggy’s Pet Supplies, RCVS Find a Vet, RCVS animal owners and GOV.UK Get your dog or cat microchipped.