Cara Veterinary Hospital

- Pet travel support is the strongest recurring theme, with reviewers describing clear instructions, smooth paperwork handling and successful help with overseas travel, including Ireland-to-Australia moves and return paperwork for visiting dogs. - The wider team is often described as friendly, kind and professional, with several long-term clients saying they trust the practice with their dogs’ care. - Rabbit care gets positive mention, particularly around neutering and aftercare.

Services

•Routine and preventive care: annual vaccinations, microchipping, nutritional counselling and pain management for dogs, cats, rabbits and other small pets.
•Surgery and neutering: spaying and neutering for dogs and cats, plus broader veterinary surgery supported by a theatre and dedicated dog and cat surgical wards. Reviews also mention rabbit neutering with good aftercare.
•Diagnostics and medical work-ups: in-house laboratory testing, ultrasound, radiology/X-ray and internal medicine.
•Dentistry and additional therapies: veterinary dentistry with dental radiography, plus laser therapy and cryotherapy.
•Eye care and infection control: eye care and an isolation unit are listed.
•Pet travel and paperwork: pet travel advice, paperwork support and pet passports. Recent reviewers especially praise help with overseas moves, remote coordination across time zones, and short-stay travel certificates for returning home.
•Other care and support: euthanasia, acceptance of wildlife casualties, and cat and rabbit boarding. One recent review also highlights kind support during a dog’s end-of-life care.
•Emergencies: 24/7 emergency care is available via an emergency partner.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Vickie: the standout name in reviews for pet travel support, with repeated praise for clear guidance, careful paperwork, responsiveness and follow-up for international trips.
•Dr Eddie: mentioned positively for giving detailed advice and explaining a pet’s condition clearly during consultation.
•Claire: named in reviews as the practice manager, with praise for making pet passport arrangements straightforward.
•Natalie: previously praised for helpful appointment booking.

Reviews

Cara Veterinary Hospital has a 4.5-star Google rating from 91 reviews.

•Pet travel support is the strongest recurring theme, with reviewers describing clear instructions, smooth paperwork handling and successful help with overseas travel, including Ireland-to-Australia moves and return paperwork for visiting dogs.
•The wider team is often described as friendly, kind and professional, with several long-term clients saying they trust the practice with their dogs’ care.
•Rabbit care gets positive mention, particularly around neutering and aftercare.
•One recent review praises the clinic’s compassion during euthanasia, while a separate 1-star warning-style review gives no clinical detail and stands apart from the more specific positive feedback.

Reviews for Cara Veterinary Hospital

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 91 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

T P

4 weeks ago

Vickie was fantastic. I was visiting from Australia with my assistance dog, Owen, and needed the short stay paperwork for his return home. Even though it was her first time completing this certificate, she was thorough, careful and kind, and everything was approved by the government vet without any issues. She even followed up afterwards to check it all went well. Highly recommend her to anyone travelling with their dog. Thank you, Vickie!

Lost In Limbo

1 month ago

I've been attending the clinic with my dogs for many years. The whole team from reception staff, nurses and vets are so kind and caring, especially when I recently had to put one of my doggies to sleep due to old age. Its so hard to find such amazing kindness and care anywhere else.

Laura Kickham

Laura Maloney

Excellent care, friendly staff and always available when advice or help is needed. With them over ten years and trust them with making the right decisions for my dogs

Paul Bolger

Imelda Sherratt

8 months ago

Great experience with the care and after care of our Rabbits who went in for neutering.

Ariel Ernesto Cima Herrera

10 months ago

Vickie went above and beyond to make sure we could get a pet passport before even seeing a single coin. Amazing costumer service.

Michael Robinson

1 year ago

I organised a pet passport with Caravetgroup even though I live in Wales. It was made easy by the clear instructions I received and the lovely people who work there. There are no short cuts to doing the paperwork, just follow Caravetgroup's advice and it all works. I sorted everything through Claire the practice manager who was brilliant. Don't forget to have your paperwork stamped by customs when you arrive in Dublin.

Kayleigh W

Cannot recommend Vickie highly enough when preparing your dog for the big trip overseas! Even though we were on different time zones and on the other side of the world, Vickie helped us successfully get our dog from Ireland to Australia. She is extremely knowledgeable about the whole process and you will not be put wrong by her. All the staff were very friendly whenever I phoned them and whenever my family members brought my dog in there.