Best vets in Sydney City

Best vets in Sydney City, ranked

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   #1My Vet for dental cleans and puppy pre-school

   Late nightsBased in Zetland

   My Vet is a dog and cat clinic based in Zetland. It handles health checks, desexing, dental work and lab tests in its own in-house lab. Puppy pre-school runs at the clinic, so a new puppy can start its training there. Its surgical work reaches from lump removal to eye and bone procedures. Pet owners here describe the vets as thorough and warm. Weekday hours run from 8:30am to 8pm and Saturday hours from 9am to 1pm, so the morning suits a weekend visit.

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   #2SASH in Alexandria for 24/7 emergencies and specialist surgery

   24/7Based in Alexandria

   SASH - Specialist & 24/7 Emergency Vets Alexandria operates round the clock from Gardeners Road in Alexandria. Animals arriving without an appointment are sorted by urgency as they come in, day or night. Its departments span anaesthesia, surgery, neurology and sports rehabilitation, and the hospital has a CT scanner and an MRI on site. Owners who have stayed say the updates come by phone or text. Call ahead on (02) 8913 4000 if you can, and use the Ellis Avenue entrance for parking.

3. #3The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney for birds, reptiles and other exotic pets

   Exotic petsBased in Waterloo

   Waterloo is where The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney sees mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, at its Bourke Street site. Its list covers nail and wing trims, beak corrections, faecal testing, surgery and dentistry for small animals. Imaging on the premises includes x-ray and ultrasound. Packages are listed for birds (FlyStart), small mammals (HopStart) and lizards (ScaleStart), so new pets have a plan. Visitors with nervous birds and reptiles describe patient handling and treatment plans that fit a budget.

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   #4Rosebery Veterinary Hospital for evening and weekend appointments

   Late nightsBased in Rosebery

   Rosebery Veterinary Hospital is based at 112 Rothschild Avenue, Rosebery, and keeps its doors open seven days. Opening runs from 7:30am to 8pm Monday to Friday, then 9am to 6pm at weekends and on public holidays. An intensive care unit with day care sits alongside medical imaging, pathology and dentistry. Boarding, grooming, puppy school and doggy daycare are offered as well. Cat patients get gentle handling, even through long stays, owners report.

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   #5Southern Cross Veterinary Clinic Surry Hills for keyhole surgery and CT scans

   After hoursExotic petsBased in Redfern

   Southern Cross Veterinary Clinic Surry Hills treats dogs, cats and rabbits from 419 Cleveland Street in Redfern. Surgical options include keyhole desexing and BOAS procedures, and cardiology, CT and pet dentistry are also on the menu. Remote check-ins cover questions that need no hands-on exam. After-hours and emergency care are listed. Parking is in the BP garage next door, and you lift the bollard on the way in and reset it on the way out.

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   #6Potts Point Veterinary Hospital for in-house x-ray and lab work with nervous pets

   Based in Elizabeth Bay

   Potts Point Veterinary Hospital operates from Elizabeth Bay, seeing dogs and cats for vaccinations, desexing, dental care, surgery, allergy and skin care, and pain relief. In-house imaging means x-ray and ultrasound happen on the same site as lab tests. The hospital also runs puppy school and boarding, and offers behaviour training for pets that get stressed by visits. Anxious cats and dogs are settled, according to pet owners who wrote about their visits. After closing, cases are referred on to round-the-clock hospitals elsewhere.

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   #7Alexandria Vet Hospital for end-of-life care and anxious animals

   Based in Alexandria

   Alexandria Vet Hospital is on Botany Road in Alexandria, open weekdays from 8am to 6pm with no after-hours service. Its menu runs from health checks, vaccinations and desexing to dental care, surgery, imaging, puppy school, nutrition and behaviour advice. Operations take place in the clinic's own theatre, and a wellness plan called Best for Pet sits alongside routine care. Palliative care is part of the service, and families say staff look after them through the final days. Payment for bigger procedures can be spread through GapOnly, Afterpay or zip.

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   #8OneHealthVet (By Appointment) for patient consults with reactive dogs

   Based in Darlinghurst

   You'll find OneHealthVet (By Appointment) at 222 Crown Street in Darlinghurst, a minute's walk from Albert Sloss Reserve. Its services include vaccines, microchipping, desexing, flea and tick control, worming, heartworm prevention, dental cleaning and surgery. Appointments are taken online or by email, and the doors open weekdays from 8am until 3pm. The practice moved six doors along Crown Street, so confirm the 222 address before you go. Dog owners say the vet explains each option and its cost, takes time over anxious and reactive dogs, and replies to messages between visits.

Compare vets in Sydney City

The table below compares where each clinic is based, when it can see an emergency, and the animals it sees.

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 vets in Sydney City

Clinics were ordered by a score that counts customer feedback more heavily when more customers have left it, then by the range of care listed, the animals seen, and an in-house x-ray and lab. The clinics' own descriptions of their care were read before any of them made the list.