Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital

Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital is a modern small animal veterinary hospital which opened in January 2008 and has grown from strength to strength since. The hospital is designed with animal comfort and safety in mind with the layout enhancing and facilitating daily patient care. Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital is located in Palmerstown village opposite the church at the entrance into the Aldicarpark, is easily accessible from Ballyfermot, Clondalkin, Chapelizod and Lucan and is conveniently located just minutes from the M50. There is an abundance of parking adjacent to the hospital. Read More

At Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital we are devoted to providing a compassionate and excellent standard of care to all of our patients. As pet owners ourselves, we understand how precious your pet is, and we treat all of our patients as if they were our own. We are passionate about animal welfare and strive to meet the needs of our clients and patients, particularly in these challenging times. We are a very friendly practice and are proud of the personalised service and care we provide.

The team at Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital is composed of two highly experienced vets: Susan Barry and Kimberly McNamara, as well as two dedicated veterinary nurses, Catherine Doyle and Mairin Ni Chonghaile. We work well as a team and we love what we do, which is reflected in the warm friendly service that we provide. The grooming salon “Paws Solution”, located within the hospital, is run by accomplished groomers Andy and Wei.

With over twenty years of combined veterinary experience there is no problem too small or too large for us to deal with. Our team regularly attends continuing education classes and courses so that we can provide the most up to date medical, surgical and nursing treatments available to our patients. Our dedicated vets and nursing team are always available to listen and give advice if there is something you are worried about or to answer any questions you may have.

Our Palmerstown facilities include two consultation rooms, a fully equipped surgical theatre and preparation room, gaseous anaesthesia, full range X-ray diagnostic facilities, dental machine for cleaning and extractions, in-house laboratory and blood machine for prompt blood results, cat and dog hospitalisation, and an isolation facility. We provide a full range of medical treatments for conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, chronic coughing, skin disease cancer, and a wide range of surgical procedures including orthopaedic and ophthalmic surgeries. In addition, we also offer other wellness treatment options, such as a weight clinic, puppy training and socialisation classes and an on-site grooming salon.

Our state of the art computerised veterinary practice management system allows the staff at all of our branches access to your pet’s history and treatment records, enabling excellent communication between our vets. A grooming salon, “Paws Solution”, is also located within the hospital.

Susan Barry, MVB

Susan graduated as a veterinary surgeon from UCD in 2000. She moved to London where she worked in a large companion animal referral centre gaining invaluable experience from the many disciplines within the hospital.

After 3 years she moved back to Dublin and joined the Anicare Veterinary Group. She admired their high standard of veterinary care and quickly settled into the group. While living in Palmerstown, Susan noticed a need for high quality veterinary care in the area and went about developing a practice to satisfy that need. Read More

In January 2008 she opened Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital with the Anicare Veterinary Group. She is a keen surgeon but equally enjoys working with all medical problems, from the simple to the complicated. She particularly enjoys the social aspect of meeting clients and their pets. Susan has three boxer dogs, all as mad as each other with very different personalities, a three legged cat called Heather and approximately 25 poultry – a mixture of hens, roosters, ducks, guinea fowl and geese, so her house can get pretty noisy! In her spare time she enjoys running, walking, baking and spending time with her family.

Kimberly McNamara, MVB

Originally from Los Angeles, California, Kimberly graduated as a veterinary surgeon in 2001. Before traveling to Dublin to join the UCD veterinary programme, she completed the animal keepers’ course at Los Angeles Zoo and received a BS degree in Animal Sciences from California Polytechnic University.

In September 2010, Kimberly joined the Palmerstown Veterinary hospital team and hasn’t looked back since. She has worked in small animal veterinary hospitals in Dublin for the last eleven years, but has particularly enjoyed working with the clients and their pets in Palmerstown. Her specialties include soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery. Read More

She also has an interest in exotics, and is especially fond of rabbits. Kimberly has a Jack Russell Terrier called Phoebe, and recently adopted a Golden Retriever named Willow. In her spare time, she loves traveling, cooking, taking long walks and spending time with her family.

Caitriona Higgins- Veterinary Nurse

Caitriona is our newest member of staff to join Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital. She has been working as a veterinary nurse for the past 9 years. Caitriona always had a passion to work with animals while growing up. Her career started in Scotland in 2002 where she joined her first veterinary practice
where she completed a BVNA animal nurse assistant qualification. She has been working in Ireland since 2004 in small animal practices all around
the country but mainly in Dublin area. She achieved an award for Highly Commended Veterinary Nurse in association with Stronghold pet awards in 2007.

She has a 6yr old retriever named Archie. Caitriona and Archie love to do agility in their spare time. Archie’s very well behaved nature brought him to work as a therapy dog with kids that have autism and also in a nursing home. Caitriona feels strongly on the impact that Archie had as a therapy dog working with autism kids and would like to encourage anyone who has a nice natured dog to participate with Irish therapy dogs.

Paula Sanfey- Veterinary Nurse

A qualified and registered veterinary nurse, Paula completed her studies in the UK in 2008 and worked within the nursing team at an orthopaedic referral clinic in Manchester. After two years she moved back to Dublin and joined the University Veterinary Hospital, UCD and worked there as a member of the small animal medical team. She has gained a lot of experience over the past year as a locum veterinary nurse working in various practices including the Dogs Trust and the Veterinary Clinic at the DSPCA. However, Paula was delighted to take on a new challenge and joined Palmerstown Veterinary Hospital in May 2011 as a full time veterinary nurse. She is enjoying getting to know the clients (and their furry companions) and is looking forward to getting involved in the nursing clinics that are offered at PVH to all clients. Although Paula has no pets of her own at the moment, she often fosters kittens and puppies for the DSPCA, which keeps her busy!

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