Animal Welfare Veterinary Clinic

Animal Welfare Veterinary Clinic is a companion-animal practice that says it has been operating since 1983. The clinic website states that out-of-hours emergencies are handled by Village Vets rather than in-house. Recent reviews describe a friendly, professional team, with many long-term clients mentioning calm handling during routine visits and supportive care during more serious illness.

Services

•Companion-animal veterinary care, with reviews covering both cats and dogs across routine appointments and longer-term care.
•Preventive care including cat vaccinations; several owners mention the team working quickly and calmly to reduce stress for nervous cats.
•Procedures under anaesthetic, including dental cleaning and nail trimming.
•Diagnostic and treatment work for more complex problems, with reviews mentioning blood tests, ear-related concerns, gastrointestinal symptoms, pain relief, and support during serious illness including cancer.
•Out-of-hours emergency cover is listed by the clinic as being provided by Village Vets.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Antonio and Marta — thanked for helping keep a cat calm during repeated appointments, with one owner praising their work over several months.
•Becky, Katie, Allison, and Anna — named positively by a long-term client for ongoing care and advice over many years.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.5 stars from 181 reviews. Recent written feedback is mostly very positive, with one detailed negative review standing out.

•Many owners describe the team as friendly, professional, caring, and especially good at helping pets stay calm during visits.
•Long-term clients are a recurring theme, including owners who have used the clinic for many years and praise the practice for both routine care and support through difficult diagnoses.
•Positive service examples include smooth appointments, quick vaccinations for anxious cats, follow-up after treatment, and procedures such as a dental clean and nail trim under anaesthetic.
•One reviewer reports a very poor experience involving a long wait, concerns about examination and diagnosis, pain relief only being given after insistence, and a mistaken follow-up condolence call.

Reviews for Animal Welfare Veterinary Clinic

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 181 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Penelope Shand

3 weeks ago

Always very happy with Village Vets Charlemont. The staff are always very pleasant. We saw Marta this time who is one of our favourites and she looked after our Gingie and followed up on him after the weekend to check he was okay.

Rickus Senekal

Terry Hobdell

Good appointment system. Buddy loved his Vet

Elaine Quinn

Have used Animal Welfare Clinic since my female staffie was a puppy, she’s 9 years old now. The staff are always friendly and professional. They were so empathetic when she was diagnosed with cancer last year and gave her the best treatment. Their prices have gone up recently(but that’s the norm at the moment unfortunately ) but much better priced than other vets and I wouldn’t go anywhere else.

Paulo Vinicius

1 month ago

Carolina

3 months ago

Ollie had his first appointment today and I couldn’t be happier with the service. The staff is lovely. They treated Ollie with so much love. They are very professional and friendly. 100% recommend them.

Pixie Dust

4 months ago

Another one for the books as I want everyone to have an informed opinion about what is going on here. After my dog’s absolutely amazing practitioner passed, I needed a new clinic to go to and register, as the vet I found after who saw Milo was too far away and my dog was in excruciating pain. Given the fact that he had a mild ear infection the previous weeks i assumed I did something wrong and made it worse by not applying the medication properly. After a long waiting time the vet on call called us in and began examining him while I told her what had happened. She said nothing was wrong with his ears and continued to assume that it was PSS. Didn’t give me any pain management medication but gave me some food and some pills for the stomach. I left and i started to see some slight improvements in my dog’s condition that night. The following day he was slightly Ok. I started researching pss and found a clinic in cork. The doctor there, a certified expert in PSS asked me from the start if he was given an MRI that concluded the diagnosis. I told him no and he told me that given the age of my dog and the fact that he had no medical conditions prior the chance of him actually having that are zero! My dog’s condition got worse through the night and I called in again! They did his bloods and after me insisting for him to be given pain management medication they did. The medication had no effect whatsoever and despite not trying to end up in UCD still did. Not to mention a man who had no lead or harness came in with his dog in a dirty bag and asked for help(you could see from the start that he had no money to be sponged of) and was told no-no lead and harness, no consultation in a very annoyed tone. I offered him my dog’s lead and harness and the nurse gave me an ugly stare and reluctantly told him to go in a consultation room. As I mentioned i ended up my dog in ucd. On his release day I had a call from this clinic saying how sorry they were for my loss and how sad it is to lose a beloved friend and companion to cancer. I was baffled…i asked if they knew anything other than I was told as I was on my way to discard him. They said they knew nothing other than the fact that he might have cancer. Then how can you said he passed away? Anyway never again coming here especially after the diagnostics made on assumptions and medication given to him without even doing any actual exams

Francis Foreman

5 months ago

Cant recommend these guys enough. They have been so helpful and kind with our cat Max over the years and in particular the last few months where sadly he’s had a number of issues but the team here have gone above and beyond to help. A big shout out to Antonio and Martha for their brilliant work and for helping to keep Max calm during all his appointments! Thank you!

Ad B

Couldn't have been better, so glad to have moved here now, teeth clean and nails done today under anaesthetic and the team are all amazing, so grateful to see a team that really cares, will be using from now onwards

Judith Lawless

6 months ago

All the vets at this practice are fantastic. Our cat finds going to the vet stressful; he hates being in a carrier or travelling by car and is always very stressed on arrival. The vets calm him down and get his vaccinations done so quickly that we are out before he realises what has happened. Figaro is relatively young and has only required standard vaccinations etc but our previous cat had serious medical issues towards the end of her life and, again, they were so good at diagnosis, treatment and general animal care.