Highfield Veterinary Clane

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.

Services

• •Routine and general veterinary care: the clinic presents itself as covering day-to-day care as well as more urgent needs, and reviews mention pets returning for check-ups over the years.
• •Urgent and emergency care: the website states the team handles emergency situations, and reviews describe pets being seen quickly in urgent cases, including an emergency involving a kitten and a dog that was very unwell.
• •Diagnostics and treatment mentioned by reviewers: examples include examination, x-ray, light sedation, pain medication, and treatment relating to a severe gastric/stomach problem.
• •Admission and short stay care: one review describes a dog being admitted overnight. The same reviewer says the clinic did not have weekend stay facilities in that case unless the pet was transferred elsewhere.
• •End-of-life care: several reviews describe compassionate support during euthanasia-related visits, including owners being given time to say goodbye.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Sophia (vet): praised for compassionate support during an elderly cat’s final visit.
• •Robyn (receptionist): mentioned alongside Sophia for treating an owner and their cat with respect and compassion.
• •Paddy and Michelle: warmly thanked by name in a review about support during a dog’s terminal illness and final goodbye.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.7/5 from 202 reviews. Recent feedback is mostly positive, with a few recurring criticisms.

• •Reviewers often describe the team as helpful, caring, friendly, and knowledgeable, with pets leaving visits settled and well looked after.
• •There are positive comments about quick attention in urgent situations and follow-up calls after treatment, which left owners feeling remembered and supported.
• •End-of-life care stands out as a strong theme, with several owners describing compassionate handling of very difficult appointments and being given time to say goodbye.
• •A smaller number of reviews raise concerns about high costs, how charges were communicated, lack of Sunday opening, and in one case no weekend inpatient stay unless a pet was transferred.