Best vets near Castle Hill

Best vets near Castle Hill, ranked

1. #1Glenhaven Veterinary Hospital for flat-faced breeds and grooming

   Exotic petsBased in Glenhaven1.8 km from Castle Hill

   Glenhaven Veterinary Hospital operates in Glenhaven, roughly 1.8 km from the centre of Castle Hill, and sees dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds and snakes. Its vets focus on breathing and surgery for flat-faced breeds such as bulldogs and pugs, and the clinic also offers desexing, dental work, behaviour consultations and grooming. Its team also works out of a Winston Hills site. Weekday hours run from 8am to 7pm, with a short Saturday session. Emergencies during business hours are seen without a booking, though the clinic may refer on. When it is shut, the advice is to contact Northside Emergency Veterinary Services or a hospital in Artarmon.

2. #2Hills Animal Hospital for gentle handling of cats and anxious pets

   3 km from Castle Hill

   Hills Animal Hospital is a small-animal clinic based in Castle Hill, about 3 km from the suburb's centre, and it sees dogs, cats and rabbits. In-house X-ray and blood tests are available, and a surgical theatre takes major and minor procedures, with an advanced dental unit beside it. A visiting ultrasonographer does specialist scans, while other tests go to an outside lab and usually return within a day or two. The clinic also does grooming, cat boarding for cats only, and nutrition and weight management. The listed hours are daytime only, with no evening session. Owners say the vet who runs the clinic is patient with cats and nervous animals, and some families have been bringing their pets for years.

3. #3Castle Hill Veterinary Hospital for nervous rescue dogs and dental care

   1.8 km from Castle Hill

   Castle Hill Veterinary Hospital is a small animal clinic on Francis Street in Castle Hill, about 1.8 km from the suburb's centre. Consultations, dentistry and cancer care are its main lines for dogs and cats, and Afterpay, VetPay and GapOnly are accepted. Its hours run from 7am to 7pm on weekdays and 8am to 3pm on Saturday, and it is closed on Sundays. Customers say the team keeps nervous rescue dogs and young animals settled during visits, and that vets take time to answer questions. For urgent matters while it is open, ring (02) 9634 2712, as staff may pass the animal to an emergency hospital.

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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 Castle Hill. Ratings show from 5 Google reviews.

How we picked vets near Castle Hill

Ranking follows customer reviews, with extra weight given to clinics where many customers have left one. Points also go to the breadth of care on offer, the animals treated, and whether x-ray or lab work happens on site. Clinics count when they are close to the suburb, based in it, or mobile and naming it. We read each clinic's own pages for the care it describes, and no point rests on a single comment.