Pet Resources/Vets/Petstores

koneko

A few links for those of you that are interested:

IrishAnimals:
http://www.irishanimals.ie/
The Irish Animals site is mainly aimed at finding new homes for dogs/puppies and cats/kittens. Includes pictures of a lot of them, so you can see how adorable they are before you go over to pick them up. Can you resist the adorable little white kittens?

MyVet:
http://www.myvet.ie/
MyVet animal hospital in Bray

Elite Madra, Dog training service:
http://www.irishdogtraining.com/

Irish Animal Care Society:
http://www.irishanimalcare.org/

Animal Rescue Ireland:
http://www.esatclear.ie/~animalrescue/

Cats' Aid (Dublin):
http://www.catsaid.org/
Finds homes for those lovely fluffy kitties

Dublin Animal Hospital:
http://www.dublinanimals.com/

The various SPCAs (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals):
http://www.ispca.ie/ - Irish SPCA
http://www.dspca.ie/ - Dublin SPCA
http://www.globaltiger.com/gspca/ - Galway SPCA
http://www.cowicklowspca.org/ - Wicklow SPCA
http://www.esatclear.ie/~tspca - Tipperary SPCA

The Bull Wall Barkers - a loose association
of Dogs who walk with their human owners
on the Bull Wall (Dollymount) Dublin, Ireland.
http://www.iol.ie/~bullwallbarkers/

There's a whole lot more links out there, but these are the more important ones I could think of/find. Feel free to add any you think might be helpful.

Hellrazer

www.ikc.ie
Irish Kennel Club.


Im also working on a complete list of all dog breeders in Ireland for every Breed which I hope to have posted up within a few days.So bear with me.
Its going to be a long one.
Richie.

c0y0te

http://www.paws.ie

c0y0te

sci0x

Here are a few websites in relation to animals:

Irish Animals
k999 Volunteer Service

Webmonkey

Originally posted by denis_o_leary
Here are a few websites in relation to animals:

Irish Animals
Doop Design
Red Moon Media

Since when have you being interested in animals! :cool:

sci0x

I'm buying a dog so I searched for sites and I got a few interesting ones. Decided to post them up as they came in very handy.

Falkorre

These pages may be helpfull,....

List of dublin vets -> http://www.worldofpetsni.com/vetsouth1.htm

List of pet stores in dublin -> http://www.worldofpetsni.com/southshop01.htm

My want to make it sticky?

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Rew

Tipperary Small Pet Rescue Center

http://homepage.eircom.net/~spr124/

The girl who runs this has a heart of gold and takes in and takes great care of alot of animals. She has rabbits, guinea pigs and gerbils that all need good homes. She also needs any spare pet accessories you might have. We dropped a guinea pig cage out to her the other day and she really does have her hands full.

Ducky

Heres a shop that you can buy all your pet stuff on :www.pet-bliss.ie

Don't forget, all the animal groups put up their dogs on the Irish Animals website.

Sigma Force

Might I be so vain as to add my site also http://homepage.eircom.net/~spr124/homesNeeded.html

Pet Bliss is an excellent site for shopping and irishanimals is excellent for anyone wanting to adopt a mix or purebreed dog (neutered and spayed) cats also and small animals are a newish addition to the site since myself and a few others came alone :-)

Sigma Force

Oh Rew just saw your message thanks for the kind words :-)

Sigma Force

A new site..Kitten Adoption loads of information on cat care and cat welfare and how to help.
http://www.kittenadoption.ie/index.htm

Carroll

http://www.dogtrainingireland.ie

Enilorac

Another dog training link...

www.feebeg.com

Arcadian

Pets Ireland is a great site if your looking to adopt a new pet or need to rehome one. Also they have lost and found sections and lists of pound dogs.

http://petsireland.invisionzone.com/index.php?act=idx

doodles6

Check out peata.org the organisation for pets and people

We visit hospitals hospices and homes with your pets. I am very luck to visit a day care centre for adults with my poodles where we have great fun playing ball with clients and staff

If you have a friendly loving pet and think you can spare the time to share them on a weekly visit, contact peata and get assessed. I have got a lot out of my visiting and the dogs love it too.

