Best vets near Kogarah

Best vets near Kogarah, ranked

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   #1Rockdale Veterinary Hospital for anxious pets, with dogs and cats seen apart

   Cat Friendly ClinicBased in Bexley1.9 km from Kogarah

   Set in Bexley on Forest Road, Rockdale Veterinary Hospital is 1.9 km from the middle of Kogarah. Dogs and cats have separate consult rooms, and visits follow the Fear Free approach. Puppy preschool, desexing and dental care sit beside TPLO knee surgery in its list of services. Gentleness with nervous animals comes up in customer comments, including at end-of-life appointments. Night-time cases go on to a specialist referral centre in Miranda, Veterinary Specialists of Sydney.

2. #2Kogarah Veterinary Hospital for behaviour consultations and grooming

   1.1 km from Kogarah

   Kogarah Veterinary Hospital is the clinic in the suburb itself, in a purpose-built building on Rocky Point Road, about 1.1 km from the middle of Kogarah. Grooming, cancer care and behaviour consultations are among the services, along with desexing and dental work. Customers say the vets are gentle with anxious cats and reactive dogs, and that they explain options thoroughly. Urgent cases arriving in working hours are seen straight away, and some are sent on to an emergency hospital. Weekday hours run from 8am to 6pm.

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   #3St George Vets for keyhole desexing and weekday visits until 8pm

   Late nightsBased in Carlton2 km from Kogarah

   St George Vets is in Carlton, about 2 km from the middle of Kogarah, and weekday hours run until 8pm, which suits a visit after work. Saturdays and Sundays close at 4pm. Owners most often praise keyhole, or laparoscopic, desexing. Post-operative checks are part of its care, and owners describe recovery after surgery as smooth. The Carlton clinic has been recently renovated, and customers say the vets and nurses take their time at consults.

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   #4Ramsgate Veterinary Hospital for house calls and dog orthopaedic surgery

   Based in Ramsgate2.5 km from Kogarah

   On Rocky Point Road in Ramsgate, Ramsgate Veterinary Hospital sits about 2.5 km from the middle of Kogarah. It makes house calls, booked for the same day or the next day, and it does soft tissue and dog orthopaedic surgery in house. X-ray and ultrasound are done in the clinic, and cat boarding is offered, though no dog boarding is listed. Dog owners who have had operations here speak well of the aftercare. Sunday visits are emergencies only, from 10am to 12pm.

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   #5Bexley Veterinary Hospital for boarding cats and dogs, with payment options

   Based in Bexley1.7 km from Kogarah

   Bexley Veterinary Hospital is a long-established clinic in Bexley, and the clinic says it has been open since 1953. Guests can board here, cats or dogs, in either indoor or outdoor spaces, and dental work and desexing happen in house. Tuesday evenings are open until 7:30pm. Afterpay is one of the payment options. Long-time patients appreciate clear options with no pressure to decide quickly.

Compare vets near Kogarah

The table sets out where each clinic is based, its emergency cover and how far it sits from the middle of Kogarah.

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 Kogarah. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Kogarah

Ranking combined the customer score, weighted by the number of customers behind it, with the services each clinic lists, the animals it sees and whether it has an in-house x-ray and lab. Distance from the suburb centre counts too, so nearer clinics come first. The clinics' own pages supplied the hours, boarding and after-hours details.