Village Vets Kilmainham – Vets in Kilmainham
Clinic Overview
- Several reviewers describe kind, attentive care, especially during stressful treatment decisions, surgery recovery, and end-of-life appointments. - Clear explanations and regular updates are a recurring positive theme, with owners praising staff for helping them understand options and feel calmer. - Recent reviews also mention good handling of nervous or reactive dogs, as well as positive experiences with routine care such as pre-spay consultations.
Services
- •General consultations and diagnostic work-ups: routine check-ups, clinical examinations and in-clinic testing are part of the service mix, with recent reviews mentioning blood tests used to guide treatment decisions.
- •Surgery and dental care: the clinic handles operations, post-operative support, dental assessments and dental treatment, including extractions. Recent examples include splenectomy decision-making, recovery support after surgery, and multiple teeth being removed for one dog.
- •Preventive and routine care: reviews mention pre-spay consultations, parasite treatment, and pet travel-related appointments such as rabies advice and fit-to-fly paperwork.
- •Support for sensitive or difficult cases: several owners describe patient handling of nervous or reactive dogs, and compassionate support around euthanasia is a recurring theme.
- •Other care examples: urgent presentations are also referenced, and some owners mention being directed onward when a service is not available on site.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Marte is praised for calm judgement and communication during a serious cancer diagnosis and splenectomy decision.
- •Lucy is thanked in more than one review, including one that calls her an amazing vet.
- •Siobhan is singled out for gentle, professional support during an end-of-life visit.
- •Jasmine is praised by repeat clients for going above and beyond.
- •Val and Nikki are thanked alongside the front-desk team for kindness, updates and reassurance.
- •Chiara and Claire are remembered positively for care around a dog's surgery recovery.
- •Ovi is still mentioned very warmly by past clients, with one reviewer noting that he moved to Rathgar.
- •Care and Billy are also named in client feedback.
Reviews
4.6 stars from 777 Google reviews. Recent feedback is mostly positive, with a handful of detailed complaints alongside many strong endorsements.
- •Several reviewers describe kind, attentive care, especially during stressful treatment decisions, surgery recovery, and end-of-life appointments.
- •Clear explanations and regular updates are a recurring positive theme, with owners praising staff for helping them understand options and feel calmer.
- •Recent reviews also mention good handling of nervous or reactive dogs, as well as positive experiences with routine care such as pre-spay consultations.
- •Critical comments focus on communication delays, waiting times and urgency handling, with some reviewers also unhappy about rising costs and the clinic's response in a stray-dog situation.

