Acorn Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Kildorrery
Clinic Overview
Acorn Veterinary Clinic in Kildorrery, Cork is primarily set up for large-animal and dairy herd work, with the clinic listing a team of three dedicated large-animal vets and more than 50 years’ experience treating farm animals and dairy herds. It also offers a 24/7, 365-days on-call emergency service for clients. Reviews continue to show people using the clinic for ongoing pet care, with repeated praise for friendly staff and short-notice appointments.
Services
- •Large-animal and dairy herd work: TB testing, routine and emergency farm callouts, sick animal visits, calving assistance, castration, fertility work including scanning and advice, herd health visits and blood testing, abortion diagnosis, bio-security consultation, disease testing and certification, lab diagnosis for parasitic control, and mastitis control programmes.
- •Farm animal procedures and surgery: The clinic lists caesarean sections, LDA/RDA work, caecal dilations, and calf hernia treatment.
- •Small-animal and pet care: Reviews mention repeat visits for dogs, along with rabbit vaccination. One review also describes the clinic taking a cautious approach to guinea pig nail clipping because of stress concerns and recommending sedation elsewhere instead.
- •Emergency cover: The clinic states it provides a 24/7, year-round on-call emergency service.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •The clinic lists a team of three dedicated large-animal vets.
- •Noel and Shane are named positively in reviews.
- •Lottie is mentioned by name and praised for being kind, welcoming, and helpful at reception.
- •Reviews also regularly praise the reception team more broadly for being friendly, helpful, and accommodating at short notice.
Reviews
Acorn Veterinary Clinic has a 4.9/5 Google rating from 40 reviews.
- •Recent reviewers repeatedly praise the reception staff, with Lottie singled out for being warm, welcoming, and helpful.
- •Several comments highlight the clinic’s ability to fit people in at short notice.
- •Reviewers describe the team as kind, caring, professional, and compassionate, with both vets and front-desk staff mentioned positively.
- •There are repeat mentions of ongoing dog care, with one reviewer saying they have brought their dogs there many times.

