Active VetCare

With the new changes in getting a pet passport, you can now bring your pet to the UK or Europe as easy as going to the shops. Once you fulfill all the basic details below to get a passport for your pet, you dont have to worry about quarantine. In order to get this passport, you need to get the following for your pet:

From now until December, we will be offering a Free Flea Treatment with your pets groom, during November and December this year.

Call Cabra Veterinary Hospital on (01) 8680119 to book.

Due to positive allergy results at home, Buffy a 4 year old female Chocolate Labrador is looking for a new home. She is great with both children and other animals. 

Microchipped and neutered.

Please contact Adel 0877738001

2 year old female Labradoodle for rehoming. Being rehomed as keeps escaping from farm. Fully vaccinated, wormed and flea'd. Please contact 085 8892929

Sudden loud noises are a common source of stress for our pets. Animals cant tell us how they are coping with such stressful events such as unexpected noises, but they can let us know by changing their behaviour.

Here is an X Ray of a dog, Pete, with two dislocated hips. This is a very pain full condition that made walking for Pete very difficult. This has resulted from having hip dysplasia (HD) in both hip joints. HD is where the socket of the hip joint develops abnormally and is not deep enough for the ball of the hip joint.

This September we are offering all our pets a Free Veterinary Health Check and Free Flea Treatment, when you book in for a groom. 

Socks, our 3 month old pet, is a full time resident in Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital. He is so cute, and friendly, but now ready to find his new home. Anyone looking for a fun companion, but so gentle and sociable, would simply fall in love with him. Socks loves attention and loves to play, yet he can amuse himself til no end!

Our Vet, Charles Cosgrave, took this photo of a very clever dog who was intent on not walking anywhere. Snoopy was photographed at the Trim Hay Making Festival last weekend on the back on a horse. The Trim Hay Making festival is an annual event in the ground of Trim Castle in Co. Meath. It was a great family day out with lots to see and do.

Cabra Veterinary Hospital have set up the Golden Paws Club. All members are entitled to a full health check with their Vet including the following:

• Dental Exam
• Eye and Ear Exam
• Heart & Lung Exam
• Arthritis Survey and 
• Weight check

All for €25

A tiny little kitten, about 5 weeks old, was kindly brought into our Hillcrest Veterinary Hospital, in Clonsilla today. We are currently hospitalising him, until he is ready to face the world! However, if wish to see him, and chat to one of our staff about rehoming him, please phone us on (01) 8213189.

A lovely female kitten, tabby and white, approximately 8 weeks old was brought into Dunboyne Veterinary Hospital. Please Gillian or Sophia in Dunboyne for further details. (01)8251125. See picture! 

A three-legged sheepdog has been crowned farm dog of the year.

Ian and Ruth Rees from Mid Wales entered Jack into the canine competition after the National Farmers Union (NFU) challenged members to send in a picture and 150 words explaining why their dog should win the prize.

While your pet is being groomed with us, our Vet will give your pet a basic health examination. Should you have any worries regarding your pet's health, dont hesitate to bring it to our attention. If you request any treatments, following the Vets advice, you can avail of a 10% discount on the entire treatment for up to 10 days after the groom. 

Happy Easter to all! Of course, Easter tends to mean lots & lots of chocolate! Be sure to hide away all chocolate in your house, from your pet. Also, ensure that they cannot get into your bin. It is quite common for dogs especially, to seek out chocolate and eat every bit! While, cats tend to play with the tin foil wrapping, which is harmful if swallowed.

Elvis - Have you seen this lovely black and white cat. He has a yellow collar, and is missing from the Stoneybatter area since March 24th. Please call Cabra Veterinary Hospital if you find him on 018680119

Do you need to see a Vet?

Use our new symptom checker on our website to find out whether the symptoms your pet is showing are serious or not. 

This easy, step by step guide allows you to answer a list of questions and provides you with the information on what to do next.

To Celebrate our birthday, we are currently offering 25% off vaccinations and neutering operation (*minor terms and conditions apply) in Ashbourne Veterinary Clinic. You get the excellent high quality care and service that your pets deserve while still saving you money. No tricks and no gimmicks, just our promise to you. Contact us on 01 8499973 to find out more.

We are seeking a fully Qualified Veterinary Nurse for one of our Veterinary Hospitals in Dublin. Please forward your cv to info@activevetcare.ie

We are delighted to announce the opening of our newest Veterinary Hospital in Dunboyne.

This is a modern and fully equiped hospital dedicated solely to small animals. We have two dedicated operating theatres where we can operate on pets with the most up to date and advanced equipment. This allows us to carry out surgical proceedures to the highest of safety standards.