Lodge Veterinary Services

Lodge Veterinary Services, also known as Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital, is an equine-only practice in Dunlavin, Kildare offering both routine horse care and more specialised hospital and referral work. Its facilities and services include surgery, sports medicine, critical care, advanced diagnostics such as nuclear scintigraphy, ambulatory call-outs, and pre-purchase examinations. Recent feedback most often highlights prompt attendance, thorough work-ups, and clear communication from the veterinary team.

Services

• •Equine-only veterinary care for horses, including both routine care and more complex cases.
• •24-hour emergency cover, with the practice website stating emergency service is available 365 days a year.
• •Ambulatory and call-out visits, with recent clients describing prompt attendance.
• •Hospital and referral services, including surgery, critical care, and laboratory services.
• •Performance and diagnostic work, including sports medicine, lameness and orthopaedics, internal medicine and cardiology, and advanced imaging such as nuclear scintigraphy.
• •Pre-purchase examinations.
• •Recent review examples include a colic work-up on a Sunday bank-holiday weekend with scans and blood tests, and several comments describing the vets as thorough and hands-on in urgent situations.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •John McCormack (role not stated): praised for being very good to deal with and for explaining everything clearly.
• •Juan (role not stated): described by one long-term client as a brilliant vet who listens well to owners.
• •The wider team is repeatedly described as helpful, knowledgeable, open to questions, and good at keeping owners updated during treatment.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8/5 from 87 reviews.

• •Recent feedback is largely very positive, with owners praising the vets as helpful, knowledgeable, and thorough.
• •Communication is a consistent strength: reviewers mention clear explanations, vets who listen to owners, and regular updates without needing to chase.
• •Several reviews highlight prompt call-outs and urgent care, including a Sunday bank-holiday colic case involving scans and blood tests, and another case where the team was described as accommodating and patient in difficult circumstances.
• •One recent reviewer called the service well priced, while an older 1-star review complained about not being given a call-out price and said the practice would not travel for that case.