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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.
🌟Cian has won Student Veterinary Nurse of the Year 🥳 🌟
A massive congratulations to Cian Duffy on this prestigious and very well deserved award, announced at the IVNA Congress this past weekend 👏👏👏
Cian hails from Summerhill and began his career as a patient care assistant at Veterinary Specialists Ireland 🏥
Cian started the veterinary nursing programme in Cork last year and has become an invaluable team member in both Meath and Cork hospitals, so much so that head nurses and mentors Olivia and Mairead occasionally throw down over his schedule 😂
We are so proud of Cian`s achievement and outstanding career progression - the future is incredibly bright indeed 🙌
#vsifamily #vetnurse #studentvetnurse #awardwinner #studentvetnurseoftheyear
@corkcollegeoffet
There wasn`t a dry eye as Arthur was reunited with his family after surgery to repair his shattered leg 🥹
Arthur`s elbow joint had spontaneously fractured into multiple pieces due to an underlying bone weakness. This condition, humeral intracondylar fissure or HIF, is not uncommon in Cocker and Springer Spaniels, particularly in Ireland and the UK 🐕🦺
Repairing this complex fracture is extremely difficult but under the care of Specialist surgeon, Susan, Arthur`s elbow was reconstructed beautifully 🙏
Arthur’s journey isn’t over yet—as well as rest and rehabilitation to help his bones to heal, he will likely need another surgery to protect his other elbow from a similar fracture in the future
With the support of his very loving family, we will have this very good boy back chasing his ball in no time 🙌 🎾
#vetsurgery #vetorthopedics #vethospital #specialistsurgeon
#cocker #yfracture
Bryce gave the biggest hugs after his platelet-rich plasma injection 🥰
Bryce injured a tendon to a back toe several weeks ago, leaving his toe stuck in a abnormal position
Platelet rich plasma (PRP) was made from Bryce`s blood, concentrating healing growth factors into a small aliquot that was injected directly into the damaged tendon 💉
Bryce was a toe-tally awesome patient, showing an excellent response to his first injection, and a second injection was performed to help complete healing 🙌
Whilst not a `cure-all`, regenerative medicine using platelet-rich plasma and/or stem cells to help the body heal can be very useful in some orthopaedic conditions, including arthritis and damaged tendons and ligaments
#vetmed #vethospital #regenerativemedicine #prp #stemcell #fosterfasterhealing #vizslagram
We are so proud of RVN Siobhán O`Sullivan who published a superb article in the May edition of Veterinary Ireland Journal on postoperative hypoxaemia 🙌
Our nursing team are truly exceptional, combining their outstanding practical skills and patient care in busy clinical environment with academic achievements 📖
Please join us in congratulating Siobhán for a job exceptionally well done 👏👏⬇️
#vetnurse #vetnursing #vethospital #published
@siobhan_osullie
Join cocktail sausage Rita for a behind the scenes tour of Veterinary Specialists Cork 🐾🏥
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What happened today at Veterinary Specialists Ireland? 🧐
Morning patient rounds with coffee, teaching seminar with Dr. James Dunne, rechecks and new patients consultations, xrays, ultrasounds, CT and MRI scans, surgeries, patient discharges and the start of bank holiday emergency referrals 🩻🚨
Ireland really is the most beautiful country when it`s sunny ☀️
We hope everyone enjoys the bank holiday weekend safely - as always we`re here if you need us 24/7/365 on 046 9557551
#vethospital #petemergency #maybankholiday
Today is World Veterinary Day and this year`s theme is `Animal Health Takes a Team` 🧑🤝🧑🐾
Veterinary teams are extraordinary 🙌💪🏻
Every single team member is instrumental in providing the advanced diagnostics, care and comfort our patients need while they recover from significant illness or injury 🩺
As well as collaborating daily on our patients, our team get to work alongside a remarkable network of referring veterinary practices, with the common goal of helping pets to enjoy as long and happy lives with their families as we can
This is how it should be - vets helping other vets to help pets 🙌
#worldveterinaryday #vet #inthistogether
We had the pleasure of a superb seminar from RVN Siobhán O`Sullivan today 🙌
Siobhán presented to our whole hospital team on the importance of identifying and preventing hypoxaemia (low oxygen levels) in our postoperative patients
Siobhán was calm and collected as she presented her very first hospital seminar, explaining a very complex topic in a relatable and confident manner
The future is very bright indeed ✨
#vetnurse #vetnursesofinstagram #seminar #vethospital #vetmed
We will never leave you in the lurch
Our teams are working today and every day over the Easter holiday weekend to ensure Ireland`s pets can access any emergency care they may need 🚨
Whether your dog has gotten into chocolate or suffered an unexpected injury or illness, you can rest assured your pet will be in the safest of hands in the most advanced small animal hospital in Ireland 🏥
We are the only small animal A&E where our experienced ER doctors can collaborate with our Specialists on challenging cases and perform advanced diagnostics such as CT and MRI scans and complex medical interventions or surgeries any time, day or night
Our hospital is fully owned by vets so you can be certain your pet`s health is our only priority
Emergencies happen, we want your pet to be in the safest environment to maximise their chances of recovery 🙏
Let our family help yours
🚨In case of emergency, call us on 046 9557551, 24/7/365🚨
#petemergency #ownedbyvets #ourfamilycaringforyourfamily
Congratulations to Dr. Paula Gonzalez Rueda on completion of her rotating internship programme, as well as her first publication in Veterinary Ireland Journal 🙌
We could not be more proud of our interns, many of whom join us as new graduates from all over the world and grow into tremendous clinicians over their year of intensive training with our Specialists🫶
¡Enhorabuena, Paula!
#vsifamily #vetinternship #published
We asked ChatGPT what our staff pets would look like as humans...
Worth the watch till the end 😂
#petsashumans #dogtors #someregrets 😂
CT, MRI, spinal fracture repair...
Just an average Sunday at Veterinary Specialists Ireland 🙌
A big thank you to our emergency and Specialist teams for making sure pets from the whole island can get the most advanced care no matter when they need it 🙏
#herewhenyouneedus #vetspecialists #petemergency
PET OWNER FAQ’s
Here we answer some common questions asked by pet owners in our hospitals.
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