University College Dublin Veterinary Hospital – Vets in Belfield
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Clinic Overview
University College Dublin Veterinary Hospital in Belfield is a university veterinary hospital offering both primary-care appointments and referral-level work-ups across small and large animals. The hospital says it provides 24-hour hospital care for all patients, and recent reviews continue to mention emergency visits at night, on weekends, and over holidays, including surgery and inpatient monitoring. Feedback is mixed overall, with many owners praising emergency support, staff kindness, professionalism, and follow-up, while others raise concerns about costs, communication, and some post-operative or overnight-care experiences.
Services
- •Small animal medicine and surgery, including emergency treatment and surgery. Recent owner examples include care for a dog with a broken leg, a dog having seizures, a dog that swallowed a stone and needed surgery, and cats with ongoing medical problems.
- •24-hour hospital and inpatient care, with reviews describing overnight stays, post-procedure monitoring, and emergency admissions on nights, weekends, and Christmas Eve.
- •Large animal and farm animal services, including large animal surgery, farm animal clinic, herd health, and reproduction.
- •Equine medicine and related services.
- •Anaesthesia, diagnostic imaging, and diagnostic laboratories.
- •Rehabilitation and physiotherapy, along with a blood donor clinic.
- •Species listed by the hospital include dogs, cats, horses, cattle, sheep, and exotic and zoo animals.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Dr Katie is named warmly by an owner whose cat was undergoing investigations, with praise for regular calls, emails, test updates, and planning of next steps.
- •Reviews also mention the wider team of reception staff, nurses, vets, and doctors. Positive comments often focus on empathy, professionalism, and clear explanations, while some negative reviews describe poor communication or an unsympathetic manner.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5/5 from 1,172 reviews.
- •Recent reviews continue to show the hospital being used heavily for urgent and out-of-hours care, including visits at night, on weekends, and over Christmas, as well as treatment for problems such as broken legs, seizures, and surgical emergencies.
- •Positive feedback highlights kind and professional staff, detailed assessments, and support in very difficult situations, including end-of-life care and a thoughtful bereavement gesture with a paw print and ashes.
- •Several owners also describe the hospital as accommodating and say they felt their pets were safe during overnight stays and monitoring after procedures.
- •Negative reviews mainly focus on high costs, payment expectations, waiting times, and concerns about communication, follow-up, and aspects of overnight or post-operative care.
