Applewood Veterinary Clinic – Vets in Swords
Clinic Overview
- Recent reviewers often mention friendly staff, prompt appointment times, helpful advice and reminder texts before visits. - Surgical care is a recurring positive theme, especially for neutering and spaying, with owners highlighting smooth recoveries, neat healing, included follow-up visits and next-day check-in calls. - Compassion during difficult moments stands out strongly, including support during a dog’s final days, an out-of-hours euthanasia for a cat, and a sympathy card sent afterwards.
Services
- •Care for multiple species: Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters, birds and chelonians are all mentioned.
- •Routine and preventive care: First vaccines, health checks and ongoing repeat care are referenced, and the clinic website mentions both a Pet Health Club and Pet Health Plans. Reviews also mention reminder texts sent before appointments.
- •Surgery and aftercare: Spaying and neutering are specifically mentioned. Recent reviewers describe smooth recoveries, included post-op check-ups, next-day follow-up calls, stitch removal, and pain relief and cones being included after surgery.
- •Diagnostics and urgent care: Reviews mention X-rays, blood work, injections and emergency-style appointments, including one case where a puppy was seen when the owner’s usual vet was closed.
- •End-of-life care: Euthanasia is specifically mentioned, including an out-of-hours euthanasia for one cat, and several owners describe compassionate support during pets’ final days.
- •Pet advice and education: The website lists guidance on topics including dental problems in rabbits, Giardia, pre-anaesthetic bloods, household poisons, puppy feeding, rabbit haemorrhagic viral disease 2, travelling with your pet, lungworm and feline leukaemia.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits around average relative to similar practices. Reviews suggest some owners have found surgical care good value, particularly where the initial price included follow-up appointments, pain medication, a cone, and in one case a free pre-surgery consultation.
People
- •Dr. John is named repeatedly in reviews and is described as thorough, patient and compassionate, particularly for surgery, ongoing care and support during a dog’s final days.
- •Dr. Radu is also named positively, with one owner saying he was warm and helpful.
- •The wider team, including reception staff, is often described as friendly, caring and professional.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5/5 from 500 reviews.
- •Recent reviewers often mention friendly staff, prompt appointment times, helpful advice and reminder texts before visits.
- •Surgical care is a recurring positive theme, especially for neutering and spaying, with owners highlighting smooth recoveries, neat healing, included follow-up visits and next-day check-in calls.
- •Compassion during difficult moments stands out strongly, including support during a dog’s final days, an out-of-hours euthanasia for a cat, and a sympathy card sent afterwards.
- •There is also one detailed 1-star review describing a disputed urgent-care case and poor outcome, which contrasts with several other positive comments about emergency or urgent treatment.
