Best vets near Erskineville

Best vets near Erskineville, ranked

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   #1The Inner West Cat Hospital for cat-only care and long-term conditions

   Cat Friendly ClinicBased in Newtown0.6 km from Erskineville

   The Inner West Cat Hospital, on King Street in Newtown, sees felines alone and sits 0.6 km from the middle of Erskineville. Its team includes a vet who handles cardiac and internal medicine and another who treats hyperthyroidism with nuclear medicine, which suits cats with long-term conditions. Health checks, vaccinations, desexing, surgery and dental work are all offered. Long-term care for cats with serious illness or chronic problems is a point owners keep coming back to. Visits are long: a consult lasts 20 minutes or more, so ask for a slot by phone or email.

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   #2My Vet for dental cleans and puppy pre-school

   Late nightsBased in Zetland2.7 km from Erskineville

   My Vet is a dog and cat clinic on Epsom Road in Zetland, 2.7 km from the middle of Erskineville. Dental cleans are its strength, and one owner describes getting progress updates in the clinic's chat app while a clean was underway. Surgery covers soft tissue, orthopaedic, eye and dental work, along with lump removal, and an in-house lab runs tests on site. The clinic also runs puppy pre-school. Weekday hours run to 8pm, with a shorter Saturday morning.

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   #3SASH for 24/7 emergency care and specialist surgery

   24/7Based in Alexandria2.3 km from Erskineville

   SASH is a 24-hour emergency and specialist hospital on Gardeners Road in Alexandria, 2.3 km from the middle of Erskineville, and the only pick listed as 24/7. Anyone can turn up at any hour without booking, and staff assess them on arrival. If you can, ring (02) 8913 4000 beforehand. Specialist teams cover surgery, internal medicine, neurology, oncology and ophthalmology, with CT and MRI scanners on site and a veterinary intensive care unit for overnight stays. Owners say staff keep them updated by phone or text during a stay.

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   #4Sydney Animal Hospitals Inner West for orthopaedic surgery and anxious pets

   Late nightsBased in Stanmore2.1 km from Erskineville

   Stanmore's Sydney Animal Hospitals Inner West is a general practice that sees dogs and cats, 2.1 km from the middle of Erskineville. The operating list includes cruciate and kneecap repairs, and lumps are removed too. Heart and internal medicine specialists get involved in harder cases. Customers say the vets explain recommendations plainly, and regulars praise the team's warmth with anxious animals. Weekday hours run to 8pm and weekends to 6pm. Night emergencies here can be redirected to a Miranda hospital, Veterinary Specialists of Sydney, which can be reached on (02) 8376 8767.

5. #5The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney for birds, reptiles and small mammals

   Exotic petsBased in Waterloo2 km from Erskineville

   The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney is an exotic-animal clinic at 995 Bourke Street in Waterloo, 2 km from the middle of Erskineville. The patient list runs from birds and lizards to rabbits, ferrets, rats and mice, plus amphibians and fish. Nail and wing clipping, beak corrections, faecal testing, and X-ray and ultrasound are listed, and it has starter packages for birds, small mammals and lizards. Gentle handling of nervous birds and reptiles comes up in what customers say, and the team will reshape a treatment plan around a budget.

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   #6Rosebery Veterinary Hospital for cat care and evening visits

   Late nightsBased in Rosebery2.6 km from Erskineville

   Rosebery Veterinary Hospital, a full-service clinic on Rothschild Avenue, sits 2.6 km from the middle of Erskineville. Weekday hours run to 8pm, and on Sundays and public holidays it opens from 9am to 6pm. Its services range from vaccinations and desexing to orthopaedic surgery, pathology and an intensive care unit with day care, and boarding, grooming, puppy school and doggy daycare sit alongside. The clinic says it adds no surcharge on any day, and one owner whose cat spent four months in its care called the vets and nurses professional and kind.

Compare vets near Erskineville

The table compares where each vet is based, its after-hours cover, and whether it sees cats or exotic pets.

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 Erskineville. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Erskineville

Businesses are ordered by the average customer score, with more weight for a score built on many customers. Next came the spread of services each lists, the species it treats, and whether x-rays and lab tests run in-house. Listings were kept if they are close to Erskineville, based in the suburb, or mobile and naming it, with nearer ones ahead. Before choosing, we went through what each clinic's own pages say about this kind of care.