Nelson Bay Vet

Our commitment is to treat you, your pet, and the special bond between you with compassion, empathy and respect. To facilitate this, we practice using 'fear free' principles to minimise the stress your pet feels when visiting us.

Some of the strategies we employ include species-specific pheromones which help animals to relax; positive reinforcement including different types of treats, lickimats and verbal assurance; and the appropriate use of pre-visit medications for pets who are particularly anxious.

If you feel your pet would benefit from pre-visit medications, or if they have specific emotional requirements, (e.g. if they are reactive to other dogs,) please let one of our team members know prior to your visit so that we can formulate the best plan and ensure they have a fear free experience with us.

We promise to love, care for and manage your special friend through each stage of their life and have a comprehensive range of services to assist with this.

Our Services Include:

We offer a wide range of veterinary care for your pets.

• Veterinary consultations for small companion animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, rodents, birds and reptiles.
•  Nurse consultations
•  Wellness examinations
•  Vaccination and antibody titre testing
•  Microchipping
•  Nail clipping, anal sac expression and hydrobath
•  Desexing
•  Soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, including soft tissue laser surgery
•  Dentistry including dental radiography
•  Internal and external pathology testing
•  Digital radiography
•  Ultrasonography
•  Medical thermography (infrared imaging)
•  Low level laser therapy
•  Behaviour consultations
•  Nutrition advice - advocating for and supporting fresh feeding
•  Integrative veterinary therapies - including herbal medicine, aromatherapy, nutraceuticals and external referral for acupuncture/biomechanical medicine
•  Wildlife triage and treatment

Please refer to our website to learn more.

Vet Emergency

If you are experiencing an emergency situation with your pet during business hours (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm), please call us immediately on (02) 4981 1033.

Outside of business hours, Nelson Bay Vet clients who have VetChat Plus membership with our partner, VetChat, have the option of treatment in-clinic with Dr Kathryn if deemed necessary following triage by the VetChat vets. This service is available:

• Weekdays: 5pm-9pm
• Weekends + Public Holidays: 9am-6pm

VetChat Plus Members: Log in here.

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