Dapto Veterinary Clinic in Dapto, New South Wales, Australia | Medical centre

Dapto Veterinary Clinic

Locality: Dapto, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 2 4261 4055

Address: 164 Princes Hwy 2530 Dapto, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.daptovet.com.au

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24.01.2022 Wishing all our clients a safe and happy EASTER! As usual we are closed for the public holidays of Good Friday and Easter Monday but our after hours service will be available to established clients via the clinic number - 42614055. We will be open on Saturday (11th April) from 8.30am for a few hours. Our COVID-19 protocols are still in place so please be mindful of these and we would also like to thank you all for your patience and understanding so far during this unusual/difficult situation. Shalini’s cats Riya and Milly are definitely looking forward to the break

24.01.2022 Our newest class of Puppy School students started on Monday night. Meet Jet, Xena, Bronte and Patch. If you would like to be involved in our puppy classes please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

24.01.2022 Hi Everyone!! Lauren here. I'm back from my honeymoon in the Cook Islands where guys like this fellow have free roam of the island and spend their days walking tourists up and down the beach or catching fish in the crystal clear lagoons. I would just like to say a very big thank you to those of you who sent their well wishes and love to myself and Dean over the last couple of weeks, it has been wonderful to hear and read all of your lovely messages. I'll see you all back in the clinic xoxo

22.01.2022 Meet Hedwig the French bulldog. French bulldogs are known as a brachycephalic dog which also includes breeds such as pugs and boxers. These breeds suffer from breathing issues due to their short snouts, elongated soft palate and restrictive nostrils. Hedwig came into widen his restrictive nasal passage. Hedwig is on his way to a breathable life and making an excellent recovery.... Below you can see images of before (left) and after (right) his surgery.

22.01.2022 Say hello to the cutest couple ever; Frank and Charlotte came in for routine desexing. Everyone needs some support on a big day. Both are on the road to a fantastic recovery.

21.01.2022 COVID-19 UPDATE We hope everyone is staying safe and well during these times. For those wondering if we will remain open during a complete lockdown the answer is yes we plan to; veterinary clinics are considered an essential service. However in order to protect our staff and our clients we have had to change the way in which we serve people on a daily basis. The following protocols and procedures have been put into action to help us do that:...Continue reading

21.01.2022 We had two puppy school classes start this week. All of the new students have already learnt to sit and drop and well on their way to being A+ students. If you would like to be involved in our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

20.01.2022 FAREWELL TO ANTHONY This week we would like to thank Anthony Larosa for his dedication and service to Dapto Vet Clinic since 2018. Anthony will always be known for his friendly nature, sense of humour and his impeccable presentation. Anthony is moving on to new challenges and we wish him every sucess

19.01.2022 Our Monday night puppy school students graduated this week. All of the pups passed with flying colours. If you would like to be involved in our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

19.01.2022 We had a new puppy school start on Monday night, aren’t they cute!!! If you’d like to be involved in our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

18.01.2022 We are often asked what are some of the most unusual things we see here at the clinic and this tops them all. Everyone meet Bronson. Can you spot what he has eaten? Bronson has since made a full recovery

18.01.2022 Farewell Rod! It is with heavy hoofs that today we announce Rods retirement from the Dapto Veterinary Clinic team. After almost 40 years providing the highest standard of healthcare to the pets of the Illawarra and their families Rod is hanging up the stethoscope and closing the lid on the consultation room treat jar for the final time. Rod began the first steps of his career moving to the big city to study Veterinary Science at Sydney University in the 70s. Taking up residen...Continue reading

17.01.2022 We would like to inform our clients that the clinic will be closed Monday the 5th of October for the public holiday. As usual our after hours emergency service is available. Should you require this service please call 42614055 and listen to the recorded message for details. We hope everyone has a safe an enjoyable weekend enjoying the sunshine.

17.01.2022 Do you have old newspapers around your home? If you do we would love them!!! We use entire sheets of newspaper in our animal cages and our supply is running low. If you can help us out it would be greatly appreciated. Please give the clinic a call 42614055 if you have some for us so we can arrange a contact free drop off.

16.01.2022 It was graduation night last night for our most recent puppy school students. It was a fun filled night with plenty of puppy play.

15.01.2022 Meet Poppy who came for her first vaccination. First vaccinations are a critical part of a healthy life. It is crucial that puppies and kittens are given these to ensure a good start.