Sigma Force

Website on the care of guinea pigs and other small animals with tons of handy links will be up and running shortly.
http://www.geocities.com/cavycareline/

EGAR

Hi

I run EGAR - East Galway Animal Rescue- a Bull Breed Rescue but I do take in other animals in need as well. All potential home will be home checked before and after re-homing. All adult dogs are vacc'd, wormed, spayed/neutered.

http://www.egar.org

Sarah

therocks

Here's another site which I've looked at and bought a few great things for my doggies!!! Quick and very nice to deal with ...... www.petshoponline.ie

galah

found the link to wiki how in the after hours forum (so credit to however found it!) - they got a good collection of the most common pet issues:

http://www.wikihow.com/Category:Pets

Mollydolly

Sorry Claire but there is to be no advertising here.

FranknFurter

I have devoted this sticky purely to Dog & Cat information as more people in Ireland have pet dogs and / or cats than any other animal.
Feel free to post links here to any information or health related sites you have found usefull or helpfull.

Please do not post links to sites that are simply "dog sites" or "cat sites" here, try to be specific to the "Health information & Resources" title.

• Please note: On any site listed below, please take all advise with "a pinch of salt".
• Medical treatment should never be given to ANY animal by anyone other than a vet.
• Neither Boards.ie nor its members take responsibility for any innacurate information in the links below.
• Any animal that is exhibiting signs of illness or behavioural issues should be taken to a Vet as soon as possible.

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The best Irish Cat site in my opinion, put together by real cat lovers, the entire site is amazingly informative.

Cat health & Care / treatment information.

Kittern Adoption Website (main Page)

Their NEW forum boards!

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Another Cat information & behaviour link,...

Cat Behaviour
*NB: I cannot fully vouch for this one yet as I am still reading it.
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Dog behaviour info link........

Dog Behaviour and Information
*NB: Again I cannot fully vouch for this one yet as I am still reading it.
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newrossman

Best on east cost is http://www.aquatic-village.com/home.asp

FranknFurter

Taken from www.kittenadoption.ie website:

Some facts from Jan.

• 300,000 kittens will be born in Ireland this year.
• Two fifths will die within the first week of life.
• A Third more will die before 4 months of age.
• That is 180,000 kittens dying within 4 months of birth in Ireland this year alone.
• Kittens are also being born to the estimated 23% of **pet** domestic cats that that are not spayed/neutered.
• There are no wild cats native to Ireland therefore every kitten born and cat alive is descended from some body's un-neutered pet cat.
• There are an estimated 700,000 former domestic (feral) cats in Ireland with over 200,000 in the Dublin area. This is using the tried and tested American system of calculation. Take the number of households in an area and multiply by 0.5 to give the number of cats.
• One unspayed cat and her offspring can create 11.6 million other cats within 9 years.
• An un altered cat (ex domestic stray) Has an average life span of 2 years. So these animals are born to die.

Sigma Force

Is there a reason other animals aren't mentioned, you would be suprised how many households have other animals as well as cats or dogs, it's just that they don't tend to mention them as much. There is a lot of information about cats and dog care (and having more on this site is brilliant of course) but there is far less helpful information for small animals, birds and fish.

Have to agree about the KA site, it's choc full of helpful info.

FranknFurter

NEW!!!
Kitten Adoption have a new FORUM BOARDS!!!
I encourage all of us owned by cats to register!
This is a wonderful organisation and by doing this they are providing yet another great service and community, lets back em up by joining and contributing and not let all the effort they have gone to go to waste!

C'mon boards.ie's, there are so many people here who can help bring information, ideas and shared experiences!
This will be a GREAT cat-resource.

Address is -> http://kittenadoption.proboards80.com

B

(GPR, feel free to start another thread and I will sticky it np, just put this up as I noticed how most posts have been about cats & dogs and thought "centralising" info might be useful)

bounty_hunter

FranknFurter, if it would be useful I can write up care sheets for chinchillas/mice/various other small animals. As Guineapigrescue has mentioned, these pets are not as common as cats and dogs, but the information could still be of use to somebody

Guineapigrescue I'm sure could also assist on the rodent side

FranknFurter

T'would be great!
There is a sticky thread here for care sheets just waiting to be filled

B

carwash_2006

Openng party 28th October

Come along and see our huge range of dog and cat accesories and food. Also stocking - Rabbits, Guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, budgies. Also cages and accessories.

Directions
From M50 - Take the M2 for Derry until it becomes the N2. About 2 miles on look for signs for Ashbrook Nurseries and Garden Centre on the right hand side.

nconway

Hi All

Any one looking for a dog groomer in Dublin West, i found a lovely girl, she owns a small salon in Blanchardstown. Wizard of Paws dog grooming salon. She was so helpfull and styled my dog perfectly. I would highly recommend her. The number is 0874131163 to the salon.Let me know if you go.

