Best after-hours vets in Eastern Suburbs

Best after-hours vets in Eastern Suburbs, ranked

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   #1Rose Bay Vet Hospital for night-time emergency numbers and in-house X-ray

   After hoursCat Friendly ClinicBased in Rose Bay

   Rose Bay Vet Hospital is a general practice for dogs and cats in Rose Bay, open until 8pm Monday to Thursday. Night-time emergencies ring (02) 8360 8887. The clinic has X-ray, ultrasound and pathology on site, and does keyhole desexing. House calls can be arranged on request, and cats can board there. Gentle handling of anxious animals comes up often in what customers say.

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   #2Bondi House Vet for urgent home visits that run into the evening

   Late nightsBased in Bondi Beach

   Bondi House Vet | Mobile Vet Care is a mobile practice based in Bondi Beach. It comes to homes for cats and dogs, with bookings taken until 9pm Monday to Thursday. Urgent home calls cost from $179 to $249, the clinic says. Owners say a home visit works for anxious pets, and that there's no waiting room to sit in. A mobile analyser travels in the van, so a visit can include blood work. Areas named are Bondi Beach, Bondi, Coogee, Randwick, Vaucluse and Dover Heights. The clinic points owners to SASH in Alexandria for true emergencies, and warns that visits can run late.

3. #3Bondi Vet Hospital for weekday visits to 8pm and short-notice bookings

   Late nightsBased in North Bondi

   Bondi Vet Hospital is a dog and cat clinic in North Bondi, open until 8pm Monday to Friday and until 5pm on Saturdays. Night emergencies go elsewhere: SASH in Alexandria or North Ryde takes them. The clinic runs its own digital X-ray, and its lab handles blood profiles and urine tests. Surgery covers tumour and orthopaedic work, and palliative care and euthanasia are offered at the clinic or at home. Customers say bookings can come through at short notice. Parking sits behind the clinic, off Simpson Street.

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   #4Struggletown Veterinary Hospital for weekday hours to 9pm and drop-off visits

   Late nightsBased in Randwick

   Struggletown Veterinary Hospital in Randwick is open until 9pm on weekdays and until 5pm on Saturdays, on Barker Street. Owners can leave a pet with staff while they park. Near the end of each month the clinic shuts for about two hours around midday for staff training. If a serious case comes in during that break, the answering machine gives an emergency number. Customers say the team explains treatment clearly and takes care over each case. Pet travel papers are prepared on request, and staff can answer questions about insurance claims through GapOnly before a visit.

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   #5Matraville Veterinary Practice for walk-in visits seven days a week

   Late nightsBased in Matraville

   Matraville Veterinary Practice is a general clinic in Matraville, open seven days with weekday hours until 8pm. Walk-ins are welcome, with no appointment needed. The in-house laboratory runs blood tests, and X-ray and ultrasound are done on site. Dogs and cats can also be groomed or boarded at the same address. Customers describe the staff as warm through the hardest visits, and say urgent phone questions get quick answers. It doesn't list emergency arrangements.

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   #6Vetmed Randwick for emergency cases seen in clinic hours and keyhole surgery

   Late nightsBased in Randwick

   Vetmed Randwick sits on Frenchmans Road in Randwick and belongs to a group with clinics in Forestville, Northbridge and Lindfield. It is open until 8pm Monday to Friday. Urgent cases are seen first while the clinic is open, and calls after closing are passed to SASH, a 24-hour hospital the clinic names. Its listed services include laparoscopic keyhole surgery, dentistry, pet oncology, and behaviour consultations that can be held at home. Grooming, boarding and puppy training are on site. For an urgent daytime case, phone (02) 9398 1222 first.

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   #7Anzac Parade Veterinary Hospital for an evening duty vet and gentle care of anxious pets

   After hoursBased in Kingsford

   Anzac Parade Veterinary Hospital is a family-run clinic in Kingsford, founded in 1974. Dr Paul Kershaw has been principal vet for more than twenty years. The clinic keeps a vet on duty through the evening until 10pm, and cases after that go to SASH in Alexandria, about 10 minutes away. Consults run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, and the clinic boards cats and small dogs. Owners describe a patient approach with nervous animals. Book by phone on (02) 9349 8430, and say when a pet is anxious.

Compare after-hours vets in Eastern Suburbs

The table sets out where each vet is based and how it handles after-hours calls.

24/7* : listed as open 24 hours, but the business doesn't say 24/7 itself. Late nights: open to 8pm or later at least three days a week. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked after-hours vets in Eastern Suburbs

Clinics are ordered by the after-hours or 24/7 care they state, how many nights they stay open to 8pm or later, Sunday hours, and customer feedback weighted by how much of it there is. Each pick was checked against what its own business says about this kind of care, so the text sticks to what the clinic publishes.