Athlone Veterinary Hospital – Vets in Athlone
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Clinic Overview
Athlone Veterinary Hospital is a mixed-reviewed small animal practice in Athlone. Recent feedback strongly highlights rapid help in urgent cases, overnight hospitalisation for serious illness or injury, and careful aftercare after discharge, with owners describing regular phone updates, photos, and visits during treatment. Feedback is not uniformly positive, with a small number of serious complaints about seizure-related care alongside many very positive reports of compassionate emergency support.
Services
- •Urgent and emergency care: Reviewers describe late-night emergencies, rapid telephone response, and being seen quickly after calling, including one case where an owner says they were in an exam room within 40 minutes.
- •In-patient hospitalisation and overnight stays: Owners report pets being admitted for 2-night and 3-night stays for severe illness, trauma, and seizure-related episodes.
- •Monitoring and diagnostic workups: Feedback mentions testing and monitoring during hospital stays, and one owner says a CT scan was discussed in a seizure case.
- •Treatment, discharge medication, and aftercare: Recent experiences include medication after discharge, ongoing follow-up, and support during recovery, with one owner describing the aftercare as meticulous.
- •Owner communication during admissions: Positive feedback repeatedly mentions phone updates, photos, honest explanations, and being allowed to visit pets while they were staying in the hospital.
- •Routine appointments and preventive care: Recent reviews also mention a smooth KC vaccine appointment, with prompt check-in and helpful advice during the visit.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Tara is the staff member most often named in reviews, particularly for emergency calls, rapid assessment, overnight care, honest communication, and follow-up after discharge.
- •Aoidhin is thanked for a friendly, professional routine appointment and for answering questions helpfully.
- •Lyndsey and Moya are praised for phone and photo updates and for helping families visit pets during hospital stays.
- •Antoinette is also thanked positively after an emergency admission.
- •Reviewers also praise the wider team, including reception staff, nurses, and vets.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5/5 from 241 reviews
- •Recent written feedback is mostly very positive, with several long-term clients saying they continue to bring multiple pets to the practice and trust the team’s care.
- •Emergency and hospital care is a major theme: owners mention quick access after phoning, late-night help, 2- to 3-night stays, and strong support during serious illness or after accidents.
- •Communication stands out in positive reviews, especially regular updates, photos, and time allowed with hospitalised pets; kindness, empathy, and professionalism are recurring themes.
- •Less positive comments are present but fewer in the recent feedback, including a complaint that dog neutering was expensive, while earlier feedback also included a small number of serious complaints about seizure-related care.
