Dublin Bay Vets

Dublin Bay Vets is a small-animal clinic in North Dublin City with a strong reputation for clear communication, detailed follow-up, and a calm, clean environment. Owners also mention online booking and WhatsApp aftercare as part of how the practice runs. Recent feedback continues to praise thorough consults, kind handling of nervous pets, and compassionate support in difficult moments, though a small number of complaints raise concerns about travel-document charges and paperwork accuracy, alongside one serious disputed review about a complex respiratory case.

Services

•General consultations and check-ups: routine visits for dogs and cats, including first appointments, minor problems such as eye issues, and consults where owners say there is time for questions and explanation of options.
•Diagnostics and investigations: testing for sudden illness is mentioned by owners, along with imaging such as X-rays.
•Surgery and post-operative care: reviews refer to spays, palate reduction surgery, and follow-up support by phone, email, WhatsApp, and in one recent case regular recovery messages and photos after surgery.
•Travel documentation: recent reviews mention pet passport and travel paperwork appointments.
•End-of-life support: owners specifically mention compassionate care during euthanasia.
•Transfer of care and coordination: one owner describes the practice arranging records and a smooth handover to another veterinary clinic.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Dave (vet): frequently praised for detailed explanations, follow-up emails and phone calls, patience with nervous pets, and careful investigation of ongoing problems. Reviews also mention his help with medication plans at home, pet passport appointments, and coordinating a smooth transfer of care to another practice.
•Tina (vet): described as thorough, supportive, gentle, and clear when talking owners through check-ups and treatment options.
•Caoimhe: thanked for explaining a cat’s surgery over the phone and sending regular updates and photos afterwards.
•Sarah (nurse): mentioned positively for a kind and helpful first-visit experience.
•Colm: specifically thanked for empathy and compassion during an end-of-life goodbye.
•Sinead: mentioned positively as part of the team.

Reviews

Google reviews show 4.9 stars from 495 reviews.

•Recent written feedback often highlights clear communication, with examples including step-by-step explanations during appointments, follow-up emails, and phone calls after visits or procedures.
•Several reviewers mention kind, patient handling of nervous pets and attentive support during stressful situations, including surgery and euthanasia.
•Owners also praise the clean, calm clinic environment and describe the wider team, including reception and nurses, as friendly and helpful; online booking is mentioned as easy.
•Two negative outliers stand out in recent feedback: one reviewer reports a long wait, unexpected charges, and an error with travel documentation, while another detailed complaint strongly disputes the clinic’s decisions and costs in a complex brachycephalic respiratory case.

Reviews for Dublin Bay Vets

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 495 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Renee Tracey Oneill

3 weeks ago

Attended the surgery today with our elderly dog Rocco Dave was so helpful and really took the time to explain everything to me including what he was doing , after care for Rocco and what will needed to be done next , even went to the extra trouble of putting all info into an email to assist my granda with prompting roccos medication at home. Rocco is a nervous dog but Dave was so patient & kind and it is very much appreciated.

Flavio Mariano Ferreira

1 month ago

I strongly do NOT recommend this veterinary clinic, especially for travel documentation. I booked an appointment to prepare my dog’s travel documents and paid for all required exams. At no point was I clearly informed that there would be an additional charge of almost €400 for issuing the travel documentation. This was only communicated at the end, which felt extremely unprofessional and misleading. Despite having a scheduled appointment, I was left waiting for more than three hours with no proper explanation or updates. Communication was very poor throughout the entire process. To make matters worse, after paying everything and completing the process, I later discovered — when returning to Ireland — that the travel documentation had been issued incorrectly. This caused significant stress and anxiety, especially since all flights and reservations were already booked. The mistake could have caused serious travel complications. I paid a high amount for a service that lacked transparency, professionalism, and accuracy. Charging unexpected fees and issuing incorrect official documents is unacceptable. Very disappointing experience.

Pierre Mariotti

2 months ago

We wish everyone could find a vet as wonderful as the team at Dublin bay vets. Caoimhe and the team saved our cat's life while we were on holiday abroad. They took the time to explain the surgery and what they are going to do over the phone and then sent us regular messages and photos the following days to show us that he was resting well. They took care of him as if he were their own cat, and the whole team was extremely attentive. To Caoimhe and to the team, there are no words strong enough to describe how grateful we are for what you did for Tsele and for us. Thank you for everything.

