Litchfield Vet Hospital in Darwin, Northern Territory | Veterinary surgeon

Litchfield Vet Hospital

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 8 8983 2838

Address: 452 Stuart Hwy 0839 Darwin, NT, Australia

Website: http://litchfieldvet.com.au

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25.01.2022 CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS! Monday 24th (Xmas Eve)- OPEN normal business hours Tuesday 25th ( Xmas Day)- CLOSED Wednesday 26th (Boxing Day)- CLOSED... Thursday 27th- OPEN- normal business hours An after-hours vet service will be available for both Christmas Day and Boxing day if your pet requires emergency treatment. Simply call our landline 89832838 and you will be directed to the veterinary clinic on call for both of those days. See more

24.01.2022 The clinic will be closed MONDAY the 6th for the May Day public holiday! There will be an Afterhours service available for emergencies, call our landline and it will give you the mobile number to the Afterhours vet on duty! Business as usual on Tuesday! Have a great long weekend all!!

24.01.2022 Your most welcome Caroline! All the team are glad that little Tayta is feeling better! We know how special they both are to your family and to us too! They are always beautifully behaved when they come in for their vet visits with Dr Shane

22.01.2022 The team at Litchfield Vet Hospital are advising all our clients that we are still currently operating as normal. We as a clinic are implementing some precautions to protect our staff and clients with the current Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. We have increased the frequency of clinic disinfection and have a hand sanitiser station at reception and hand soaps in our consultation rooms. We ask all clients entering and exiting the clinic to please sanitise or wash thei...r hands. Social distancing rules- we please ask that there will be no hand shakes, hugs or physical contact during this time. We will have a limit on the amount of people present in our waiting room whilst you wait for your appointment. If we are at capacity we will kindly ask that you can wait in your car, we will call you when the vet is ready to see you and your pet inside. Again social distancing required is at least 1.5m between people. The less foot traffic we have in clinic the better. If you have been in any way unwell, please call us. We may be able to assist with a phone consultation or advice from our nursing team, or alternatively have your beloved pet dropped to the clinic instead for assessment. Likewise if you have travelled from overseas in the last 14 days , are self isolating or you have been in contact with someone with the virus, we ask that you call us prior so we can make appropriate arrangements to look after your pet. We kindly ask that only ONE person attend the clinic with the pet unless otherwise arranged under certain circumstances. We are more than happy to provide information to other members of the family involved via speaker phone during consultation/ pet hospital stays. There is a possibility of stricter restrictions coming into play if the virus continues to spread, so we ask that you have an appropriate supply of your pets current long term medications , parasite preventatives, prescription diets etc. Please call ahead to organise these products to help minimise waiting room numbers. We will continue to update everyone on the current situation if it eventuates further. So please be patient with us during this uncertain time. If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact us and chat to our reception/nursing team on (08) 89832838. The Litchfield Team

22.01.2022 EASTER BUSINESS HOURS: Good Friday: CLOSED Saturday: 8am-2pm Easter Sunday: 9am-2pm... Easter Monday- CLOSED If you require emergency veterinary treatment on the public holidays please call our landline 08)89832838 and you will directed to the afterhours clinic on call. Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Easter!!

19.01.2022 Our first graduates for 2019! Are they not just the cutest!? congratulations to Koda, Roy, Jesse, Koda, Coco and Lily!! on completing their puppy training over the last 4 weeks! We still have spots available for our next class! Call on 89832838 to book your puppy in!

18.01.2022 Calling all puppies aged between 8-14 weeks! We have a couple of spots for our next puppy class which we are hoping to start next week the 10th of October! Puppy preschool is an excellent way to give your puppies the best start to their social skills, basic obedience and of course learn about canine health, nutrition, boredom busters, nipping those naughty puppy habits in the bud straight away and much much more! If you would like to know more about our classes or possibly be on our class wait list please give the team a call on 89832838 and they’ll be happy to answer any questions you have!

18.01.2022 OH CHRISTMAS TREE, OH CHRISTMAS TREE! YOUR ORNAMENTS ARE HISTORY!!! Last week we thought we'd do our very own Christmas photo shoot with some of the staff members dogs! They were all so well behaved and thankfully our little Christmas tree survived with only being knocked over twice by some wiggling,excited doggy bums!

