Best vets near Chatswood

Best vets near Chatswood, ranked

1. #1Chatswood Veterinary Clinic for long-term family care and anxious pets

   Based in Willoughby1.5 km from Chatswood

   Chatswood Veterinary Clinic is a general practice in Willoughby, 1.5 km from the middle of Chatswood, and it has been open since 1988. It cares for dogs and cats with vaccinations, desexing, dental checks, surgery, diagnostics and acupuncture, and grooming is listed too. Interests include intensive care, palliative care and animal behaviour. Free dental checks are on offer, and customers say the vets are patient and gentle with anxious pets. Weekday hours run from 8am to 6pm and Saturday mornings until 1pm. Its emergency referrals after closing time go to Coop NEVS.

2. #2Lane Cove Veterinary Clinic and Cattery for cat boarding and long-term care

   Exotic petsBased in Artarmon1.4 km from Chatswood

   Lane Cove Veterinary Clinic & Cattery operates from Kitchener Road in Artarmon, 1.4 km from the middle of Chatswood. It runs an on-site cattery, and vaccinations are required before a stay, so book the shots first. Everyday care covers vaccinations, microchipping, desexing, dental work and surgery, with in-house blood tests, x-ray and ultrasound. It also offers behaviour advice, nurse consults and a Vaccination4Life program for ongoing care. Weeknights stay open until 7pm, handy for an after-work drop-off. Customers describe gentle care for anxious pets and families who have used the clinic for years.

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   #3Ark Veterinary Hospital for birds, rabbits and surgery

   Exotic petsBased in Lindfield2.6 km from Chatswood

   Ark Veterinary Hospital is a general and exotic clinic in Lindfield, 2.6 km from the middle of Chatswood. Its exotics service covers birds and rabbits, and it treats dogs and cats alongside them, with dental work, desexing and pathology. Customers praise its surgery, including knee and ear operations, and say the vets are patient with nervous animals. Hours are weekdays from 8am to 7pm and Saturday from 9am to 2pm, with Sunday closed. Cases that arrive while it is shut go to Northside Emergency Veterinary Service in Terrey Hills, and the animal can come back to Ark later.

4. #4Smith Street Vet Hospital for desexing, dentistry and payment plans

   Cat Friendly Clinic2.1 km from Chatswood

   Smith Street Vet Hospital (Chatswood Vetfriends) is based on Smith Street in Chatswood itself. Its everyday work is consults, desexing and teeth, plus cat boarding, the only boarding it names. It has a close tie to Willoughby Veterinary Hospital and draws on its expertise for harder cases. Customers describe a caring team, including with anxious dogs, and find booking easy. Payment plans are offered, and a quote before a dental or desexing visit helps plan costs. Once it closes, urgent cases go to North Shore Veterinary Hospital in Artarmon.

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   #5Eye Clinic for Animals Artarmon for cataract surgery and eye disease

   Exotic petsBased in Artarmon2.2 km from Chatswood

   Eye Clinic for Animals Artarmon, 2.2 km from the middle of Chatswood, focuses on eye disease in dogs and cats. It treats cataracts, glaucoma and corneal ulcers, and operates on eyelids, corneas, lenses and retina. A cataract operation on one eye is listed at $7,500, or $9,500 for both eyes, with consults, diagnostics, medicines and three check-ups after surgery included. Diabetic patients pay $400 more. The clinic also works with Taronga Zoo and Western Plains Zoo, and gives free care to RSPCA shelter animals. Weekday hours are 8am to 5pm, and the entrance is step-free with parking on site.

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   #6North Shore Veterinary Hospital for emergencies at any hour

   24/7Exotic petsBased in Artarmon2.2 km from Chatswood

   North Shore Veterinary Hospital is a vet hospital on Herbert Street in Artarmon, 2.2 km from the middle of Chatswood, with a 24/7 emergency service for critical cases. The clinic lists trauma, heat stroke, snake bite, breathing difficulties and seizures as cases that go straight in, and its emergency team gives advice by phone. Everyday care includes vaccinations, dental work, pathology run in house and imaging for dogs, cats and rabbits. Oncology, weight management and dietary advice are offered too, and specialist referrals go to a separate site. Customers say owners are kept informed through hospital stays.

Compare vets near Chatswood

The table gives each clinic's base, its distance from the middle of Chatswood and its emergency 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 Chatswood. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Chatswood

Clinics are ranked by customer feedback, weighted so that feedback from many customers counts for more than feedback from a few, then by the range of care they list, the animals they see and whether they have in-house x-ray and laboratory work. Clinics nearby, clinics based in the suburb and mobile vets who name it qualify, with nearer clinics ranked a little higher. Each pick's own material on this care was read before it was placed.