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 also show people using the clinic for ongoing pet care, with repeated mentions of friendly staff and short-notice appointments.
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 also show people using the clinic for ongoing pet care, with repeated mentions of 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, and one review refers to rabbit vaccination. An older reviewer also described the clinic declining guinea pig nail clipping because of stress concerns and recommending sedation elsewhere.
- •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
- •Noel, Shane and Lottie are named positively in reviews.
- •Reviews also regularly praise the reception team for being friendly, helpful, and accommodating at short notice.
Reviews
Acorn Veterinary Clinic has a 4.9/5 Google rating from 38 reviews.
- •Recent comments repeatedly praise the reception staff for being friendly and helpful, with more than one reviewer mentioning being fitted in at short notice.
- •Reviewers describe the wider team as kind, caring, and helpful, 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.
- •An older review also mentions rabbit vaccination and a stress-aware approach to handling guinea pigs.