16.01.2022 Covid-19 Pandemic Update Firstly we would like to say a massive thankyou to everyone for their patience with our current protocols in place at the clinic! It’s been a tough month with pandemic restrictions and the team really do appreciate everyone being understanding during this time! We have great news though! Our doors are once again open for our clients to come on in with their pets! We still have some rules in place whilst the NT begins to return to normal! ... Social distancing rules still apply! 1.5m must be kept between clients and our staff members at all times. Please wash/ sanitise your hands when entering and exiting the clinic. Only 1 person is to be with their pet in the clinic to adhere to social distancing rules. If the clinic is at capacity we will kindly ask you to wait in your car or under the verandah until we can get you and your pet inside to see the team. To limit foot traffic, if you require medications, food pickups, parasite control etc please phone ahead to the clinic and preorder what you need so the team can have it ready to go. You can also prepay over the phone to save time. Thankyou again for understanding our protocols and continuing to support us during the difficult time The Litchfield Team and Miss Puss!

15.01.2022 Congratulations to our May puppy preschool graduates! Kai, Soxs and Charlie! This trio were so clever and we even got to learn some other tricks such as rollover, crawl and shake paws! We still have some spots available for our upcoming June class so give the team a call on 89832838 #puppylove

13.01.2022 Our July puppy preschool graduates! Congratulations to Lucy, Bonnie, Leilu, Snowy and Alfie!

12.01.2022 Our 4 superstars for our Feb/March puppy preschool! Congratulations to Luey, Loki, Layla and Penne and their incredible owners on completing the 4 week course and passing with flying colours!!! We have a couple of spots left in our March/April class so give the team a call on 89832838 for more information! #puppylove

11.01.2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS!! Wishing all of our clients, Facebook followers and their furry family members a very Merry Christmas from all the team down at the clinic! We thank all of you for your continued support over the last year! Enjoy the festivities and indulge on lots of Christmas goodies!

10.01.2022 Look at these beautiful orchids that were given to the LVH team last week as a Thankyou from one of our long term clients and their amazing fur babies both past and present. the team certainly felt the love and appreciation that’s for sure! We cannot thank them enough for this kind and beautiful gesture!

09.01.2022 Have you got your plan of attack ready for Cracker night tomorrow night for your furry family members?? In some cases, medication/sedatives may be required for your pet to help keep them calm, but there are some other ways you can try, if you are not sure on what may keep your pet calm during the evening give the team a call tomorrow and they’ll be happy to help with any advice on keeping your pets safe and as stress free as possible this Territory Day-This can range from the use of thunder jackets, Adaptil collars/sprays, puzzle toy ideas etc. Also please make sure your pets microchip details are UP TO DATE! Call us on 89832838.

06.01.2022 Monday the 28th the clinic will be CLOSED for the Australia Day public holiday! Business as usual over the weekend! Enjoy the long weekend everyone!

05.01.2022 Miss Puss making sure the staff are washing/ sanitising their hands routinely and wearing appropriate PPE when required #washyourhands #stopthespread

04.01.2022 AUSTRALIA DAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY: Business as usual over the weekend but the clinic will be CLOSED on Monday. For emergencies please call our landline 08)89832838 and you will be directed to the on call vet team.

03.01.2022 CLINIC UPDATE- COVID-19 PANDEMIC We are still here for you and your pets! An update to all our clients, we are having to make important and necessary changes to the way we operate our clinic. This is to ensure the safety of our clients and clinic team but rest assured it is business as normal....Continue reading

02.01.2022 OH DEER, PLEASE DON'T SHARE THE XMAS CHEER! Although it is tempting to include your furry friends in the Christmas feasts and festivities, we do advise to not feed your pets anything off the Christmas lunch/dinner table! Some food items can be poisonous or can cause stomach upsets and no one wants an emergency vet visit! Instead buy them a nice raw bone to chew on or other tasty dog/cat treats.

01.01.2022 LEAVING 2018 WITH A BANG! New Years Eve celebrations will be upon us very shortly! Have you got a plan of attack ready for your furry friends come New Years night? Are your pets microchip and ID tags up to date? If not now is the time to do it! We hate nothing more than having stray animals come to the clinic and we are unable to reunite them because of old contact details present on microchips. Fireworks are not fun for our pets so make sure they are safe, inside and have plenty of things to distract them! Put the TV or radio on to block out any noise and close all windows and curtains to block out any nearby flashes. We wish everyone a happy and safe New Years!

01.01.2022 It’s Doggone Hot! Sorry guys we’ve been a bit on the quiet side for a while, we’ve certainly been a busy little clinic the last 4+ months! The team are seeing a few heat stress cases lately, and would like to pre warn owners on potential signs (below) and to not delay if you suspect your pet is suffering from heat stress. This is a medical emergency and your pet should be taken to a vet clinic straight away for treatment.