Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital
Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital first opened its doors in 2006 and has grown to become an important veterinary health care provider in Dublin. The hospital was developed in an existing building which was extensively redesigned and renovated. The result is a modern, welcoming environment where every aspect has been carefully planned to meet your pet’s needs. Located just off the Main Street in Blanchardstown Village (opposite Ryan’s Garage), it is easily accessible for all pet owners from Blanchardstown, Castleknock, Clonsilla, Mulhuddart, Tyrrelstown, Clonee and the surrounding areas. Because of its close proximity to the M50, the team also frequently works with clients from all parts of Dublin and some from as far afield as Wicklow and Cavan. There is plenty of on-site parking for our clients which helps to minimise stress for both owners and their pets. Read More
We appreciate that continuity of care is important and as such, have assembled a close-knit team to care for your pets. Fintan Browne is the head veterinary surgeon and generally consults and operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Fintan has been with Anicare Veterinary Group since 1998 and has been involved with the Blanchardstown branch since the design and planning stage before it even opened. When Fintan is not available, one of the other Anicare vets (normally Zara Cummins ) will be on duty. Additionally, our state of the art computerised practice management system allows each staff member complete access to a patient’s history which facilitates easy communication among our vets.
Our team of veterinary nurses helps to keep the practice running smoothly. Jennifer, Erika and Stephanie are on first name terms with most of our clients and are intimately familiar with the many pets that come through our door. This level of personal service and attention is important, not just for client satisfaction, but as a central part of providing genuine and compassionate care to our patients as well.
Our facilities in Blanchardstown include a large waiting room/reception area, two bright consulting rooms, modern comfortable kennels with stainless steel cages, a large surgery prep area and theatre, X-ray facilities, isoflurane gas anaesthesia (which is safe for all patients, particularly geriatric animals and exotics) and an in-house laboratory. We also work with Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories in Belfield for laboratory tests that cannot be run in-house and the excellent courier service we use means that most of our lab test results are available later the same day.
Consultant Veterinary Radiologist EmmaTobin visits the hospital weekly to perform advanced ultrasonography examinations and qualified veterinary nurse Susan Reilly operates her canine hydrotherapy service out of the Blanchardstown premises.
New clients are always welcome! Call us on 01 6409010 for an appointment.
Fintan Browne, MVB (Veterinary Surgeon)
Fintan Browne graduated from UCD in 1996. He spent a year working in a mixed practice in Dublin before moving to a busy farm animal practice for another year. An exciting part of his career, Fintan got to use all of the elements of his veterinary education to treat a wide range of farm animal species in the beautiful mountains and valleys of South Tipperary. He still remembers with fondness the easy hospitality of his farmer clients, and the laid-back wisdom of his pipe-smoking boss, Toby Moran. However, he felt his native city calling so he returned to Dublin. He joined Anicare in 1998 and has been with the practice ever since.
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Fintan is a committed general practitioner with a special interest in surgery and dermatology, and an enthusiasm for all areas of companion animal practice. He has a particular interest in the neurological diseases that affect Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and has worked with clients from as far afield as Cavan and Wicklow on these challenging cases. He is also committed to lifelong learning and attends, as well as organizes, many continuing veterinary education courses to further his skills in a wide range of areas. It is this engagement with continuing education that led to his involvement with Veterinary Ireland, the veterinary profession’s representative body in Ireland.
Fintan is currently the chairperson of VICAS (the Veterinary Ireland Companion Animal Society), sits on the Board of Directors of the National Council of Veterinary Ireland, and is on the veterinary nursing sub-committee of the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the profession’s regulatory body. Fintan is also on the local organising committee that is bringing the FECAVA (Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations) 2013 Eurocongress to Dublin.
Fintan has been involved with the Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital since its early planning stages back in 2006. Converting a suburban dwelling into an effective veterinary hospital was a challenge that he relished and he worked closely with the architect to create a safe and welcoming environment for clients and their pets. Fintan continually works to optimize the layout of the practice to best meet the different needs of the pets that we care for. His commitment to this is evident from the moment you step inside the front door.
When he is not working, Fintan enjoys spending time with his young family and their pet dog Poppy, who was rehomed from Dog’s Trust in January 2011. He has an interest in computers (especially Linux and all things open source), art and design, music, popular science and good coffee.
Jennifer Hickey – Registered Veterinary Nurse
Jenny began working in our Botanic branch in 2002 while completing a FETAC course in animal care. After receiving her level 5 FETAC award, Jenny stayed on in Botanic Veterinary Hospital as a veterinary assistant, before going on to study veterinary nursing at Athlone Institute of Technology in 2004. Since graduating with her veterinary nursing degree in 2007 she has worked full time at Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital. Read More
Jenny’s duties in Blanchardstown include monitoring anaesthetics, blood sampling, giving fluids and medications, post-operative wound checks and suture removal, changing bandages, and offering advice to clients as well as various other nursing duties. She is particularly interested in pet bereavement and hopes to obtain a qualification as a pet bereavement counsellor in the future to further support our clients at that most difficult stage of pet ownership.
Jenny has a ten year old Labrador cross that she rescued as a puppy after he was abandoned at the roadside. Jenny’s other dog Bungie sadly passed away in 2010.
Outside of work she enjoys taking walks in the park with Lucky, listening to music, kick boxing and cycling, but not all at the same time!
Stephanie Lambert – Provisionally Registered Veterinary Nurse
Stephanie was born and reared in Blanchardstown. She began her veterinary nursing career by undertaking a course in Killester College, Dublin. It was here that she combined her love for animals with a wealth of knowledge across different areas. She began working in Blanchardstown Veterinary Hospital when it first opened in 2005 and has been there ever since.
Stephanie is on a first name basis with almost all of our clients and patients. She has been known to foster kittens, puppies, wild birds and even hedgehogs. This is how she obtained her three-legged cat Paddy, who also helps when socialising foster kittens. Read More
Erika
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Erika started working as a veterinary nurse in the year 2000. Her main interest was in the equine field, where she worked on the Curragh, Co. Kildare. The practice was mixed, with both small animal and equine patients. She also worked as a part time jockey and it was there that she found her best friend Lacey, a collie dog who was six months old and lost. Erika continued working in the mixed practice for three years where
she eventually became the practice manager. Read More
Erika then travelled around the world for a year during which time she worked on various stud and equine farms in New Zealand and Australia and did a quick stint in South Africa for a horse riding company. Upon arriving home she returned to veterinary nursing and furthered her experience with small animals.
She started working for Anicare in 2007 in the Glasnevin branch. Here she acquired her cat Cagney, who she paired up with her dog to make an amazing duo. After a year and a half she got transferred to the Blanchardstown branch which is closer to her home in Meath.
Erika’s main interests and hobbies include everything outdoors that involves her dog Lacey: hiking, surfing (no, Lacey doesn’t surf but she runs along the beach awaiting Erika’s return), camping and mountain biking. She is a big music lover and works with a few independent music and art festivals throughout Ireland. She can be seen and heard driving around the country with her dog, bike and music looking for a good adventure.
Zara Cummins MVB
Zara graduated from UCD in 2009. She spent two years in the UK working in a busy small animal hospital before joining the Anicare team in June 2001.Her particular interests include soft tissue surgery and endocrine disease. Zara a native of Castlenock often works in our Blanchardstown hospital. She also helps out in our other branches when needed.
She has a cross breed terrier called Benji whom she enjoys taking for walks in Phoenix Park in the evenings. Her other interests include horses, socialising with friends as well as then occasional trip to the gym.
Blanchardstown 01 640 90 10