Emergencies
EMERGENCIES
Emergencies during our opening hours
If you and your pet have an emergency outside of our normal working hours, please call us on 04692 40434 and follow the instructions on our answering message:
- Monday to Friday: 6pm to 9pm.
- Saturday: After 5pm.
- Sunday (and bank holidays): 9am to 11am.
Emergencies outside of our opening hours
If you have an emergency at the following times, please call Veterinary Specialists Ireland directly on 04695 57551:
- Between 9pm and 8.30am on weeknights.
- After 5pm on Saturdays.
- After 11am on Sundays and bank holidays.
Their dedicated emergency team will advise you on how to proceed. Please note that you will be responsible for transporting your pet to and from their premises, and that patients in their care will remain with their team until they’re able to go home.
Veterinary Specialists Ireland, Clonmahon, Summerhill, County Meath, A83 EV27
Your pet will be in safe hands with the Veterinary Specialists Ireland emergency team, whose fully equipped site has excellent inpatient and hospitalisation facilities.
As a guide, their initial emergency consult fee is €120 (for an emergency examination with an out of hours veterinary surgeon). For further information, please visit their website.
If you have an animal with a problem during surgery hours, please telephone the practice on 0469240434 and stress that you have a veterinary emergency. Our staff will prioritise this emergency so that one of our vets can be with you as soon as possible.
Outside normal hours
In the event of an emergency outside normal office hours and you are a registered client, phone (046) 924 0434 for Kells or (046) 902 3854 for Navan and you will be directed to an emergency number to call
If you have an animal with a problem outside surgery hours, please telephone the practice on (046) 924 0434. Follow our guidance for emergency arrangements during evenings and weekends on our answerphone instructions.