Castle Vets – Vets in Castlebar
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is strongly positive about the team’s caring, thoughtful approach, with one owner describing emergency surgery and follow-up that helped their cat recover against poor odds. - Emergency care remains a clear theme across reviews, including an emergency C-section, out-of-hours surgery, and owners feeling supported during high-stress situations. - Owners also speak well of the clinic’s manner with nervous or difficult-to-handle dogs, especially the calm, gentle approach described in reviews mentioning Ona.
Services
- •Routine consultations and examinations: Owners describe careful, unhurried checks, including gentle handling for nervous dogs and clear answers to questions during appointments.
- •Emergency and urgent care: Reviews mention emergency surgery, including an emergency caesarean section for a French Bulldog, out-of-hours surgery on a Sunday evening, and a recent emergency operation for a cat followed by recovery support.
- •Ongoing medical support: Longer-term care is mentioned for a dog with diabetes, with the team helping the owner manage questions over time while working around an anxious, temperamental patient.
- •Treatment and recovery support: Reviews describe pets improving after short stays with medication and supportive care, and recent feedback mentions follow-up contact after surgery.
- •Dog grooming: Grooming is specifically mentioned, with Ginny praised for handling, experience, and practical coat-care advice.
- •Practical product advice: Owners also mention the team suggesting lower-cost products available through a pharmacy rather than pushing in-clinic sales.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Ona (vet): Praised for gentle handling of a nervous dog, carrying out a full-body check without unnecessary restraint, and taking time to explain things clearly.
- •Ginny (groomer): Mentioned very positively for experienced handling, helpful coat-care advice, and making dogs comfortable during grooming visits.
- •Alex and Jessica: Thanked by name in a recent review after emergency surgery and follow-up care for a cat.
- •Wider team: Reviews describe the staff as caring, professional, patient, and approachable, particularly in stressful emergency situations and longer-term cases.
Reviews
Castle Vets has a 4.7-star Google rating from 102 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is strongly positive about the team’s caring, thoughtful approach, with one owner describing emergency surgery and follow-up that helped their cat recover against poor odds.
- •Emergency care remains a clear theme across reviews, including an emergency C-section, out-of-hours surgery, and owners feeling supported during high-stress situations.
- •Owners also speak well of the clinic’s manner with nervous or difficult-to-handle dogs, especially the calm, gentle approach described in reviews mentioning Ona.
- •Grooming and general day-to-day service are praised too, with positive comments about Ginny, friendly staff, and pets being treated warmly.

