Best vets near Balmain

Best vets near Balmain, ranked

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   #1Balmain Village Veterinary Clinic for nervous animals and complementary care

   0.2 km from Balmain

   Balmain Village Veterinary Clinic is a practice in Balmain that combines conventional medicine with complementary treatment such as acupuncture and laser therapy. Several vets have their own interests. One focuses on surgery, another pairs clinical work with acupuncture and natural supplements, and a third has about 30 years of experience and practises homeopathy. The clinic has an in-house lab, digital radiology and ultrasound, and it offers house calls. Dogs and cats are seen, and cat boarding runs at Balmain Cat Hotel. It is open through the working week and on Saturday mornings, with no after-hours cover listed.

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   #2Pet Medical for cats, imaging and in-house pathology

   Cat Friendly ClinicBased in Milsons Point3 km from Balmain

   Pet Medical is a clinic at Milsons Point, about 3 km from the middle of Balmain, and it treats cats and dogs only. The clinic carries gold-level Cat Friendly Clinic accreditation. Diagnosis relies on a digital X-ray machine, ultrasound and a pathology lab kept in house. Cardiology, dermatology and pain management are handled through referral. Surgery, desexing and a puppy school are run from the clinic, and overseas pet travel is also covered. Parking is available for car trips. The clinic opens on weekdays only. Cases that arrive after closing go on to SASH or North Shore Animal Hospital, both open round the clock.

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   #3Balmain Veterinary Hospital for surgery, greyhounds and cat boarding

   Based in Rozelle1.2 km from Balmain

   Rozelle is home to Balmain Veterinary Hospital, an independent dog and cat clinic about 1.2 km from the middle of Balmain. It has operated for more than 50 years and offers surgery, dental work, in-house X-ray, ultrasound and laboratory testing, plus echocardiograms. Greyhounds receive extra care around anaesthesia. Fit-to-fly certificates and export rabies vaccinations are available, and cats board in a custom-built facility. Weekdays it opens from 7:30am until 7pm, and Saturday shuts at 5pm. Sundays and public holidays are closed. Urgent arrivals during opening hours are taken without booking, so phone (02) 9810 7544 while on the way.

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   #4Darling Street Vets for puppies, senior pets and quiet visits

   0.2 km from Balmain

   Darling Street Vets is a companion-animal clinic in Balmain, 0.2 km from the middle of the suburb. Young animals get a plan from the first check onward, covering jabs, microchips and desexing, and older pets and rabbits are seen too. Soft tissue procedures and orthopaedic repairs happen in house, backed by imaging and pathology testing. The clinic runs house calls, puppy preschool, grooming and cat boarding. Customers say the clinic is quiet and that anxious pets settle in it. VetPay, Zip and Afterpay are all listed as ways to pay.

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   #5Annandale Animal Hospital for long-term family care and late weeknights

   Late nightsBased in Leichhardt2.8 km from Balmain

   Annandale Animal Hospital, a dog and cat hospital in Leichhardt, sits about 2.8 km from central Balmain. Routine work such as check-ups, jabs and teeth sits alongside surgery, cancer care and cat boarding. It stays open until 8pm on weekdays and until 5pm on Saturdays. Vet students provide overnight monitoring for animals kept in hospital, and the practice has live-in staff. Clients who have used it for a decade or more describe reliable, thorough care through routine visits and emergencies alike. Afterpay and GapOnly are both offered.

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   #6MediPaws for 24/7 emergency care and feline medicine

   24/7Cat Friendly ClinicBased in Leichhardt2.9 km from Balmain

   Set in Leichhardt, about 2.9 km from the middle of Balmain, MediPaws is a specialist centre that is open 24/7. An emergency visit there needs no referral first. Cat patients use their own entrance and ward, staffed by feline specialists. Surgeons work alongside a team in dermatology, eye care, cancer treatment and rehabilitation, and procedures include TPLO and total hip replacement. VetPay is accepted. Reviewers praise attentive staff, and customers describe fast action in emergencies.

Compare vets near Balmain

The table shows where each practice is based, how far it sits from the middle of Balmain, and whether it lists after-hours cover.

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. Distance in a straight line from the middle of Balmain. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Balmain

Practices were weighed by the strength of customer feedback, the breadth of care each lists across routine, surgical and diagnostic work, the animals treated, and whether imaging and a lab sit under one roof. Practices in Balmain and its immediate surrounds were considered first. Each practice's own text was checked for what it says about its care, and a licence number appears only where a clinic prints one.