About Us
About Us
Independent Veterinary Clinic
About Us
Caddy Veterinary Clinic was established in 1995 by Joe O’Donnell and has existed at 19 Caddy Road ever since. The practice has now amalgamated with Drumrainey Vets in Magherafelt and we are proud to be one of the last few independent practices in Northern Ireland. We have a dedicated team who strive to provide the best care for all animals. We are a first opinion mixed animal practice who welcome all farm, equine and small animals, including exotics. We provide an out of our service allowing for 24 emergency care, 365 days of the year.
In recent years Caddy Vets has invested in state of the art veterinary equipment to improve our level of service and diagnostics.
- Idexx lab station which gives blood results for all animals in 10 minutes
- X-ray machine and table
- Small animal ultrasound machine
- Two large animal ultrasound machines for fertility work in cattle and horses and scanning tendons in horses
- Anaesthetic machine for pets
- Dental machine for descaling and polishing pets teeth
- Portable dental machine for rasping horses teeth
- New Shorline kennels
- New ophthalmic equipment for examining eyes
- New anaesthetic monitors for checking blood pressure, heart rate, temperature and oxygen saturations
Meet The Team
Emma Toner
Trainee Veterinary Nurse
Emma has been with Caddy Vets since 2021 and has a Level 3 extended diploma in Animal Management. She has worked in the equine field a lot in her career and wishes to progress to complete her Level 2 VCA and Level 3 RVN.
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Joe O’Donnell
MVB MRCVS
Joe qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon from UCD in 1987. He spent the early years of his career working across Northern Ireland in first opinion mixed practice. After this he moved over to England where he worked in an equine specific clinic, an area in which Joe has a keen interest.
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Laura Gribbin
Laura has worked in a reception role for the practice since 2021. She has always wanted to work with animals & enjoys meeting all the clients & their pets.
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Richard MacQueen
Practice Manager
Richard is currently practice manager at Caddy Vets and has been working here since 2019. He is currently doing his Post-Graduate in Veterinary Business Management. He previously completed his Level 2 VCA and will complete his Level 3 RVM upon completion of his Post-Graduate.
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Mr Peter Cassidy
BVMsci MRCVS Veterinary Surgeon
Peter joined Drumrainey in September 2021 and enjoys all areas of mixed practice, particularly bovine fertility and large animal surgery.
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Ms Judith Laughlin
BVSC MRCVS Veterinary Surgeon
Judith joined Drumrainey Veterinary Surgery in 2020 having qualified from the University of Bristol. Judith is also Secretary of the Kilrea Young Farmers.
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Mr Liam Young
MVB MRCVS, Grad Cert DHH | Director of Drumrainey LTD
Liam qualified from UCD in 1991 with an Honours degree in veterinary medicine and joined Drumrainey Veterinary Surgery in 1995.
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