Bega & Cobargo Veterinary Hospitals

05/06/2024

More beautiful dog beds have arrived this week at the Bega Vets and what better way to show them off than with our Animal Welfare League Kitten “Charlee” who will be available for adoption next week through the AWL Far South Coast, but in the meantime Charlee is enjoying testing out our new beds💕💕

08/05/2024

We are hiring!

Bega and Cobargo Veterinary Hospital are looking for an experienced and qualified Veterinary Nurse to work in their busy Bega Hospital. Completion of Certificate IV Veterinary Nursing is the minimum required qualification, with at least 3 years practical experience. We will not be accepting any trainee or unqualified nurse applications at this time.

Bega Veterinary Hospital is a busy mixed practice, seeing approximately 70% small animals in the clinic and 30% large animals. Our clinic opening hours are 8am to 5:30pm every weekday and 9am to 12noon Saturdays. The position can be both part time or full time for the right candidate, working up to a 4 day week. Flexibility is important, as we do have an afterhours nurse on call each week night and weekends on a rotating roster.
We have a modern Veterinary Hospital offering a busy surgery schedule (including orthopaedic surgery), digital radiography (including dental radiography), ultrasound, equine and small animal dentistry, emergency care, large animal services and wildlife. We have an exotic animal specialist who visits the hospital on rotations and 7 mixed practice veterinarians. Previous Reception skills would be an advantage, but not essential, as we have 4 dedicated reception staff.
Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, empathetic and have excellent customer service skills. Be able to have the ability to work efficiently both, within a team and individually, listen well to instructions and the willingness to learn. Be friendly with a good sense of humour and a can do attitude is a must. A minimum P1 licence is also required for this position.

If you think this sounds like a position you would be suited to, please email a cover letter and CV to [email protected]

17/04/2024

It’s an exciting time at the Bega Vets at the moment with all our beautiful winter stock arriving….
Our model for today is AWL Toby (not Squishy for a change😂) Toby is testing out our new Dogue beds and he’s given them the comfort stamp of approval !💕
Super cute Toby is available for adoption through the Animal Wefare League Far South Coast and is on display in our waiting room AWL cage during week days 😀

14/04/2024

Did you know you can see all of our available appointments and book an appointment online?
Head to www.begacobargovethospitals.com.au and make a booking.

26/03/2024

We hope you all get to spend some time with your furry friends this Easter Holidays. Our clinics will be closed this weekend, however we will have emergency services available if they are needed.

18/03/2024

Dear clients,
please note we will be closing at 4:30pm this Wednesday 20th March, for staff training

18/02/2024

18/02/2024

What a fantastic roll up for the 2024 Bega Show Pet Show…..
Congratulations to all the winners 🏆🏆🏆

🐶 Bega Pet Show Winners presented by Bega & Cobargo Veterinary Hospitals

📸 Photo & Post by Quite Good Socials

25/01/2024

We will be closed Friday 26th January for the public holiday.

For animal emergencies please call our on call veterinarian on the clinic phone number.

20/12/2023

From all the Staff at The Bega & Cobargo Veterinary Hospitals we wish all our wonderful Clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Christmas & New Years Opening hours:

23.12 closed
24.12 closed
25.12 closed
26.12 closed
27.12 8:30am - 5:30pm
28.12 8:30am - 5:30pm
29.12. 8.30am - 5:30pm
30.12 closed
31.12 closed
01.01.2024 closed

Please note we have a 24 hr Emergency Vet available at all times, please call the Clinic number 64921837 and you will be in touch with the on-call vet.

18/12/2023

Squishy has been checking out the clinic Christmas tree looking for his presents, looking a bit bare at the moment 🎄

15/12/2023

We had Sammy in this week for a bandage change on her leg and she was such a good patient that we gave her some extra Christmas cheer🎄🎄

12/12/2023

‼️Dear clients, we are having some outages in the area and experiencing issues with our phones in Bega and Cobargo today.
If you are having an EMERGENCY, please call our after hours phone on 0408 420 252.

If you want to make an booking you can do that through our website @ www.begacobargovethospital.com.au or email us at [email protected]

Thank you for your patience 🙏

12/12/2023

Squishy is busy overseeing the animals in the treatment room, and is still on the hunt for spare pieces of chicken to eat!

08/12/2023

We recently had big Albie in to donate blood to help another patient who desperately needed it. He was such a brave boy!

If you have a larger dog (they don’t have to be as big as Albie!) and want to help another patient, have a chat to our reception team about going on our blood donor list.

06/12/2023

Due to this mix of wet and warm weather we are expecting a rise in Paralysis Tick numbers in the next few weeks. Please make sure your pets tick prevention is up to date!

21/10/2023

Is anyone missing a beloved pet bird?