14.01.2022 We thought this one may relevant to some of you as we all love our pets and many of us can’t live without them!! Dapto Veterinary Clinic was recently contacted by Pets in Strata in relation to their calling for an end to blanket pet bans in NSW strata schemes. If they get another 7,000 online petition signatures in the next 3 weeks, NSW will catch up with the rest of Australia and we will be able to have pets in more apartments across the state. Please see the online petit...ion below: www.bit.ly/nswpets Below has been taken from https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/ Every Australian State and Territory now has some form of protection for pet ownership in strata except for NSW, the most densely-populated State with the greatest proportion of people living in strata. This not only negatively impacts people currently in NSW strata schemes, but also the many more pet-owners wanting to move to strata living like older Australians looking to downsize, those whose financial circumstances have changed and those looking to get a foot in the door of the housing market or preferring the convenience of apartment living. It is difficult for pet-lovers to overturn blanket pet bans in strata as it only takes a small minority 25% of voting owners to object for the by-law to remain. This minority should not be able to dictate to the rest what their family unit should look like, nor deny them the benefits and pleasures of pet ownership. It is high time NSW caught up with the rest of Australia."

13.01.2022 We are very excited to announce that we will be recommencing our puppy school later this month!! Our puppy school aims to teach you and your new pup a basic skill set of commands as well as help you answer all of those puppy raising questions you may have. The best age to start your pup in puppy school is 10-12wks as this is when they are the most impressionable. All pups must have had their first C3 vaccination and are required to be on a collar and lead for safety and trai...ning purposes. In regards to the current COVID- 19 pandemic we have implemented some new polices to ensure everyone’s safety and to abide by current social distancing regulations. These include, but are not limited to, having a restricted number of places to ensure current social distancing requirements can be met, one person per puppy, hand sanitisation and thorough disinfecting before and after each class. If you have any questions or would like to be involved in our puppy school please contact the clinic on 42614055. See more

13.01.2022 A big congratulations to Patch, Bronte, Jet and Xena on their puppy school graduation on Monday. All of the puppies were A+ students throughout their classes and thoroughly enjoyed making some new friends. If you would like to be involved in our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

13.01.2022 Our Wednesday night puppy school students graduated last night and don’t they look so proud in their graduation bandannas!

13.01.2022 We would just like to inform our clients that we will be closed on Monday the 8th of June for the public holiday. As usual we will have our after hours emergency service available for established clients, should you require this service please call the clinic on 42614055.

12.01.2022 During the Spring and Summer months we see a number of dogs that are bitten by snakes, particularly red bellies in our area. Unfortunately Chloe the Maltese was one of these unlucky dogs and needed an emergency blood transfusion for her treatment to be successful. Lucky for us Xander the Rottweiler X came to the rescue and generously donated his blood. Both were exceptional patients and Chloe has made a full recovery.

12.01.2022 We had two new puppy school classes start this week and here are the students. All of the puppies loved their first lesson especially when treats were involved. If you would like to be a part of our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

11.01.2022 We would like to inform our clients that the clinic will be closed tomorrow on 25th April for the ANZAC day public holiday. Normal business hour will resume on Monday 27th April. As usual we will have our after hours emergency service available for established clients, should you require this service please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

11.01.2022 We would like to wish all of our clients and their pets a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! The clinic will be closed for routine business on the public holidays of Christmas day, Boxing day and New Year's day; otherwise our opening hours are normal. As usual our emergency service is available for established clients via our clinic phone number - 42614055. We hope you all stay safe and that Santa is good to you. Anthony's Labrador Mya is certainly ready for Christmas.

09.01.2022 Apache was brought into us for an issue with his eye known as uveitis also called moon blindness. Moon blindness involves inflammation of certain parts of the eye. The condition is very painful and often the pain is reoccurring and unmanageable. Apache required his eye to be removed to be free from pain. The surgery went very well and he has made a full recovery.

09.01.2022 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A KEEN RAM JUMPS THE NEIGHBOURS FENCE? A cute baby lamb or two!! Check out our Vets out in the field helping a local baby lamb with his first steps

09.01.2022 If you have been into the clinic over the last few weeks you may have noticed that a certain team member has been missing and some of you may know who and why. A few weeks ago the team had the pleasure of joining Lauren and her new husband Dean in celebrating their wedding. It was an absolutely wonderful day with the rainy weather holding off.

09.01.2022 Meet Butters, an Australian Shepherd. Butters came in for his second puppy vaccination today; with eyes like that we bet he gets away with a lot.

08.01.2022 We understand it is a stressful time for everybody with the current COVID-19 outbreak. For the time being we are open as per our usual hours. A few key factors to help keep everyone safe and help us stay open: - One person per animal/s in consult - Please use hand sanitiser as you come in... - If you are sick and especially if you have traveled or been in contact with anyone that has Corona Virus please call us and inform us of the situation before coming down - Please call before hand if you need a resupply of medication or if you need to pickup food as this will limit your time waiting in the clinic - If possible please use card for payments See more

06.01.2022 You have heard of people who have pet dogs, cats, horses and birds, but have you heard of a pet stingray? Anthony recently added a black diamond freshwater stingray to his collection of exotic pets. Over the next few months this tea cup sized stingray will transform from brown and tan in colour to black and white. These guys can become quite large in size and are not for your average home aquarium!

