Best Vets in Ireland

Emma Plant Veterinary Clinic in Kiernans Cross, Longford is a small-animal practice with a strong reputation for thorough, explanation-led care for dogs and cats. Owners often mention calm handling, private waiting spaces, and a separate cat waiting room that help reduce stress. Recent feedback also highlights careful diagnostics, compassionate support during emergencies and end-of-life care, and follow-up after treatment.

• •Positive reviewers often describe the clinic as caring, efficient, compassionate, and professional, with some saying they have used the practice for years. - Routine appointments such as vaccinations and neutering are mentioned regularly, and one owner highlighted very clear communication during a pet’s illness treatment. - Cat care gets mixed recent feedback: one reviewer strongly praised the clinic for quick appointments for recurring cystitis, while another felt the practice was not strong with cats.

Village Vets Dunshaughlin is part of the wider Village Vets group, with owners also mentioning access to a 24-hour service at another branch. Reviews point to a practice handling both routine care and time-sensitive problems, including annual health checks, last-minute appointments, wound care, and longer-term orthopaedic cases. Owners also highlight supportive end-of-life care and the convenience of online appointment booking.

Highfield Veterinary Clane is part of the Highfield Veterinary Group. The clinic presents itself as covering routine care through to urgent cases, including emergency situations, and recent reviews continue to highlight quick attention when pets are unwell, follow-up after treatment, and compassionate support during difficult end-of-life visits. A smaller number of reviewers raise concerns about costs and how fees are discussed, and one recent complaint focuses on the lack of Sunday opening in Kildare.

• •Clients regularly describe the team as kind, friendly and professional, with several reviews saying they felt reassured and well looked after. - Communication is a consistent theme: owners mention being talked through what would happen, getting straightforward explanations without jargon, and receiving clear after-care advice. - Reviews continue to mention calm, compassionate handling, including with nervous or difficult dogs and during euthanasia.

• •Routine visits for vaccination and microchipping are described as friendly and efficient, with one reviewer also highlighting a spotless clinic and easy access with a large car park. - Urgent care is praised in one review where a dog was taken straight back in and treated immediately after being mauled outside the clinic. - Dr Siobhan Kennedy is singled out for gentle, compassionate handling of a difficult end-of-life decision after diagnosing a large stomach tumour in an elderly cat.

• •Recent feedback is largely very positive, with owners praising friendly, professional staff and a welcoming visit experience. - Routine appointments such as vaccination and microchipping are described as smooth and well organised, with comments about a spotless clinic and easy access. - One review highlights very fast urgent care when a dog was mauled immediately after leaving the clinic and was taken back in for treatment straight away.

• •Recent reviews are largely very positive about the team’s manner, with owners describing staff as friendly, welcoming, gentle, caring, and professional. - Communication stands out in the stronger clinical cases: one owner says Aoife and Mairead explained an emergency operation clearly, outlined risks, and provided updates during surgery and through the night afterward. - Reviews mention a mix of services and animals, including emergency surgery, grooming, care for several pets in one household, and support for a hedgehog as well as cats and dogs.