Vets in Galway

shigg

HI - looking for recommendation for vet in Galway, live in Knocknacarra. Have been using a vet centre but find every time go down we get a different vet and some of them only spend 5 minutes looking at my dog. Anytime he gets sick, it involves many many return visits.... Yes, I have to sort out pet insurance...But would be interested in hearing opinions from others of experience. Thanks

biko

www.arkvetsgalway.com are well known, it's on Marys Road.
I use www.gleninavets.ie in the Renmore area.

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Cheshire Cat

I use the Ark for my dog and am happy with them. They are in the process of moving to Knocknacarra (between Monkey Business and B&Q) should make life easier, I could walk my dog there then.
A friend of mine swears by Glenina, but from Knocknacarra their location is not really convenient.
If you don't want different vets, ask when a specific one is on duty. I do, as my dog definitely prefers male vets

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EGAR

ARK is very good but pricey.

Since you are on Knocknacarra, you would be near Barna. Leanne at Barna Vet Clinic is a brilliant vet.

NTC

Make sure you have pet insurance before you go to ARK, as already mentioned.

I took my dog there last year, and TBH some of the vets I met were nice, other not so nice. But I guess you get that everywhere.

Blueprint

I use Glenina Vet, as they're handiest to me and they're pretty good, but you can also suffer from the rotating vet thing. However, when booking an appointment, you can ask for a specific vet if you like.

I was with Ark vets with my late cat and didn't find them to be any better in spite of the bigger price.

I've heard very good things about the Barna vet.

EGAR

I use the ARK for specialist OP's such as the Great Dane pup Parci with Wobbler's (6 hour OP which was a great success) and Berni the Staffie who had her face ripped off being used as a bait dog, this OP was also a great success and both dogs live now in forever homes).

Leanne in Barna also specialises in as an ophthalmic vet, she did the entropia OP on Jack the Lad (RW) and the eye removal on Pippin the blind Kleinspitz pup with Microphthalmia. I was very very happy with her and she does the normal day-to-day vet routine such as spaying, vacc etc. Very nice lady and nothing rushed and explained in detail.

Madame Razz

Have always found ARK excellent as has my OH; one vet in there neither of us like tho; she has a terrible manner. Any of the others there I have been really happy with tho; very good with both my dogs and cat(and one dog is pretty cranky)

ruben

Always bring our lads to Aidan in Ark.
He really knows his stuff and takes his time. Most importantly he listens.

Have taken some of our fosters to Leanne in Barna and would recommend her also. She very obligingly saw a foster for us late on a Friday evening recently. We had no appointment and were very grateful.
As was the poor patient:)

amiable

shigg wrote: »

HI - looking for recommendation for vet in Galway, live in Knocknacarra. Have been using a vet centre but find every time go down we get a different vet and some of them only spend 5 minutes looking at my dog. Anytime he gets sick, it involves many many return visits.... Yes, I have to sort out pet insurance...But would be interested in hearing opinions from others of experience. Thanks

Have found the vet in Barna very good and the staff are very nice and helpful and efficient. Its not too far out either

amiable

ruben wrote: »

Always bring our lads to Aidan in Ark.
He really knows his stuff and takes his time. Most importantly he listens.

Have taken some of our fosters to Leanne in Barna and would recommend her also. She very obligingly saw a foster for us late on a Friday evening recently. We had no appointment and were very grateful.
As was the poor patient:)

Hi Ruben, how did u get involved in fostering?
I'd be interested myself

Blueprint

amiable wrote: »

Hi Ruben, how did u get involved in fostering?
I'd be interested myself

If you're really interested in fostering, Madra are always looking for people to foster, especially puppies and dogs who get very stressed in kennels. Details and contact info on the website: www.madra.ie

amiable

Blueprint wrote: »

If you're really interested in fostering, Madra are always looking for people to foster, especially puppies and dogs who get very stressed in kennels. Details and contact info on the website: www.madra.ie

Thanks and i am interested and i will be getting in touch with them

silverlady82

Hi, as I have two little cats now, i am looking for a vet near headfordroad. I have no car, so i need to put them in the box and carry them to the vet, so i am looking for something close. would be glad about any suggestion.
Thx

Blueprint

Glenina Vet or Briarhill vet would be the two closest to you, but not that close... Have you considered a box tied to the back of a bike? If you ask ahead, you should get a taxi or hackney that will transport cats.

I've got no car either and my heaviest cat weighs 6 kilos, but I live on the Tuam Road, so Glenina Vet is quite handy! Fabric cat carriers are the best, as they're much, much easier to carry than the rigid plastic ones. I once carried my late cat all the way across town to Ark vets in one of those and when I got there, I couldn't even lift my arms to wipe my nose, they were that tired.

silverlady82

Thx blueprint, i think i will try to get a cap, that is ok with cats in a carrier box..... i do not know, if a fabric cat carrier would be handy, because i do not want to put them seperat in such a thing, as they are still really shy and love each other intensely. i guess a big box will be better for them (or am i just too worried about them??). i do not want to scare them too much. will be tough enough to bring them to a vet, as they are scared of people anyway.
but they are sooooooooooooo cute!! after a long play in the evening they start to fell confident enough to get a bit of cuddle and purr all the time.
cats are just gorgeous!!

Blueprint

You can get a big fabric one too, but a cab might be the best bet. I've got a shy stray kitten I'm looking for a home for at the moment too, she's really cute! I can't keep her, as I've three of my own already...

markcomer1984

Personally following our dreadfull experience in Briarhill i could never recommend them to someone who cares for a pet or their well being. i brought my cat to them with an eye problem and they were very friendly at first and did a thorough examination(checking the cats mouth,ears weight etc) They prescribed eye drops for the cat but after two weeks the cat was not getting any better and was not eating.
i decided the cats health and my peace of mind required me to go back. following another examination of the cat they said she was perfectly healthy and not to worry. i told them she was not eating and they said she was probably being picky with her food.
i told them i was worried she had started licking the wall and window in our living room (which even a novice like myself knows can be a major sign of a problem with the cat, lacking something in their diet or deficient in something) and i was told they didnt know why she was doing that

2 DAYS LATER my cat collapsed on the floor,went limp and started convulsing
thanks to great advice from the gspca we got the cat down to the ARK VETERINARY CLINIC who on first sight of the cat said she was severely anaemic and severly under weight (2 thirds of her ideal body weight)
once again i need to stress that this is just by looking at the cat(without blood tests) in the first 2 minutes 2 days after an all clear from Briarhill

the following day tests were taken to determine the cause for anaemia and weight problems and she was found to be suffering with a bone marrow defect which she was born with
The amazing staff at the Ark told us it would be for the best to have her put to sleep (3 days after her all clear)the staff at the Ark were actually just as upset at Kittys loss as we were and actually sent a card to our house to sympathise.
i cant praise the people in the Ark enough they really are amazing at what they do and although they had to tell us the bad news it was great that out little friend didnt have to suffer any longer

we rang Briarhill following our loss to see if there was a reason the weight loss or anemia was not spotted and the terrible attitude on the phone was reason enough to write this post

Kittys death was unavoidable but i would have concerns over other cats going to Briarhill incase it can be prevented