Inishfree Veterinary Hospital

Inishfree Veterinary Hospital is a long-established pet hospital in Sligo, opened in 1981, offering care across a pet’s lifetime and accepting referrals from other practices. It appears equipped for both routine appointments and more involved medical or surgical cases, with in-house diagnostics including radiography, ultrasound, laboratory testing and ECG, alongside hospital care. Recent feedback continues to highlight prompt help in urgent situations and a friendly, professional manner.

Services

• •Routine and more advanced veterinary care: the hospital setup suggests it can handle both standard consultations and more complex medical or surgical cases.
• •Diagnostics and imaging: radiography/X-ray, ultrasound, laboratory testing and ECG are all referenced. Reviews include a cat that received an X-ray before surgery for a fractured jaw.
• •Surgery and hospital care: surgical treatment and hospitalisation are both mentioned, with one review describing out-of-hours pain relief followed by next-day imaging and surgery.
• •Dental care: dental services are listed among the clinic’s core offerings.
• •Urgent and out-of-hours support: review examples include an injured budgie being seen within an hour for cleaning and sterilisation, and a cat being seen at 9pm for immediate pain relief.
• •Care for multiple species: the clinic website references dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and small pets; reviews also show treatment for a budgie.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

No individual vets or nurses are named in the reviews. Feedback about the team is mostly positive, with owners describing staff as lovely, friendly, professional and understanding, especially in urgent situations and during euthanasia support. There is one negative complaint centred on an ultrasound visit and perceived overcharging, but that sits alongside several strong reviews praising care and service.

Reviews

Inishfree Veterinary Hospital has a 4.7-star Google rating from 130 reviews.

• •Fast access when needed: owners describe getting an appointment within an hour for an injured budgie and late-evening help for a cat in pain.
• •Friendly, professional staff: several recent reviewers focus on the team being welcoming, kind and professional rather than on one specific clinician.
• •Good handling of difficult cases: examples include pain relief, imaging and surgery for a fractured jaw, as well as compassionate support with euthanasia.
• •Value and pricing comments are mixed: one recent reviewer called the cost very reasonable, while one 1-star review strongly criticised pricing and an ultrasound experience.