Flynn Vets Balmoral – Vets in Belfast
Clinic Overview
- Clients describe the practice as friendly, calming, and informative, including during a puppy’s first vaccination visit. - Several reviews highlight reassuring help in urgent situations, even for people not normally registered with the practice, with clear phone advice and out-of-hours guidance. - Cat boarding stands out strongly, with The Cat Loft praised for attentive care, updates during stays, and cats returning home settled and happy.
Flynn Vets Balmoral is a Belfast practice offering routine veterinary care for cats and dogs, alongside cat boarding at The Cat Loft and a veterinary nurse training facility. Reviews highlight calm communication, thorough examinations, and helpful support in urgent situations, including advice on out-of-hours care when needed. Longer-term clients also describe the practice as dependable over many years.
Services
- •Routine vet care and preventive appointments: vaccinations, general consultations, and examinations are part of the clinic’s core work. Recent reviews mention a calm first puppy vaccination visit and thorough examinations.
- •Urgent advice and short-notice support: owners describe being talked through symptoms to watch for, advised on next steps, and given guidance on who to contact for out-of-hours care when the practice was closing.
- •Prescriptions and medication support: reviews mention prescriptions being issued in urgent circumstances, and sedatives being provided to help a nervous cat travel to the clinic.
- •Cat boarding at The Cat Loft: the clinic offers cat boarding, including longer stays. Recent feedback describes cats returning home relaxed, well fed, and well cared for, with updates provided during their stay.
- •Investigations and coordination with other providers: one owner specifically describes the practice arranging visits and tests with other veterinary providers when their dog became seriously ill.
- •Training and emergency provision: the clinic is listed as a veterinary nurse training facility, and emergency veterinary services are also listed in its clinic information.
Pricing
Available published prices indicate the clinic sits below average relative to similar practices. Reviews also mention pricing as reasonable, including for general care and cat boarding.
People
- •Anna: praised for being lovely, friendly, and carrying out a thorough examination.
- •Megan and Johanna: thanked for kindness, patience, and thoughtful updates during a cat’s two-week boarding stay.
- •Kirsten: recognised for spending significant time investigating a seriously ill dog’s condition and arranging visits and tests with other vets.
Reviews
Google rating: 4.5 stars from 42 reviews. Recent feedback is very positive overall.
- •Clients describe the practice as friendly, calming, and informative, including during a puppy’s first vaccination visit.
- •Several reviews highlight reassuring help in urgent situations, even for people not normally registered with the practice, with clear phone advice and out-of-hours guidance.
- •Cat boarding stands out strongly, with The Cat Loft praised for attentive care, updates during stays, and cats returning home settled and happy.
- •Other recurring positives include spotless surroundings, thorough examinations, good handling of nervous pets, and long-term loyalty from clients who have used the practice for many years.

