Dog & Cat Vets in Shroid

## Summary Longford Animal Health Centre & Veterinary Hospital is part of **XL Vets Ireland** and provides care for **both small and large animals**. The website states it runs a **24-hour emergency service, 365 days a year**. In the latest reviews available to us, owners most often mention **helpful, professional staff**, including being **given time to say goodbye** during an end-of-life visit, and a case where the team **scanned a cat for a microchip during a vaccination visit** and reunited it with its owner. One review describes a very different experience when seeking help for an **injured wild crow**, reporting they were told the only option was euthanasia at the finder’s expense and to “use Google” for wildlife rescues. ## Services - **Veterinary hospital services for small and large animals** (stated on the website). - **24/7 emergency service, 365 days a year** for small and large animals (stated on the website). - **Microchip scanning** (reported in a review: cat identified via chip scanning during a vaccination visit). - **Vaccinations** (reported in a review). - **Euthanasia/end-of-life care** (reported in a review: family given time to say goodbye; another review mentions euthanasia as the option offered for an injured wild bird). - **Procedures** (a review mentions a vet explaining what “the procedure” would involve, without specifying which procedure). ## Reviews **4.8 stars from 281 reviews.** Most of the latest written reviews available to us are brief but consistently describe how staff handled visits and communication, with one notable negative about advice given for a wild bird. “Themes below are drawn from the latest written reviews available to us.” - **Kindness in difficult moments:** one owner says staff were “so very kind” at a sad time and gave them “lots of time to say goodbye.” - **Communication about procedures:** one review highlights an “excellent explanation” of what a procedure would involve. - **Practical diligence:** one detailed account credits the clinic with reuniting a missing cat after staff **scanned for a microchip**. - **Mixed experiences on wildlife cases:** one reviewer describes a cold, dismissive phone interaction about an injured crow (offered euthanasia at the caller’s expense and told to search online for rescues).