06.01.2022 Our first puppy school for 2020 commenced on Monday night. While some of the pups were a little nervous in the beginning they certainly came out of their shells by the end of the class. If you would like to be involved in our puppy school please give us a call at the clinic on 42614055.

04.01.2022 We had a new puppy class start last night. Say hello to our newest students Sasha, Arnie and Luna. We’ll have another class starting tomorrow night so stay tuned for more cuties.

04.01.2022 On the 2nd October 2020, Terry Davis joined the Dapto Vet Clinic team. We are extremely pleased to have her onboard! Terry has been a human nurse for like forever and always wanted to be a vet nurse! Terry has pretty much worked at every hospital in the Illawarra. Terry figured it was a now or never decision, so when the opportunity arose to make the transition from caring for humans to caring for animals at Dapto Veterinary Clinic, she jumped on it and is not looking back!... Terry has an extremely pregnant foster cat, 2 horses and a dog. Like all Dapto Vet Clinic team members, Terry was born and bred in the illawarra. Please join us in welcoming Terry Davis to the clinic.

03.01.2022 This week we welcomed the restart of our puppy school classes at the clinic. All of the puppies were very well behaved and we certainly had a few class clowns. Can you guess who? The pups have already learnt how to sit and drop and next week we will be testing their skills in stay and leave it.

03.01.2022 We had two Puppy School classes start this week. All of the pups did very well at learning to sit and drop, next week they will learn how to stay and leave it. If you would like to be a part of our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 4261455.

03.01.2022 MEET THE NEWEST MEMBER OF OUR TEAM!!! Stacey became part of the Dapto vet clinic team in 2018 where she carried out her work placement for her certificate 3 in animal studies and certificate 4 in veterinary nursing which she recently completed. Stacey is a very enthusiastic nurse, always ensuring her patients are well looked after. She aims to one day work with therapy animals for disabled children.... Stacey has many pets of her own including but not limited to: 2 French bulldogs, Sirius and Hedwig, Lavender the Hungarian Vizsla, a cat called Ron, Dudley the pig, 9 chickens and some fish. During her spare time Stacey enjoys going for hikes with her dogs or convincing her partner Jessy that they need to add more animals to her at home zoo.

03.01.2022 We’d like to give you all a dose of puppy cuteness to help you get through your Friday. Our next group of puppy students started this week so we have plenty of photos to share. If you would like to be involved in our puppy school please give the clinic a call on 42614055.

02.01.2022 We would like to wish our clients an enjoyable Australia Day long weekend Hopefully you spend the weekend relaxing like Lauren’s dog Kobe. As it is a long weekend the clinic will be closed on Monday and we will resume normal business hours on Tuesday. If you have an after hours emergency during this time and you are an established client please call 42614055.

01.01.2022 REDUCED TO CLEAR!! Bravecto for cats Have you been hesitant to try some of the new longer lasting flea and tick preventatives for cats? Well now here is your chance at a heavily discounted price while stocks last... Each box has two applications, each lasting 3 months.

01.01.2022 As promised we have some more adorable puppy school students to introduce to you. Meet Hudson, Orla and Rosie.

01.01.2022 On the 2nd October 2020, Leisa Smith joined the Dapto Vet Clinic team. We are extremely pleased to have her onboard! Leisa has advanced surgical skills, and shares Dapto Vet Clinic values of excellence in veterinary care and service. The health of your pet is Leisa’s first and most important priority. Leisa was previously working at a local Vet Hospital in Unanderra (since 2006), and graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with Honors. ...Prior to 2006, Leisa worked in Tasmania before moving back to her hometown in the Illawarra. Leisa loves seeing a variety of cases both medical and surgical, and really enjoys making lasting relationships with clients and their pets. When she is not at work Leisa enjoys walking her 3 dogs Rosie, Charlie and Zara and spending time with her 2 daughters and husband. Please join us in welcoming Leisa Smith to Dapto Veterinary Clinic.

01.01.2022 We would like to inform our clients that we have discovered an issue with a phone number linked to the clinic. If you have tried to contact us using 1300 778 091 this is a google ad number that does not get through to us here at the clinic. We have discovered today that this faulty number has been linked with our website for sometime. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are currently working at getting this issue sorted ASAP. Should you need to contact us please call (02) 42614055.

01.01.2022 To all our lovely clients and their furry friends we hope you have a wonderful long weekend enjoying various activities. Unfortunately this means the clinic will be closed on Monday the 7th of October for routine business. If you have an emergency during this time our after hours service will still be available for established clients via our phone number - 4261 4055. As you can see Milly one of Shalini's 3 kittens is definitely cheering for the long weekend.