Botanic Veterinary Hospital
Botanic Veterinary Hospital was established some twenty years ago by Michael Hatton. A 1983 graduate of UCD, Michael went on to work in some of the larger veterinary hospitals in London and Hong Kong, later returning to his home town of Dublin. Botanic Veterinary Hospital was founded on the most basic of principles: to provide the highest standards of veterinary and patient care, to show compassion for our patients and their owners at all times and to continually invest and upgrade facilities and equipment to ensure that we provide the best veterinary care possible. Read More
The practice has grown from small beginnings during which time Michael worked with Mary Geary for several years. More recently, Sarah Chambers joined the practice along with a superb team of qualified and caring veterinary nurses. Our regulars know our team of Fay, Jean, Gemma, Rachel and Nessa, as well as our welcoming receptionist, Maria.
Facilities at the Glasnevinpractice include two consulting rooms, operating theatre, preparation area, ultrasound, X-ray, endoscopy, a complete laboratory including haematology, biochemistry and electrolytes and, most importantly, our qualified team of staff who aim to provide lots of TLC to your best friend. All surgery, from routine neutering operations to complicated orthopaedics and internal surgery, is regularly carried out by our dedicated team.
The practice serves an extensive area encompassing Dublin 7, 9 and 11 and includingGlasnevin, Drumcondra and Phibsboro, as well as Cabra, Finglas and Ballymun.
Botanic Veterinary Hospital is located on the Botanic Road in Glasnevin, opposite the Botanic Gardens and just up the road from the “pyramid” church. This was the first branch of Anicare Veterinary Group to be established. It is a fully equipped Small Animal Hospital with on street disc parking. The hospital is open 7 days a week.
We always welcome new patients and their owners! Call 01-8375543 for an appointment.
Michael Hatton, MVB MRCVS
Michael is from a veterinary family – both his father and grandfather were veterinary surgeons. He qualified from UCD in 1983 and immediately immersed himself in small animal practice. With limited opportunities in Ireland at that time, he emigrated to the UK where he spent some time working in a small animal hospital.
His passion for travel took him further afield to Hong Kong where he initially worked in an established small animal practice and was subsequently involved in establishing what is now one of the biggest small animal hospitals in that country.
Longing to return home, he came back to Dublin in 1990 and upon finding suitable premises in Glasnevin, established the Botanic Veterinary Hospital in 1991. Read More
Mary Geary BSc MVB MRCVS
Mary graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Computer Science in 1994. Following a change of heart in her choice of career she went back to college to study veterinary medicine. She graduated from UCD in 1999 after which she travelled to the UK to gain further experience in small animal practice. In 2000 she completed a clinical training scholarship in Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh. Read More
Following the six years she spent working in small animal practice in the UK, Mary joined Anicare in 2007. Her primary interest is in soft tissue surgery. She also practices veterinary acupuncture in the management of chronic disease pain in dogs and cats and holds a post-graduate certificate in Canine Sports Medicine from UCD.
Mary owns a Saluki dog and a rather plump cat that she rehomed from the practice. She wishes she could find the time to play more tennis.
Sarah Chambers, MVB MRCVS
Sarah Chambers qualified from UCD in 2006. She hails from Glasnevin, where her father was the local pharmacist until his retirement. Upon graduation, Sarah worked in a small animal hospital in the UK workingwith a variety of different pets, from chinchillas to Chihuahuas. Sarah also spent time traveling in Australia where she got to cuddle some koalas. In 2010, after having participated in work experience and witnessing the practice at Botanic Veterinary Hospital, she decided she wanted to join the team.
Sarah has a 7 year old dog named Jack who loves to go jogging with her and accompany her on surf trips to the West of Ireland. He has even managed to catch a few waves of his own. Read More
Fay Egan – Registered Veterinary Nurse 
Fay qualified as a Veterinary Nurse from University College Dublin in 2008. Having always had a tremendous love for animals, Fay has been with the Anicare Veterinary Group for five years and is now head of the nursing team in our Botanic Veterinary Hospital. She loves the varied nature of her workload, from surgical nursing to emergencies to dealing with the public. The busy nature of the Glasnevin clinic keeps Faye on her toes, just the way she likes it.
Fay enjoys running the nursing clinics which are provided free of charge to our clients and particularly likes the obesity clinics Anicare offers for overweight pets. She finds all aspects of nursing and helping to improve pets’ quality of life to be greatly rewarding. Read More
Jean Cullen – Registered Veterinary Nurse
Jean joined the Glasnevin branch in April 2010 after having qualified from University College Dublin in 2009 with a Diploma in Veterinary Nursing. Prior to joining the Anicare team, Jean did her initial training in a small animal hospital in Naas, County Kildare. She is totally committed to looking after your pet’s every need. Jean loves her job so much that it is often hard to get her to leave work.
Jean has two dogs, Val and Bonnie. Both are members of Peata, an organization made up of volunteers who bring their pets to visit people in nursing homes and other institutions and who work to help people better cope with their own personal situations. In particular Jean spends time with Daniel, a boy with autism who loves to interact with the two pets and help walk them.
In her free time (which is not abundant) Jean enjoys walking, music and DIY.
Gemma McDonnell – Registered Veterinary Nurse
Gemma McDonnell qualified from Athlone AIT in 2007 with a degree in veterinary nursing. She trained in a number of veterinary practices in Dublin and spent some time in America where she gained many invaluable skills, particularly in practice nursing and laboratory work. Upon her return to Ireland, she took a position with Anicare. She enjoys all aspects of veterinary nursing and has a special interest in behaviour and training. In fact, she runs several of our puppy socialisation classes.
Aside from work Gemma enjoys spending time with her three babies: dogs Missy and Cindy and cat Betty. She also welcomes stray and abandoned animals requiring foster homes and she regularly takes strays home from the clinic to hand rear.
Adele Doran Registered Veterinary Nurse
Adele is one of our newest members of staff here at Botanic; and having recently graduated in June, is now a registered veterinary nurse. Adele’s desire to work with animals, however, has been a life long goal. Adele has previously studied Conservation Biology at Manchester University, and has been involved in a number of conservation projects worldwide. She has helped to tag and monitor nesting behaviour of sea turtles in Greece, and also worked on a project releasing monkeys back into the wild in Thailand.
Adele enjoys travelling, experiencing new cultures and visiting new & interesting places. She spent a year travelling around Asia & Australia, where she had many wonderful experiences including working in Sydney Zoo for a number of weeks.
Before joining Anicare Adele worked in a small animal practice on the south side of Dublin for four years, where she gained a vast amount of experience about the veterinary industry. Adele also took home a little gift from her last practice, a stray Yorkshire terrier called Scrappy, who she fell in love with after having spent just a weekend with her at home.
In her spare time Adele enjoys a good book, swimming, and walking with Scrappy. She has tried surfing a few times, and is hopeful that if she keeps it up, she might get better at it, and not mind the cold Irish water too much.
Maria Ginty – Receptionist 
Maria has been working as receptionist at Anicare since 2001. Having previously worked for three years with the Cat Protection Association, an animal charity, Maria attended all of the Anicare clinics for the neutering and treatment of stray and feral cats. She quickly gained a keen sense of all things veterinary and receives great pleasure from working in Botanic Veterinary Hospital.
As the owner of several cats and a slightly overweight rescue dog, she has always been an animal lover and from a very young age has been involved in rehoming and fostering stray cats and dogs and an endless array of wildlife. Read More
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