Urban Vets – Vets in Ashtown
Clinic Overview
Urban Vets in Ashtown handles everyday preventive care as well as more complex or time-sensitive cases, with owners describing emergency visits, surgery support, hospital care, pet travel documentation, and end-of-life care alongside routine appointments. Communication and aftercare remain a clear strength, with owners mentioning clear explanations, emails, texts, photos, and WhatsApp updates during treatment and recovery. The clinic is also noted for its cat-friendly setup, including separate cat waiting and treatment areas, and for helping nervous pets feel more settled.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: vaccinations, injections, worming treatments, regular check-ups, and follow-up advice for care at home. Recent feedback includes calm first visits for a puppy, a cat, and a rabbit.
- •Urgent and more complex cases: emergency appointments, assessment of injuries including X-rays, referral coordination for orthopaedic surgery, and investigations for unwell pets. One owner describes being seen within minutes after a dog broke a leg.
- •Surgery, dental, and inpatient care: surgery support, dental cleaning, overnight stays, overnight fluids, and regular owner updates by text, photos, and WhatsApp during treatment and recovery.
- •End-of-life and palliative support: euthanasia, support around difficult decisions, palliative care, and ongoing monitoring such as weight checks and exams.
- •Cat-friendly and low-stress handling: separate cat waiting and exam areas, a cat-only treatment room, a Feliway calming diffuser, and a calm approach that owners say helps nervous cats and dogs settle more easily.
- •Travel paperwork: help with pet travel documentation, with one owner specifically praising the clinic for preparing paperwork that passed inspection without any corrections.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits above average relative to similar practices. One recent review also mentions a free first consultation for a new pet and a €30 vaccine at that visit.
People
- •Dr Emer / Dr Eamer is praised for calm first appointments, vaccinations, and clear explanations.
- •Joy is mentioned positively for a warm, helpful manner at a first visit.
- •Lorea is repeatedly highlighted for calm communication, quick organisation in urgent cases, and supportive follow-up.
- •Molly is praised for clear explanations, especially around cat care, treatment options, and end-of-life support.
- •Ivana is singled out for responsive, thorough support by text during home care.
Reviews
Google reviews: 4.9/5 from 287 reviews. Written feedback is very positive overall, with the main themes including
- •Calm, friendly visits for nervous pets, with owners describing the clinic as warm, clean, and pet-friendly, and saying puppies, cats, and rabbits were helped to relax.
- •Strong communication and aftercare, including quick responses, clear explanations, regular updates during treatment, and helpful follow-up information for care at home.
- •Particular praise for cat care, including the separate cat areas, careful handling, dental treatment, overnight support, and compassionate palliative and end-of-life care.
- •Efficient help in urgent or specialist situations, including emergency assessment after a broken leg, fast referral arrangements for surgery, and well-prepared pet travel documentation.

