Donal O'Connell Veterinary Practice – Vets in Tralee
Clinic Overview
Donal O'Connell Veterinary Practice is described in reviews as handling both routine, long-term care and urgent cases, including emergency surgery and out-of-hours treatment. Several owners mention rapid response in emergencies (including a Sunday-night dog-attack case where the clinic responded immediately by phone and the dog was seen within an hour) and good communication during an inpatient stay after surgery. A small number of reviews conflict with this, alleging rushed appointments, bruising after a neck blood draw, and a missed ear problem that they felt wasn’t properly addressed.
Services
Services and capabilities mentioned in the available reviews include
- •Emergency care, including a Sunday evening emergency where a dog was treated after being badly injured in an attack.
- •Surgery, including an owner describing their dog having emergency surgery and being kept in the clinic during recovery.
- •Blood sampling/testing, with one reviewer specifically describing blood being taken from a neck vein.
- •Ear complaints/ear cleaning, including one reviewer alleging an ear was “fully ducted/blocked” and that cotton-bud cleaning was used as a quick fix.
People
Named team members mentioned by reviewers include Eileen, Claire, Olivia, Brendan, and Ursula (roles not specified). In those accounts, owners valued
- •Clear updates during more serious treatment, such as being “kind and informative” while a dog stayed in the clinic following emergency surgery.
- •Helpfulness beyond the basics, with one reviewer saying the vets did something “over and above the call of duty.”
- •Reception staff, specifically noted in one negative review as being “nice enough,” even while the clinical experience was criticised.
A separate reviewer complains about a “junior veterinary doctor” (not named), alleging poor attitude, a rushed visit, bruising after blood was taken, and an ear issue that they felt was missed.
Reviews
4.9 stars from 53 reviews. - Fast emergency response: immediate phone response and being seen within an hour for a serious injury on a Sunday evening.
- •Surgery and inpatient care: one owner reports emergency surgery with good recovery, and says staff explained what was happening during the stay.
- •Kindness and professionalism: multiple reviews describe vets as kind, gentle, knowledgeable, and professional.
- •Conflicting experiences on quality and time spent: one reviewer alleges being hurried out after ~10 minutes, bruising after a neck blood draw, and an ear problem they felt wasn’t properly diagnosed/treated.
- •Conflicting perceptions of cost: one reviewer says prices were “sky high,” while another says they were “cheap” compared with the UK.
Animals Treated at Donal O'Connell Veterinary Practice
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Reviews for Donal O'Connell Veterinary Practice
Note: Showing the 5 most recent Google reviews out of 53 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.
Sorcha Ni Charthaigh
6 months ago
Ita vd Horst
7 months ago
Rasa Rackauskyte
a year ago
Elaine O connor
a year ago
Marika Horvath
a year ago
The junior veterinary doctor doesn’t represent the compassionate nature or professionalism,. Few times meeting with a same person leaves us a negative opinion on his attitude towards us and towards our beloved pets.Prices are really sky high, and you expect a high quality service with it, but sadly he left our pets neck bruised after blood was taking from his neck vein, and he did a very unsatisfactory job on our other pet as well when he missed the fact the ear was fully ducted, and cleaning the ears with cotton buds was only a fast solution !we had to bring our pets to different vet, to Killarney where the vet is absolutely very good, professional and kind, and not trying to get rid of us and our pets after 10 mins visit, like happened to us in Dingle Not recommended at all!!!the one star is given to a reception desk, who were at least nice enough
Marika Horvath
a year ago
The junior veterinary doctor doesn’t represent the compassionate nature or professionalism,. Few times meeting with a same person leaves us a negative opinion on his attitude towards us and towards our beloved pets.Prices are really sky high, and you expect a high quality service with it, but sadly he left our pets neck bruised after blood was taking from his neck vein, and he did a very unsatisfactory job on our other pet as well when he missed the fact the ear was fully ducted, and cleaning the ears with cotton buds was only a fast solution !we had to bring our pets to different vet, to Killarney where the vet is absolutely very good, professional and kind, and not trying to get rid of us and our pets after 10 mins visit, like happened to us in Dingle Not recommended at all!!!the one star is given to a reception desk, who were at least nice enough
penny Haythorn
a year ago
What a fantastic veterinary surgery. The vets were so kind but knowledgeable and professional. They did something for us today, over and above the call of duty. We can't thank them enough. Penny and Stuart
Suzi Quirke
a year ago
I can't speak highly enough of O'Connell's vets, who looked after my dog in an emergency late on Sunday evening when she had been attacked and badly injured by another dog. They responded immediately on the phone, we were at the surgery and my dog was being looked after and taken in within the hour. Total legends! God Bless people who look after animals for a living.
Muireann Nic Giolla Ruaidh
3 years ago
Extremely friendly staff who are gentle and kind. Have always looked after our dog so well for many years. Dog recently had emergency surgery, they were so kind and informative during her stay and she is recovering extremely well after it all. Thanks Eileen, Claire, Olivia, Brendan and Ursula.
Angela hopewell
3 years ago
My dog became unwell whilst visiting family in Dingle. The staff on the reception were friendly and the vets themselves were caring and knowledgeable. I was amazed how cheap they were compared to the UK. Highly recommended you won’t be disappointed.
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