Highfield Veterinary Clane – Vets in Clane
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Clinic Overview
Highfield Veterinary Clane is part of the Highfield Veterinary Group. The clinic presents itself as covering routine care through to urgent and emergency cases, and 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 there are also complaints about no Sunday opening in Kildare.
Services
- •Routine and general veterinary care: day-to-day veterinary care alongside more urgent needs, with reviews mentioning pets returning for check-ups over the years.
- •Urgent and emergency care: the clinic states it handles emergency situations, and reviewers describe pets being seen quickly in urgent cases, including a kitten emergency and a dog that was very unwell.
- •Diagnostics and treatment: examples mentioned by reviewers include examination, x-ray, light sedation, pain medication, treatment for a severe gastric/stomach problem, and dental treatment.
- •Admission and short-stay care: one reviewer describes a dog being admitted overnight. Reviews also mention that weekend inpatient stay may require transfer elsewhere.
- •End-of-life care: several reviews describe compassionate handling of euthanasia-related visits, with owners saying they were given time and support to say goodbye.
- •Support for nervous pets: recent feedback specifically praises the nurses for being kind with a very nervous dog.
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): thanked alongside Sophia for treating an owner and their cat with respect and compassion.
- •Paddy and Michelle: warmly praised in a review about support during a dog’s terminal illness and final goodbye.
- •Nursing team: recent feedback describes the nurses as especially kind with a nervous dog.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7/5 from 211 reviews. Feedback is mostly positive overall, with a few recurring criticisms.
- •Reviewers often describe the team as friendly, caring, helpful, and knowledgeable, with recent comments praising the staff and nurses in particular.
- •There are positive comments about quick care in urgent situations and follow-up after treatment, which left owners feeling supported.
- •Compassionate end-of-life care remains a strong theme, with several owners highlighting respectful handling of very difficult visits.
- •Negative feedback is less common but tends to focus on high costs, how fees are communicated, no Sunday opening in Kildare, and in one case concerns about overnight care arrangements and transfer for weekend stay.
