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Specialist Care for dogs and cats
At Veterinary Specialists Ireland, we provide the most advanced and comprehensive veterinary care for small animals. We help dogs and cats of all ages, breeds and sizes. Chat to our specialists today to see how we can help your furry friend.
Can your pet donate blood to save lives?
We are actively seeking pets to be blood donors at Veterinary Specialists Ireland. We have locations in Meath and Cork. Animals in our care often require blood transfusions. If you think your pet is eligible for blood donation please contact us today.
The Leading Destination for Exotic Pet Care in Ireland
At Veterinary Specialists Ireland, we provide the most advanced and comprehensive veterinary care for exotic pets, zoological companion animals, wildlife, and zoo species.
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Just 11 weeks to go until the world`s largest small animal orthopaedic conference hosted in beautiful Rome 🌎🙌
Veterinary orthopods get your skates on- early bird registration ends July 15th
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When we started Ireland`s first small animal dialysis programme just over a year ago, we invested in infrastructure for not one but two dialysis platforms
This incredible service has gone from strength to strength and today we reached another milestone when we had two patients undergoing dialysis simultaneously to treat their kidney injuries 🙌
Blood purification therapies such as dialysis are a literal lifesaver, helping to take the place of the kidneys or liver while the body recovers from illness or injury, and removing harmful toxins, inflammation or immune complexes
This lifesaving service simply wouldn`t be possible without the incredible ECC Specialists and nurses who go above and beyond, completing rigorous additional training and committing to working the unsociable hours this service often demands 🙏
Pets and people don`t decide when to get sick and we are committed to ensuring they can always access the most advanced care as and when they need it ❤️🩹
Thank you to everyone who supports us and shares our vision 🥹
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Today marks a momentous milestone as Dr. Alkmini Vasileiou begins Ireland’s very first residency training programme in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care! 🇮🇪✨
This is the culmination of months of hard work by our team to meet the stringent requirements set by the European College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ECVECC) and the EBVS🇪🇺
We are fully committed to ensuring Ireland’s pets have access to the highest standard of specialist care when they need it most. Providing advanced training under the direct supervision of our ECC Specialists is a massive step forward for veterinary medicine in Ireland 🙌🐾
Welcome back, Alkmini! This is just the start of what we know will be an amazing career ❤️
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A big congratulations to Dr. Rozalia Rekaris, Dr. Georgios Paschalidis and Dr. Sarah Lynam who all completed their internship programmes with us this week 👏🎓
For two of them it`s only a short farewell as Georgios will soon start an internship and Sarah a surgical residency in our Summerhill hospital 🙌🏥
We are so proud of our interns and their achievements during and after their internship programmes with us 🥹
We appreciate how fortunate we are to work with some of the most dedicated and talented early career vets - in their hands the future of veterinary medicine is bright indeed ✨
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Mo miraculously survives being hit by a train 🚂💥❤️
When Mo was rushed to us after being dragged under a train, his outlook appeared grim. He had sustained severe injuries, including burns over 30% of his body and limb loss.
Although survival was uncertain, Mo`s spirit was strong and his family refused to give up on him
Incredibly, Mo beat the odds and then some! 🙌
After two major surgeries and dedicated care in our ICU, we are overjoyed to share that he has made an incredible recovery and is already adapting beautifully to life on three legs 🥹
A massive thank you to our Specialist Surgery and Critical Care teams who worked seamlessly together to ensure Mo got every ounce of care he needed 24/7
And a special thank you to Mo`s family for trusting us with his life 🙏❤️
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Congratulations to Dr. Rozalia Rekaris on an outstanding article in the June edition of Veterinary Ireland Journal on tremorgenic mycotoxins 👏
Roza was inspired to write this article following her involvement in saving the family of 4 dogs that presented to our emergency room earlier this year with life-threatening illness following suspected intoxication
This is what an internship is about - learning directly with Specialists and then taking time to reflect, research and share information with colleagues 🙌
Well done Roza! We are very proud of your achievement 👏
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Like the World Cup, the World Veterinary Orthopedic Congress takes place just once every 4 years 🌎
This September, delegates from all over the world will descend on Rome to hear the very latest advances in veterinary orthopaedics from 59 globally-recognised experts 🇮🇹
We are delighted to announce that Laura will be representing Ireland, giving 3 lectures on how our team have harnessed the most advanced technologies in our practice and new approaches we have developed for complex conditions 🇮🇪
If you have an interest in veterinary orthopaedics you will not want to miss this opportunity to discuss challenging cases and conditions with the experts face-to-face, catch up with friends, and most importantly connect with a community of like-minded colleagues who are obsessed with all things ortho in an amazing location 🙌
Speriamo di vedervi lì!
