Great South Vets

30/03/2021

***** UPDATED *****

CHANGE IN OPENING HOURS

The governments restrictive border control has resulted in a chronic shortage of veterinarians in New Zealand. We normally have 12 veterinarians, but are now down to 6. As a consequence we have had periods when there are no veterinarians in attendance. This has forced us to review our opening hours.

From Tuesday, 6th April 2021 our NEW OPENING HOURS will be:

Monday to ***Friday***: Doors open 7:30am. Doors close 5pm.

**** Saturday: Doors open at 8:00 am. Doors close 5:00pm ****

Consultation: 8am to 12pm & 1pm to 5pm.

There will be a lunch break between 12pm & 1pm where no vets will be consulting.

No consult booking after 4pm.

Sunday: Closed
Public Holidays: Closed on both the actual and observed days.

Thank you for your understanding.

31/03/2020

In midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, we urge everyone to please only leave your home when it is essential.

NZ veterinarians are available for essential services only in lockdown.

We're being told to stay at home to save lives. Apart from walking your dog, this largely applies to you and your pets, except for essential services, which includes emergencies.

Veterinarians have been confirmed as part of the essential response team helping to support us all during the COVID-19 crisis But this does not mean you can drop by your local veterinarian for your pet’s check-up.

For pets, the only work to be done at this time is treating animals in emergency situations where they are injured - for example, an animal hit by a car - or when there is a genuine risk to their welfare. We are also providing essential services where not providing care will have poor long-term animal welfare implications.

Call ahead and allow veterinarians to first discuss your situation with you over the phone. If it is a genuine emergency, the veterinarian will arrange to see you and ensure best practice handling methods to safeguard your safety and their own while attending to the urgent needs of your pet.

The same principle applies for large animal services. Veterinarians can only be on farm for truly essential work while we’re in lockdown. Farmers can still call their veterinarians for advice, but you can’t expect business as usual. The focus is on maintaining essential, short-term animal health programmes to protect animal welfare and keep food production going.

25/03/2020

Please be aware that the SPCA desexing campaign has been cancelled. For further details, please contact SPCA.

Stay safe, stay home.

18/12/2019

Choose your Christmas gifts wisely.

10/11/2019

This time of year we are getting a lot of baby birds brought in 😔

31/12/2018

We are closed on public holidays!!! Happy easter