The Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Rathfriland
Clinic Overview
The Veterinary Clinic is a mixed practice treating both companion animals and farm/equine species, with on-site facilities for procedures and overnight care (including operations and “sterile vaccinations”). The website also states an emergency service is offered, with appointments handled on a priority basis. Review details most often describe hands-on treatment for injuries and acute illness (for example, care for a dog with a “very nasty wound,” and intensive attempts to treat a cat with a lung infection), plus practical travel requirements such as rabies vaccination and issuing a pet passport.
Services
From the clinic website and reviews, services mentioned include
- •Emergency/urgent care: emergency service offered, with priority appointments (as stated on the website).
- •Health checks and preventive care: health checks, inoculations/preventive medicine, dietary advice.
- •Neutering: subsidised neutering (no price given).
- •Dentistry: dental hygiene.
- •Diagnostics: scanning, blood tests, pregnancy diagnosis, ultrasounds, X-rays, endoscopy.
- •Surgery and inpatient care: operations and overnight animal care (website); wound treatment is specifically mentioned in reviews.
- •Microchipping: micro-chipping.
- •Farm animal work: pregnancy diagnosis and caesareans in sheep (website).
- •Travel services (from reviews): rabies vaccine administered and a pet passport issued.
Species listed on the website include small pets (e.g., rabbits, guinea pigs), cats and dogs, birds, and larger animals such as cows, sheep, goats, pigs, horses and donkeys.
People
- •Hannah, James and Emese (roles not stated): named in a review describing extensive effort during a cat’s serious lung infection—“endless amounts of time researching and planning” and trying “so hard to save” the pet, with the owner highlighting the attention given throughout the cat’s care.
- •Reception team (not named): described as helpful and friendly in one review.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.7 stars from 94 reviews. - Strong praise for attentive treatment during serious illness/injury: examples include careful management of a dog’s “very nasty wound,” and a detailed account of staff investing significant time planning and researching treatment for a cat with a lung infection (even though the outcome was not as hoped).
- •Practical, time-sensitive help is mentioned: one owner reports an efficient rabies vaccination and pet passport issuance for travel.
- •A conflicting negative account raises clinical concerns: one reviewer alleges delayed response to a critical case, a misdiagnosis, and an injury missed after an X-ray following a car accident—suggesting some owners have had markedly worse experiences than the majority of reviewers.
Special Services
Animals Treated at The Veterinary Clinic
Animals We Treat
Companion Animals
Farm Animals
Pricing at The Veterinary Clinic
Opening Hours – The Veterinary Clinic
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Reviews for The Veterinary Clinic
Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 94 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.
Annemarie Mcknight
a month ago
william mcburney
9 months ago
Exvellent care and staff
Stanislav Eizvertins
9 months ago
Aaron Latimer
a year ago
Very patient and provided excellent care to our dog who had a very nasty wound
Kathleen Mc Donnell
a year ago
I have recently had the experience of taking my cat to this practice. It did not end the way I wanted but what I will say is that I have never witnessed the care and attention that was given to Maise throughout her time being cared for by the staff of the practice. Hannah, James and emese in particular went over and beyond. As a team they tried so hard to save my wee pet but it just wasn’t meant to be ,she had an infection of her wee lungs. They spent endless amounts of time researching and planning trying to give her the best chance and I will be forever grateful and thankful. Many many thanks would totally recommend this practice
Kathleen Mc Donnell
11 months ago
I have recently had the experience of taking my cat to this practice. It did not end the way I wanted but what I will say is that I have never witnessed the care and attention that was given to Maise throughout her time being cared for by the staff of the practice. Hannah, James and emese in particular went over and beyond. As a team they tried so hard to save my wee pet but it just wasn’t meant to be ,she had an infection of her wee lungs. They spent endless amounts of time researching and planning trying to give her the best chance and I will be forever grateful and thankful. Many many thanks would totally recommend this practice
Glenda English
a year ago
Reception staff and vet helpful and friendly, good service. Convenient parking.
richard irvine
a year ago
The Veterinary Clinic, Rathfriland, was brilliant. Rabies vaccine administered and pet passport issued for our dog. Efficient and prompt response to help us with future travel to EU countries 🛂🐕👍 Thank you 🙏
Tammy Sizer
2 years ago
Very disappointed with the care I’ve received from vets here, I’ve went through 3 cases, the first being they left my unresponsive kitten to wait in the waiting room for 20 minutes while she was suffocating, the second being my cat who they misdiagnosed to having a air gun bullet in her neck which turns out was a lump and thankfully wasn’t cancerous, and in the last few weeks took an X-ray of my Alsatian after she got hit by a car had her in their custody for a few hours and never noticed her tail was injured and it took me 2 weeks to finally notice the bottom part had been ran over and the blood flow cut now she has to lose her tail. Hope they do better in the future, and check animals over properly before sending them home.
Brian Mc Neany
3 years ago
Fab local vet for my Westie Sadie. We've seen a number of staff who have been knowledgeable, friendly and kind to the dog.
