Best vets near Zetland

Best vets near Zetland, ranked

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   #1My Vet for routine checks, dental cleans and puppy school

   Late nights0.6 km from Zetland

   My Vet is a dog and cat clinic on Epsom Road, 0.6 km from the middle of Zetland. It offers health checks, desexing, dental care, surgery and laboratory tests, and the lab is in the clinic, so results come back without a referral. Operations range from soft-tissue and bone work to eye procedures and dental surgery, and lumps are removed too. Puppy school runs from the clinic, so new owners can start early. Its weekday evenings go until 8pm, which suits owners finishing work late, and Saturdays end at 1pm. One owner of a dental patient said the team sends progress updates through the chat feature during a clean. No licence number appears on its listing.

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   #2SASH for 24/7 walk-in care in Alexandria

   24/7Based in Alexandria2 km from Zetland

   SASH - Specialist & 24/7 Emergency Vets Alexandria takes walk-ins at any hour, and staff triage each one on arrival, so there is no need to book. Its Gardeners Road hospital runs specialist departments in neurology, oncology, internal medicine and ophthalmology, with a CT scanner, an MRI for animals and fluoroscopy on site. It keeps a veterinary intensive care unit for overnight patients and has a blood bank. Parking is through the Ellis Avenue entrance, and payment plans run through Zip, VetPay and Afterpay. The hospital sits about 2 km from the middle of Zetland.

3. #3The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney for birds, reptiles and rabbits

   Exotic petsBased in Waterloo0.5 km from Zetland

   The Unusual Pet Vets Sydney sees exotic animals only, from parrots and lizards to rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, rats and fish. The clinic is on Bourke Street in Waterloo, half a kilometre from the middle of Zetland. Its services include beak corrections, nail and wing clipping, dentistry, surgery and faecal testing, with X-ray and ultrasound among its tools. Packages are set for birds, small mammals and lizards, so ask which one suits a new pet. Customers say the vets are patient with nervous or difficult animals. Weekdays it is open 8:30am to 6pm, Saturdays until 4:30pm, and Sundays until 2:30pm.

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   #4The Inner West Cat Hospital for cat dental work and long-term conditions

   Cat Friendly ClinicBased in Newtown2.8 km from Zetland

   The Inner West Cat Hospital treats cats and kittens only, from its King Street clinic in Newtown, 2.8 km from the middle of Zetland. The clinic holds cat-friendly accreditation, and its team includes a vet who handles cardiac and internal medicine and a surgeon who also does feline dentistry. Owners of cats with serious or long-term conditions say the clinic keeps up their care over months and years. Each consult is allotted 20 minutes or more, and you can book by ringing or emailing. Pet insurance claims are handled as well. Weekday sessions start at 8am and finish at 7pm, and Saturday mornings end at 1pm.

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   #5Rosebery Veterinary Hospital for seven-day care and evening visits

   Late nightsBased in Rosebery1.3 km from Zetland

   Rosebery Veterinary Hospital is a full-service clinic at 112 Rothschild Avenue, 1.3 km from the middle of Zetland, and it is open seven days a week. Evenings are open to 8pm on weekdays, and the weekend ends at 6pm. The clinic offers vaccinations, desexing, dental care, orthopaedic surgery, medical imaging and pathology, along with puppy school, grooming, boarding and doggy daycare. Its intensive care unit offers day care for patients who need it. Emergencies are welcome during opening hours, and the clinic says it adds no surcharge on any day. Customers praise plain explanations of options and gentle handling of cats through long recoveries. No licence number is published on its site.

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   #6Paddington Cat Hospital for nervous cats and cat surgery

   Based in Paddington3 km from Zetland

   Paddington Cat Hospital is a cat-only clinic at 210 Oxford Street, Paddington, about 3 km from the middle of Zetland. Much of the imaging is done in-house by the vets, and samples for some tests go to outside pathology labs. Specialists visit for more complex work in dermatology, cardiology, oncology and ophthalmology. Customers describe gentle handling of nervous cats, from the first visit through to surgery. Boarding is for the clinic's own clients and has limited places, so book early. It closes at noon on Saturdays and is shut on Sundays and public holidays, and after hours it refers patients to two hospitals it says are open 24 hours.

Compare vets near Zetland

The table sets the clinics side by side on where each is based, its emergency cover, 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. Distance in a straight line from the middle of Zetland. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Zetland

Clinics first sort by their feedback score, with a heavier weight for those many customers have scored, then by the spread of care listed, the animals seen, and an in-house x-ray and lab. Only clinics a short drive from Zetland's centre, or based in the suburb, made the list, and nearer ones rank a little higher. Each clinic's own pages were read for care and hours, and after-hours work counts only where the clinic states it.