Jacqueline Charles

Wanted to say Thank you to Dave and the Team. They were so helpful when we visited the then for a Pet Passport for Barni. We went out of these way to accommodate us when we had to change our appointment and got our passport through right away. Barni is a nervous cat and they made her visit as stress free as possible. I wanted to let you know Barni did very well on the ferry and is now setting into her new home.

Liam_Eire

Huge shout out to Colm. The empathy and compassion he showed us while we had to say goodbye to our Charlie was comforting. Thank you.

Tadgh O' Connor

3 months ago

Theresa Hagan

We had an experience 18 months ago with a dog we had rehomed from a friend. She became suddenly quite ill after we'd had her a short while. We took her to Dublin Bay vets and Dave was absolutely fantastic with her care and tests to find out what was wrong. We made a decision after consulting with her previous owner that she return to them, Dave and the team looked after her, made contact with our friends vet practice and made the transition to their care seamless. She is now well and happy and living back with her previous family. We then adopted a little rescue dog in December last year, Holly. She's has had quite a few issues and the care and attention, which included phone calls to check on her after visits and procedures, has been excellent. Dave, Sinead, the nurses, reception staff etc. are all so helpful the clinic is pleasant and always spotless. Very happy with the practice and very grateful for their care of Holly and help in the last year. Hopefully we will see less visits this year 😉

K S

4 months ago

would give 0 stars if possible. I chose Dublin Bay Vets because of their good reviews, thinking I had found the best professionals. It was the biggest mistake of my life. My brachycephalic dog had severe pulmonary edema. They made me spend over €3,000 on tests, then recommended palate reduction surgery. I trusted them and went ahead. After surgery they only gave corticosteroids, never tried to drain the fluid from her lungs, and claimed she had “chronic bronchitis”. She couldn’t swallow the antibiotics – they simply said it was fine to skip them and never offered injections or nebulisation. For weeks she couldn’t eat or drink properly and was choking constantly. I carried her to the clinic 3+ times a week in the middle of summer (no car), begging them to listen. I told them something was seriously wrong – she was in extreme distress. Their answer every time: “She seems okay” and “I’m so sorry to hear that”. Six days post-surgery the vet saw us quickly, said she was fine, I could give normal food and refused a bronchodilator. If I had followed that advice she would have died that day. 20 days after surgery they finally gave me a feeding tutorial. I had already been doing it correctly thanks to AI guidance. I got a second opinion from my family vet 14,000 km away. He immediately saw the massive edema on the X-ray (something Dublin Bay “never noticed”). He prescribed diuretics and proper treatment. When I begged Dublin Bay Vets for the same medication, the vet literally said there was no reason for it. I found Cherrywood Vets (non-Irish vet). They saw the same problem and started the correct treatment immediately. My dog finally improved; her lungs cleared 50 % in days. Later we moved to Village Vets where they added inhaled corticosteroid, exactly what EVERY other vet had recommended from the start and what Dublin Bay refused. After months of suffering and over €9,000 wasted, the lung damage was irreversible. I buried my girl two days ago. It was too late to save her. Dublin Bay Vets will probably reply with some polite technical excuse to fool the next client. Don’t fall for their friendly act, they are trained to extract money with a smile while keeping your pet sick and selling expensive food that makes things worse. They seem competent only at trimming nails and emptying wallets. Stay far away. Go to Village Vets instead. Trusting Dublin Bay Vets with my dog’s life is the worst thing I’ve ever done.

David Doran

5 months ago

Excellent experience for pet and pet keeper. Cannot compliment highly enough the professionalism, knowledge, empathy and skills of the vet, Tina.

Emily Murray

First time bringing my dog here and had such a great experience! Dr Dave and Nurse Sarah were so kind and helpful and the whole team are just lovely. The clinic is beautiful and so clean and calm too. Super easy to book online. Highly recommend! ✨🐾

Dublin Bay Vets – Vets in North Dublin City

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Renee Tracey Oneill

Flavio Mariano Ferreira

Pierre Mariotti

Jacqueline Charles

Liam_Eire

Tadgh O' Connor

Theresa Hagan

K S

David Doran

Emily Murray

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