Best vets near Hornsby

Best vets near Hornsby, ranked

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   #1Hornsby Veterinary Hospital for dental care and long-term care of rescue dogs

   Exotic pets0.7 km from Hornsby

   Hornsby Veterinary Hospital is based on Leonard Street and treats a wide mix of animals: cats, dogs, birds and smaller pets. Its services include behaviour consultations, dental care, dermatology and desexing, and several regulars have brought rescue dogs in for years. Owners say the vets and nurses walk them through what will happen before any procedure starts. Urgent cases on weekdays don't need to book first. For nights and weekends, the practice's advice is SASH in North Ryde or NEVS in Terry Hills.

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   #2Hornsby Heights Vet Hospital for surgery and evening weekday visits

   1.7 km from Hornsby

   Hornsby Heights Vet Hospital operates as a family business on Ethel Street. Surgery, desexing and microchipping sit alongside boarding for cats and dogs, and the team looks after horses too, with equine dental work. Owners of anxious dogs describe the atmosphere as relaxed. Dr Mina and the nurses come up often in praise for how they treat owners. Weekdays run until 7pm and Saturdays finish at 2pm, so evening appointments are easier to find here.

3. #3Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital for behaviour concerns and older pets

   Based in Thornleigh2.9 km from Hornsby

   Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital is a Thornleigh clinic on Pennant Hills Road, with a team that works across medicine, surgery and animal behaviour. Routine consultations, dental care, pet desexing, cancer care and cat boarding are all listed. Visitors name the vets and the front desk for an attentive approach, and several recent comments mention thorough checks for older pets. The cat boarding space impressed one guest with its size. Its Saturday hours are listed inconsistently, so call (02) 9484 7418 before a weekend visit.

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   #4Normanhurst Vet Practice for surgery and same-day visits

   Based in Normanhurst2.3 km from Hornsby

   Normanhurst Vet Practice, based in Normanhurst, sees dogs and cats for surgery, dental care, X-ray, ultrasound and pathology. Customers recall operations there, including spleen removal and TPLO knee surgery, and say the team fits urgent visits in on the same day. The practice also runs Puppy Preschool, a mobile vet service and a rescue cat service alongside routine care. Sundays are short, running 10am to 12pm. Outside clinic hours it points callers to NEVS in Terry Hills and SASH in North Ryde.

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   #5Greencross Vets Hornsby for in-house x-ray and lab tests

   0.4 km from Hornsby

   Inside the Petbarn outlet on Bridge Road, Greencross Vets Hornsby treats dogs and cats. Consult rooms, operating space and a lab all sit on the one site. Vaccinations, desexing and dental care are routine, and reviewers mention the vets' patience with young animals. Hours change over holiday periods, and the clinic is closed at weekends, so call (02) 8914 3501 before you go.

Compare vets near Hornsby

The table places each clinic by its base, its emergency arrangements and how far it sits from the middle of Hornsby.

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How we picked vets near Hornsby

Clinics are ordered by how customers score them, where a high score from many customers counts for more than a high score from a few. Each then moves up or down on the care it lists, the animals it sees, and whether it has its own x-ray and lab. Clinics in Hornsby or near its centre come first when scores are close. The care each pick lists was checked line by line against what it publishes.