Best after-hours vets near Bellevue Hill

Best after-hours vets near Bellevue Hill, ranked

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   #1Bondi House Vet | Mobile Vet Care for home visits in the evening

   Late nightsBased in Bondi Beach1.7 km from Bellevue Hill

   Bondi House Vet | Mobile Vet Care is a mobile practice based in Bondi Beach, about 1.7 km from the middle of Bellevue Hill, that visits homes to treat dogs and cats. A house call for an emergency costs between $179 and $249, as the clinic publishes, and visits can run late when the vet is with other emergencies. Hours reach 9pm from Monday to Thursday and midday on Sundays. Dr Rafael Dye, known as Dr Raf, makes the house calls and brings a mobile blood analyser, so blood tests can be run during the consult. Anything serious is handed on to SASH in Alexandria, so ring before you set out.

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   #2Rose Bay Vet Hospital for after-hours calls on a line of its own

   After hoursCat Friendly ClinicBased in Rose Bay2 km from Bellevue Hill

   Sitting about 2 km from the middle of Bellevue Hill on Newcastle Street, Rose Bay Vet Hospital sees dogs and cats. After-hours work is part of its offer, and night calls go through a separate number, (02) 8360 8887. On weeknights it stays open until 8pm, trades on Saturday until 4pm, and opens on Sunday mornings only. Inside the clinic there is x-ray, ultrasound and pathology, and keyhole (laparoscopic) desexing is an option. House calls can be requested, and cats can stay in an on-site boarding area.

3. #3Bondi Vet Hospital for weeknight visits until 8pm and in-house x-ray

   Late nightsBased in North Bondi1.5 km from Bellevue Hill

   Bondi Vet Hospital looks after dogs and cats in North Bondi, around 1.5 km from Bellevue Hill's centre, with evening appointments until 8pm on weekdays. Diagnostics stay on site, using a digital x-ray machine and a blood lab. Operations cover tumour removal and bone work, and puppy classes run from 8 to 16 weeks old at $250 for four weeks. Out of hours it hands emergencies to a specialist hospital in Alexandria or North Ryde. Off-street parking is at the back, reached via Simpson Street.

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   #4Vetmed Randwick for emergencies seen first during clinic hours

   Late nightsBased in Randwick2.8 km from Bellevue Hill

   About 2.8 km from Bellevue Hill's centre, Vetmed Randwick occupies a Frenchmans Road site. The practice belongs to a wider group with sites in Forestville, Northbridge and Lindfield. Clinic hours on weekdays start at 7:30am and finish at 8pm, and urgent patients are taken first while the doors are open. The clinic offers keyhole surgery, dental work and cancer care for pets. For an urgent case during the day, phone the Randwick clinic on (02) 9398 1222 first. After hours its phone menu passes calls to SASH, a 24-hour emergency hospital.

Compare after-hours vets near Bellevue Hill

The table sets out where each vet is based, when it is open late, and how it handles emergencies once it closes.

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 Bellevue Hill. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked after-hours vets near Bellevue Hill

Vets were ranked by whether they state after-hours or 24/7 care, how many weeknights they open until 8pm or later, their Sunday hours, and customer feedback, weighted by how many customers left it. Clinics were included when based in Bellevue Hill or nearby, or when a mobile service names the suburb, with nearer clinics placed a little higher. Each listed clinic was checked against its own pages for after-hours detail.