Inishfree Veterinary Hospital – Vets in Sligo
Clinic Overview
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 remains strongly positive, with repeated praise for kind, professional handling and prompt help in urgent situations.
Services
- •Routine, medical and surgical care: The hospital setup suggests it can manage everyday appointments as well as more complex medical or surgical cases.
- •Diagnostics and imaging: In-house radiography/X-ray, ultrasound, laboratory testing and ECG are all referenced. Review examples include a cat that received an X-ray before surgery for a fractured jaw, and a dog brought in for an ultrasound.
- •Surgery and hospital care: Surgical treatment and hospitalisation are both mentioned, with one owner describing late-evening pain relief followed by imaging and surgery the next day.
- •Dental care: Dental services are listed among the clinic’s core offerings.
- •Urgent and out-of-hours support: Recent 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.
- •Referral work: The hospital accepts referrals from other practices.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
Anthony is named in a recent review as part of the care team, with one long-term owner crediting him and the wider staff with looking after their dog over many years. Reviews also regularly praise the broader team for being friendly, gentle, professional and supportive in both urgent cases and difficult moments such as euthanasia.
Reviews
Inishfree Veterinary Hospital has a 4.8-star Google rating from 136 reviews.
- •Warm, reassuring care: Recent reviewers repeatedly describe the team as lovely, kind, gentle and professional, with positive comments from both regular clients and visitors passing through the area.
- •Strong emergency and urgent-case feedback: Owners mention getting an appointment within an hour for an injured budgie, and late-evening help for a cat in pain before next-day imaging and jaw surgery.
- •Long-term trust: One recent reviewer says their Jack Russell was cared for over 15 years by Anthony and the team, reflecting a strong sense of continuity and confidence in the practice.
- •Pricing comments are mixed: Some recent comments describe the clinic as fair and the charges as very reasonable, while one older 1-star review strongly criticised an ultrasound visit and felt the clinic was overpriced.
