Edmond G Thornton Vet Practice – Vets in Kanturk
Clinic Overview
- Several recent reviewers describe the staff as friendly, helpful, and good with animals, including one owner who says their dog enjoys visiting. - Farm clients highlight willingness to attend urgent cases, including an out-of-hours visit for a very sick goat even before the owner was registered. - One negative review reports a cold front-desk manner and dissatisfaction with the bandaging applied after a dog’s leg was stitched, along with a complaint about cost.
Edmond G Thornton Vet Practice is a family-run veterinary practice in Kanturk, Co. Cork, providing care for both domestic pets and farm livestock since the 1980s. It presents itself as a full-service practice with three full-time surgeons, offering appointments at the surgery as well as farm visits. Recent feedback is largely positive about the team’s manner and animal handling, with one negative review raising concerns about reception and follow-up care after a dog’s wound treatment.
Services
- •Care for both pets and farm animals, including in-surgery appointments and on-farm visits.
- •Pet services listed include dental care, vaccinations, neutering, and pet passports.
- •Farm work includes general farm services and surgeries, plus herd management.
- •Reviews give recent examples of an out-of-hours farm visit for a very sick goat and treatment of a dog’s leg wound requiring stitches and bandaging.
- •The practice also has a shop selling pet and farm products.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
The practice names Tom (senior), Tom (junior), Sadbh, Aoife, and Eileen among the team.
Reviews
Google reviews average 4.8/5 from 47 reviews.
- •Several recent reviewers describe the staff as friendly, helpful, and good with animals, including one owner who says their dog enjoys visiting.
- •Farm clients highlight willingness to attend urgent cases, including an out-of-hours visit for a very sick goat even before the owner was registered.
- •One negative review reports a cold front-desk manner and dissatisfaction with the bandaging applied after a dog’s leg was stitched, along with a complaint about cost.

