Abbeyville Veterinary Hospital

Abbeyville Veterinary Hospital in Togher, Cork is an independent practice established over 70 years ago, providing medical, surgical, and obstetrical care. It handles both routine appointments and more urgent cases, with owner reports covering neutering, diagnostic scanning, and emergency abdominal surgery. Recent feedback remains strongly positive overall, especially around care, communication, and compassion, with one recurring complaint about a dog’s ongoing skin problems despite treatment.

Services

• •General consultations and ongoing health care for pets, with reviews describing attentive, caring support for both dogs and cats.
• •Surgery and anaesthesia, including owner-reported examples such as neutering for a mini lop rabbit and a small dog, as well as emergency abdominal surgery after scanning identified a perforated stomach and bowel complications.
• •Diagnostics and medical work-ups, with reviews mentioning a scan ahead of emergency surgery and a biopsy as part of investigation for recurring skin issues.
• •Obstetrical services.
• •Large animal services.
• •Emergency care on Sundays.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

• •Donal: repeatedly praised for knowledge, reassurance, and empathy, including during a higher-risk rabbit neuter and end-of-life care.
• •Tim: credited with emergency surgery after diagnostic scanning, with owners highlighting honest and compassionate communication in a very serious case.
• •Mairead: mentioned for follow-up visits that supported recovery after emergency surgery.
• •Amber: singled out as especially helpful on the phone when owners have questions.
• •Reception team: warmly described as caring and supportive, particularly around bereavement and aftercare.

Reviews

Google rating: 4.8/5 from 470 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive overall, with one clear negative outlier about unresolved skin problems.

• •Many owners describe the team as professional, caring, dedicated, and pleasant to deal with, with pets made to feel comfortable during visits.
• •Reviews give concrete examples of small animal care and surgery, including smooth recoveries after rabbit and dog neutering.
• •There is strong praise for urgent and higher-acuity treatment, especially a detailed account of scanning followed by life-saving emergency surgery and careful follow-up care.
• •Several reviews highlight compassionate end-of-life support, including helping a pet spend final moments at home and sensitive handling of cremation and ashes; one dissatisfied reviewer felt a dog’s recurring skin condition was not resolved despite medication and biopsy.