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Vv Bray.
I wish I could give 0 stars.
Bounty' s misery, due to this clinic's vets' incompetency and apathy have lasted too long. I first took him in Nov 2024, as he had 2 problems: a swollen nipple and urinating discomfort.
He was seen by vet Bairbre O' Malley, who was supposing it could have been a urinary infection. About the swollen nipple I was told I discovered that issue too early (as if it was a bad thing). Bairbre prescribed him an antibiotic and a pain killer, to be given for a couple of weeks, to see how it went. After 2 weeks nothing changed and we went back for another visit. At this point vet Bairbre’s view changed: without repeating any urine test to see if there was still an infection, she diagnosed Bounty with a propensity to accumulate calcium in his bladder. New medicines, and also stressed the guinea pig by flushing his bladder. About the nipple she took a sample and decided to do a biopsy. Bounty wasn't getting any better, and his discomfort while peeing was increasing. Weeks passed and the results of the biopsy were negative, but vet Bairbre wanted to remark to me that the sample checked wasn' t conclusive (so I paid a lot of money for nothing). She wants me to bring my guinea pig back for another check. This time she also diagnosed a mass under Bounty neck, but she is still confused as to what the issue can be. Coming into Christmas I am worried as Bounty's nipple hasn't improved and he continues to have difficulties urinating. There seems to be no treatment plan in place to help him. All diagnosis and treatments are delayed due to her being closed over Christmas (as in christmas period, everything stops). I then decide to book another appointment with vet Bairbre on Jan 21st 2025, she confirms by phone with me but, when I arrive at the clinic, Bounty is seen by another vet (Clara). She is there trying to figure out what is wrong, I had to tell her everything, as she seemed to not even read Bounty's history. She actually said she was confused (...). I asked her to consult vet Bairbre, who was present and knew Bounty's history but didn't examine Bounty. No explanation was offered as to why Bairbre didn't see Bounty nor explain his history. They decided to flush Bounty's bladder again and do a biopsy to his mass on his neck. Bounty was discharged on Thursday 23st of January, when I was told he was doing fine and very active. When we arrived home, Bounty was in pain not eating and he had lost more than100 g during the 2 days at in the clinic. I called them on Friday, desperate as Bounty wasn't even eating. They asked me to bring him back immediately (another stress for my poor baby). Once there, vet Clara told me that the result of the biopsy were very bad and, only then, after months of my Bounty agony and stress, it was thought to do a ct scan to his abdomen.
The scan’s results were a nightmare: many lumps in his body, one of which compromising the good functioning of Bounty’s bladder. I was told I had to put him down, and I had to decide in 5 minutes as vet Clara had to go home to her children. She rushed me to decide. So cruel and unemphatic. Bounty spent one more night in their clinic. After that I went there to pick him up and try to cure him at home, as they don’t work on Sunday. Unfortunately when we arrived home Bounty was bleeding from his penis. I decided then he had to stop to suffer. Bounty passed away on Jan 25th afternoon, in the vet clinic Fox, with me talking to him the whole time, and a very nice vet gave me all the time to say goodbye.

Rathfarnham Village Vets have been our family vets for 11 years. These wonderful & caring people make our pets feel welcome, loved and cared for. The lovely greetings that our cats and our dog receive is both comforting for our furry family members and puts us humans at ease too! They are literally life savers and I have no problem recommending them to anyone.