Animal Hospital – Vets in Castlebar
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is largely very positive, with owners describing the staff as friendly, careful, and professional. - Several reviews highlight gentle handling and good communication, especially with anxious dogs and owners who want to be involved in decisions. - Specific praise appears for both end-of-life care and urgent/emergency treatment, with reviewers describing these visits as kind and competent.
Animal Hospital appears to be an independent veterinary practice in Castlebar, as no group ownership is stated. It offers general companion-animal care, with reviews highlighting routine consultations, urgent help, senior-pet assessments, and end-of-life support. Owners often describe vets who take time to explain options, involve them in decisions, and handle pets gently.
Services
- •General consultations and routine vet care: Reviews describe thorough, unrushed appointments where vets explain findings, answer concerns, and involve owners in decisions.
- •Senior pet care and quality-of-life checks: One owner specifically mentions a detailed check-up for a 15-year-old dog, including discussion of comfort, happiness, and keeping pain under control in later life.
- •Urgent and emergency care: Reviews mention access to urgent help, including an out-of-hours emergency visit while travelling, with the treatment described as competent and the welcome as friendly.
- •End-of-life support: A recent review specifically praises the practice for a kind and helpful euthanasia visit for a cat.
- •On-site practicalities noted by clients: Reviews mention pet products for sale in reception, a clean and well laid-out clinic, and plenty of accessible parking.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Dr Shioban (vet): Praised for being kind and helpful during an end-of-life visit for a cat.
- •Niall (vet) and Ronan (vet): Mentioned by a long-standing client of more than 30 years, who describes them as very gentle with dogs.
- •Veterinary team: Reviews often describe the vets as professional, reassuring, and careful with nervous dogs.
- •Reception team: One review reports a poor and dismissive interaction when trying to arrange an urgent appointment, although the same reviewer said this did not reflect their previous experience with the veterinarians.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.8 stars from 41 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is largely very positive, with owners describing the staff as friendly, careful, and professional.
- •Several reviews highlight gentle handling and good communication, especially with anxious dogs and owners who want to be involved in decisions.
- •Specific praise appears for both end-of-life care and urgent/emergency treatment, with reviewers describing these visits as kind and competent.
- •A negative note appears in one review about a receptionist interaction during an urgent enquiry for a geriatric dog in pain, but this sits alongside otherwise strong feedback about the veterinary care itself.
Contact
Location
Animal Hospital, Moneenbradagh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 WN26, Ireland
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