MonaLisa

Hi all,
I am planning to get a cat. But I dont want to go to people's house to pickup a cat...

Does Anyone know, of a place in Dublin where homeless young cats are kept so that I can go and Pick one? Or Do I just have to take what ever is given to me or choose from the pictures displayed online?

If you know of anywhere please PM me if Possible.

Many Thanks
Mona

FranknFurter

Try www.kittenadoption.ie
Best place in Dublin to home a cat from imho.

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captain_airbox

Go spam elsewhere.Banned.

macshadow

www.limerickanimalwelfare.com

junglequestions

how come www.hartonpaw.com just got banned from advertising their site here and www.mollys.ie (above ) did not?

There cannot be one rule for one person and a different one for another!

I have no problem with people telling other people about their businesses here.

clearz

junglequestions is right. There are loads of other links on this thread. Why the change of policy all of a sudden

Annika30

Mod edit: No advertising in here please. First and last warning.

junglequestions

There appears to be some favouritism for MollyDolly!

Our man in Havana

junglequestions wrote:

There appears to be some favouritism for MollyDolly!

No favoritism at all! I was reluctant to edit the post as I was not a moderator when the post was put up, but due to a query as to why that post was allowed I have deleted the post content.

Just to clarify there is to be NO advertising of your own sites/shops in this thread!

dbrock

i was in fintastic aquatics in dunlaoighre i recomend any one tries it out the advice and feelof the place was amazing i just kept walking around looking at the fish and retiles for ages

Sigma Force

Can I be very bold and recommend Mollys http://www.mollys.ie/store/ bought a lovely tshirt for our pooch saying Daddys little girl on it in pink, going to make the hubby walk around the next dog show with her wearing it :eek:

corkimp

I'm moving to Waterford so was looking for a pet shop down there to buy some things for my pup and my friends also. Pets r Vets in Waterford City are brilliant - have bearded dragons and more animals. big range actually. here's their site www.petsrvets.ie/ It is only being set up at the moment but their contact info and address is on it.

frizzefreckles

I picked up my pup on Wednesday evening and while she has been given a full vets check and is fit as a fiddle I'd still like to have my own vet lined up near me (just in case). Could anyone recommend a good vet and dog groomer around D15?

Amimad

Try this one if your in the west of Ireland
www.clevercanines.ie

Annika30

I left my dogs into The Irish Rosettes boarding kennel(in Lusk near the airport) last week when I was away on holidays and I can highly recommend them. This is the first time my dogs didn't get sick after being in a boarding kennel. My dogs had actually put on a little bit of weight, which would be quite unusual considering a lot of dogs get stressed and wouldn't eat as much when being left in a strange place. And they didn't smell horrible after leaving the kennel, which they normally would:D They also have an enclosed exercise area which my dogs loved.

http://irishrosettespetstore.com/[/URL]

Annika

Texas

frizzefreckles wrote:

I picked up my pup on Wednesday evening and while she has been given a full vets check and is fit as a fiddle I'd still like to have my own vet lined up near me (just in case). Could anyone recommend a good vet and dog groomer around D15?

Not D15 but close enough....I had my dog groomed by Claire Fitsimons for years and was very happy with them, they now have their own parlour at 80 Annamoe Road, Cabra... I think they might be full but it's worth a try.

frizzefreckles

That's great Texas thanks. I brought my pup to Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital for her booster shots. They are opposite the Coolmine Industrial Estate, and really nice in there. I'd recommend them to anyone in the area.

Demonique

I'd like to recommend The Reptile Haven in Fishamble street, I got 9 of my thirteen snakes there (I got two of my other snakes in the petshop in Galway on Shop street and I bred the other two myself). They're very kindly incubating two batches of corn snake eggs for me ATM

Apparently, Ben was the first person to bred bearded dragons in the republic.

Whenever I go in, there's always something beautiful or cute that I'd like to buy be it gorgeous baby iguanas (have one already and don't have the space for more) or a lovely chameleon who takes crickets from your hand (don't have the expertise)


Another good shop for reptiles is Boardwalk Pets on the quays.

Hoffy

www.irishpets.ie is great too.

daisy25

Hi all,
I thought you may be interested in www.findapetsitter.net. It's a website that I have created to allow pet sitters to create a profile, and owners to find them based on location. Owners can then contact you and go from there.
The website is brand new so there are some inperfections, but feel free to give any feedback.

Thanks,
Maria

Ado86

Hi,

Anicare Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital in D15 is very handy, just off the main road opposite Ryan's Garage is a great veterinary practice.