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Our family had a superb time meeting pets and their families from all over Munster at Cork Summer Show this weekend 🎪
A big thank you to Cork operations manager Valerio Torre for superb organisation, and to Hugo and Myles for making sure everyone got lots of treats and water on a very sunny 2 days ☀️
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Congratulations to Dr. Inês Pacheco who graduates from her rotating internship today 🎓🥳
Inês first joined us as an Erasmus student from Portugal before returning for a rotating internship in small animal medicine, surgery and ECC
We are so proud of Inês` achievements this year and how much she has learned and grown as a clinician during her year long programme working with our Specialists
Muitos parabéns, Inês! We can`t wait to see what your very bright future brings 🙌
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We are so pleased to introduce Dr. Olivia Walesby, European Specialist in Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care 🙌
Olivia is a proud Scot, and after graduating from the University of Glasgow she gained a wealth of experience in first opinion and emergency practice before embarking on the long path to specialisation
Olivia completed her residency at the University of Edinburgh, continuing there as a Specialist before joining our Critical Care Team in Summerhill earlier his year
Olivia has specific interests in sepsis, coagulation disorders, point of care ultrasound and improving CPR survival rates
As well as being an outstanding clinician, most importantly Olivia shares all of our core values and is an all-round genuinely lovely person with unwavering dedication, compassion and care for each and every one of her patients, many of who are seriously ill or injured
We believe all pets should be able to access Specialist-led care care if and when they need it 24/7/365
Watch this space for more exciting developments from our ECC Service 🙌
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Did you know that not every small animal referral hospital offers Specialist care on nights and weekends?
Every member of our Specialty team shares our philosophy that pets should be able to access the most advanced care if and when they need it, whether it`s the middle of a weekday or midnight on Saturday
Like anyone who participates in an `on call` roster we understand we may not be able to commit to events and often miss family occasions and celebrations, but we feel a strong ethical obligation to you and to them
We would want the very same for our family in their hour of need
This commitment literally saved Gucci`s life this past weekend 🙏
Gucci couldn`t breathe after being hit by a car and was diagnosed at his vet with diaphragmatic hernia, a condition where his abdominal organs had ruptured into his chest, crushing his lungs
Gucci was stabilized by our on-site emergency team late Friday night 🌙
At emergency surgery on Saturday morning, extensive damage to his internal organs was repaired using the advanced skills of our Specialist surgeons and our Critical Care team
Following a tough Saturday overnight of continuous intensive care, including blood transfusion, Gucci began to make a rapid recovery and was well enough to be reunited with his family on Tuesday 🙌
Patients like Gucci are an excellent reminder of just how the commitment of their family and our team can make a difference, in his case literally between life and death
Thank you to every out-of-hours and on-call healthcare worker who commits to being available and willing to help patients when they need it most 🙏🚨
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A big congratulations to Dr. Patricia Carvalho as she finishes her surgical internship at Veterinary Specialists Cork 👏
Fortunately it`s only a short farewell as Patricia will soon be joining the Meath team for her rotating internship in medicine, ECC and surgery 🙌
Parabéns pela conquista! We look forward to continuing to work with such a talented early career vet❤️
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