Kapiti Emergency Vets

31/08/2026

Because emergencies don’t check the calendar. 🐾
Christmas morning. A Sunday afternoon. The middle of a Tuesday night.

When something happens to your pet outside your regular vet’s hours, knowing where to go can make an already stressful situation a little easier.

Kapiti Emergency Vets operates 365 days a year, providing dedicated after-hours emergency and critical care for pets across our community.

Save our details now, so you know where to find us if you ever need them.

📍 7 Te Hana Road, Ōtaki
📞 06 364 6942
🌐 kevets.co.nz

26/08/2026

You can get emergency vet care on the Kāpiti Coast after hours.

Kapiti Emergency Vets is here to help your pet when regular clinics are closed. If your pet is sick, hurt, or just not acting right, our team will assess, treat, and support you every step of the way.

You’re not alone - we’re here to help.

Our emergency hours:
🌙 Weeknights: 6pm–8am
🐾 Weekends: 1pm Saturday–8am Monday
☀️ Public holidays: Open 24 hours

If you’re worried about your pet, call us.

📞 06 364 6942
🌐 kevets.co.nz

24/08/2026

When should I use an after-hours emergency vet? 🐾
Sometimes it’s obvious your pet needs urgent veterinary care. Other times, it’s much harder to know. You should seek emergency veterinary help if your pet is experiencing things like:

• Difficulty breathing
• Collapse, severe weakness or inability to stand
• Significant bleeding or serious injury
• Suspected poisoning or toxin exposure
• Repeated vomiting or severe diarrhoea
• Seizures
• Severe pain or distress
• Difficulty urinating
• A sudden or significant change that has you worried

And if you’re not sure? Call us.

You don’t need to work out how serious the situation is on your own. Our team can help you understand what to do next. Kapiti Emergency Vets provides dedicated after-hours emergency and critical care for pets across the Kāpiti Coast and surrounding regions.

📞 06 364 6942
🌐 kevets.co.nz

Emergency hours
Weeknights: 6pm – 8am
Weekends: 1pm Saturday – 8am Monday
Public holidays: Open 24 hours

09/08/2026

Our KEV website has had a little refresh!
We’ve updated our website to make it easier to find helpful information when you need it.
You’ll find useful advice about common pet emergencies, what to do, what to expect when you come to see us, and all the details on how to contact and find KEV.
Have a look here: https://kevets.co.nz/
It’s a handy page to bookmark - hopefully you won’t need us, but we’re here when you do.

When your pet needs urgent care, Kapiti Emergency Vets is here to help with experienced after-hours emergency and critical care across the Kapiti Coast.

27/07/2026

Advanced care starts with a team that keeps learning

The Kapiti Emergency Vets and Vets on Riverbank teams have recently been upskilling in the placement and management of central venous lines.

These specialised intravenous lines give our veterinary team safe, reliable access to the bloodstream, helping us deliver medications, fluids and nutrition while closely monitoring our most unwell patients. They are particularly valuable for critically ill pets and those needing intensive treatment or a longer hospital stay.
It is another step forward in the level of emergency and hospital care we can provide to pets across Kāpiti, Horowhenua and the surrounding region.

Skilled people. Advanced care. Better support for seriously unwell pets. 💚

06/07/2026

14/05/2026

Sweet little Matilda visited KEV this week after deciding a power cord looked like a good chew toy ⚡️😬
She badly burned her lower lip, but thankfully this gorgeous girl was very lucky! 🐾💕

04/05/2026

Naughty little Billie and Bowie the Frenchies needed some attention the other night after ingesting sheep pellet fertilizer!! 🙉🙈🐵

29/04/2026

Lovely Herb and his family presented to KEV last weekend in a tight situation!
Herb had tried to help himself to a chicken soup snack and got his head firmly stuck in the can.

Our team, vet Vicky and nurse Leigh, knew just what to do having previously freed a feline patient's head from a peanut butter jar.

They immediately provided oxygen support and pain relief, and with the help of plenty of l**e, he was gently eased from can - a little dazed and confused, but none worse for wear 🤎🐱🥫