Animal Clinic Dunboyne

Animal Clinic Dunboyne (website: highfield.ie; several reviewers refer to the practice as “Highfield”) offers routine appointments as well as urgent/emergency support, with pet health plans and repeat prescriptions listed on the clinic website. Recent reviews repeatedly point to thorough initial assessments and follow-up after starting treatment (one owner describes the vet checking back in to make sure their dog was “on the right course of treatment”). Surgery is also mentioned in reviews, including a dog needing an operation and recovering well afterwards. End-of-life support is referenced by one reviewer who says the team cared for their dog “until she passed away.”

Services

Based on the clinic website summary and the latest written reviews available to us, the clinic is described as offering

• •Routine care (“from routine check to urgent care,” per the website)
• •Urgent/emergency care (the website states the team is available to handle emergency situations)
• •Repeat prescriptions (listed on the website)
• •Pet health plans (listed on the website; no inclusions/prices provided)
• •Farm-related services/emergency (farm information and farm emergency are listed on the website navigation we captured)
• •Surgery/operations (mentioned by an owner whose dog “needed an operation”)

People

• •Eimear / Emer (vet): Mentioned by multiple owners. One describes her being “thorough with her initial assessment,” listening to concerns, and following up afterwards to check the dog and owners were doing OK and that treatment was on track. Another says their dogs “love her.”
• •Avril: Named in reviews and singled out alongside Eimear as “amazing” by one owner.
• •Amy, Edel, Emily: Thanked by name in a review describing a dog’s operation and recovery.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8 stars from 90 reviews.

• •Thorough assessments and clear communication (e.g., “informative,” “listened to our concerns,” helped “figure out what was wrong”).
• •Follow-up after treatment is started (one owner notes the vet checked in to ensure the dog was OK and on the right course of treatment).
• •Surgical care mentioned with good recovery outcomes (a dog “needed an operation” and was “back to his old self”).
• •Long-term relationship and end-of-life care is referenced (one owner says the team cared for their dog until she passed away).