Vetcare Portlaoise

Vetcare Portlaoise is part of the Vet Care group, which describes itself as having four practices, and provides general veterinary care with vets, nurses, and reception/clerical support staff. The clinic is set up for routine consultations and ongoing pet care, including the Pet Health Club® Plus plan, and reviews also point to practical support such as vaccination reminders and end-of-life arrangements. Recent feedback is mixed overall: many owners describe kind, professional care, while a smaller number report concerns about diagnosis, reception service, and cost.

Services

• •General veterinary consultations and ongoing pet care, including consultations through the Pet Health Club® Plus plan.
• •Preventive care, including vaccination reminders.
• •Care for cats and dogs, with review examples including a dog brought in for assessment of a lump and a kitten seen after a scare.
• •Support around urgent concerns, with some reviewers saying they were accommodated quickly and found the team helpful on the phone.
• •End-of-life support, including compassionate farewell appointments, cremation arrangements, and return of ashes in an urn.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

The team includes vets, nurses, and reception/clerical staff. Reviews often praise the front desk for being helpful and pleasant, and describe vets and nurses as kind, informative, and reassuring, particularly during difficult visits. One recent reviewer also mentions a former staff member named Tom, but no role is given.

Reviews

Vetcare Portlaoise has a Google rating of 4.7 stars from 338 reviews.

• •Many recent reviewers describe caring, professional treatment, including especially warm feedback for a gentle, unhurried end-of-life visit and reassurance during a check for a dog's lump.
• •Positive comments frequently mention helpful staff across the clinic, including vets, nurses, clerical staff, and reception.
• •Practical support is a recurring theme, with reviewers mentioning vaccination reminders, helpful phone contact, urgent appointments, and sensitive handling of cremation arrangements.
• •Negative feedback focuses on a smaller number of complaints, including one allegation of a missed oesophageal obstruction in a dog, one poor reception interaction over trying to buy a cone for a kitten, and one review describing the clinic as expensive and raising concerns about diagnoses.