City Vets Kennedy Centre – Vets in Belfast
Clinic Overview
City Vets Kennedy Centre is part of City Vets, which its website describes as an independent veterinary practice with multiple clinics. The clinic offers routine care including consultations, vaccinations, neutering, microchipping and parasite treatment, alongside dental work, health care plans and emergency care. It is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
City Vets Kennedy Centre is part of City Vets, which its website describes as an independent veterinary practice with multiple clinics. The clinic offers routine care including consultations, vaccinations, neutering, microchipping and parasite treatment, alongside dental work, health care plans and emergency care. It is also listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility. Recent reviews show a mixed picture, with praise for calm handling of a nervous dog but repeated concerns about privacy, communication and aspects of clinical care.
Services
- •Routine and preventive care: consultations, vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, and worm and flea treatments.
- •Dental treatment: the clinic offers dental work; recent visits mentioned a dog being booked for a dental extraction after mouth bleeding and tooth problems.
- •Emergency care and ongoing support: emergency care is listed, alongside health care plans for regular preventive care.
- •Recent examples from reviews: owners mention visits for a cat booster injection, assessment of a cat’s leg sore with cream supplied, and care discussions for a nervous dog, where one reviewer said the vet came out to the dog rather than forcing him into the consult room.
- •Training role: the practice is listed as a Veterinary Nurse Training facility.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits below average relative to similar practices. One recent reviewer reported being charged £49 for a visit involving a cat’s open sore and cream supplied, though review comments around pricing are limited and mostly tied to dissatisfaction with the visit rather than broad value-for-money feedback.
People
Peter is the only named veterinarian mentioned in reviews. Other reviews refer more generally to reception and clinical staff: one owner praised the team for speaking calmly to a nervous dog and adapting the appointment around him, while others criticised the way difficult conversations were handled and the lack of privacy.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.2/5 from 443 reviews.
- •Recent feedback is mixed but leans negative, with one strong positive review describing calm, friendly handling of a nervous dog and saying the staff adapted their approach well.
- •A repeated concern is privacy and communication, with owners describing health discussions and difficult news being delivered in public areas rather than in private.
- •Some reviews raise concerns about clinical thoroughness or decision-making, including a check that allegedly missed visible issues, questions about treatment given for a cat’s sore, and a very distressing account surrounding a dog’s dental-related visit.
- •Other issues mentioned include the clinic environment feeling like a building site, trouble getting through by phone, and difficulty finding the entrance due to a lack of outside signage.