FOUND: Pet bird found in Bega by a member of the public that is now in our care at our Bega branch. Please call on 02 6492 1837 and describe what kind of bird it is that you are missing so we can reunite you 🦜🦜

04/10/2023

Due to the ongoing bushfire situation in Coolagolite we have decided to keep our Cobargo clinic closed today. We hope to have it open again as soon as possible.

Our Bega Clinic will be open as usual if you need us.

15/09/2023

We had the lovely Sampson in this week for surgery with Dr Sandra and Nurse Indy. The brave boy brought his favourite toy with him to the clinic for company. Very cute!

12/09/2023

PARALYSIS TICK ALERT

PLEASE make sure your pets are currently on preventative medication. Our clinic has unfortunately seen a rapid increase in pets being presented with tick paralysis in the past few days. Some have sadly not made it.

Paralysis will progress even after the tick is removed.

SIGNS OF PARALYSIS: (can progress over hours or days)

- WOBBLY/ WEAK BACK LEGS

- HEAVY BREATHING (panting, noisy or grunting)

- COUGHING OR CLEARING OF THROAT

- CHANGE IN BARK OR MEOW

- SALIVATING

- COLLAPSE

If you suspect your pet may have a tick or you find a tick on them - SEEK VETERINARY TREATMENT IMMEDIATELY

03/09/2023

Dear clients, we are having some outages in the area and experiencing issues with our phones in Bega and Cobargo today.
If you are having an EMERGENCY, please call our after hours phone on 0408 420 252.

If you want to make an booking you can do that through our website @ www.begacobargovethospital.com.au or email us at [email protected]

Thank you for your patience 🙏

01/09/2023

To our valued clients, unfortunately we are having some phone issues at our Bega branch. Please be patient with us while we trying to fix it. If you have an emergency and are having trouble getting through please call 0408 420 252 ☎️☎️ Thank you for your patience

09/05/2023

PHONE OUTAGE
To all our valued customers,
There is a significant outage and interference occurring with all internet and mobile reception across the area. As such our clinic phones are intermittently out of service.
If you need to contact us there are a number of options:
1. NON URGENT enquires or bookings: please continue to try the clinic number or you can book online from our website at begacobargovethospitals.com.au
2. URGENT OR PRESSING ISSUES : please try our after hours emergency line on 0408420252
3. EMERGENCIES: please attend the clinic immediately and we will triage your animal

We apologies for any inconvenience and will let you know when the phone lines are back to normal

Bega Cobargo Veterinary Hospitals is a full service vet clinic dedicated to helping pet and farm animals throughout the far south coast of New South Wales

02/05/2023

We’re excited to advise that we now offer the ability to book appointments in with our wonderful nurses through our online booking system! We have expanded our list of available options to include repeat arthritis or allergy injections, nail clips, dental checks or weekly weigh-ins.

As we’re committed to providing our customers with the best service, we now also have a pet portal! Our pet portal will allow you to view your pets upcoming appointments and reminders, update your personal details and even register new furry additions to your family.

05/04/2023

We hope everyone has a relaxing Easter break and gets plenty of chocolates - none for your pets though! We will be open again from Tuesday the 11th of April.

30/03/2023

Are you looking for a rewarding career? Bega Veterinary Hospital is currently looking for a permanent part-time OR full-time veterinary receptionist to join our fast-paced veterinary practice. You’ll be working within a team of highly skilled and passionate veterinary professionals who love to provide gold standard care to both, clients and their pets.

We are open 8am to 6pm Monday-Friday and 9am to 12pm Saturdays. This position can be part or full time, working up to a 4-day week and rotating Saturday morning shifts with our other dedicated team of receptionists. In this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting the veterinary team in providing the highest-level of customer services and care to our clients and their pets.

Our ideal candidate will be an enthusiastic and empathetic person who contributes to a friendly and professional working environment. Has a genuine love for animals and their people, with a keen desire to deliver excellent standards of patient care and customer service at all times. Be able to have the ability to work efficiently both, within a team and individually and has excellent written and verbal communication skills. Flexibility to cover sick days would be beneficial and a strong attention to detail and organisational skills with the ability to multi-task and a can-do attitude is a must.

This role will include, but is not limited to:
• Greeting clients on arrival at the practice.
• Making bookings in person and over the phone.
• Taking payments for products and services.
• Liaising with colleagues and clients around veterinary care, including referral to emergency and specialist facilities, facilitation of insurance claims, administering payment plans through third party providers etc.
• Responding to client queries in person, over the phone and via email.
• Daily reconciliation.
• Upkeep of reception area for professionalism and cleanliness.

If this position sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Please email a cover letter and CV to [email protected]

21/03/2023

Squishy has been as busy as ever here at Bega Vets. From showing the farm vets where there next call is or inspecting the food bags, there is always something to do😀

02/03/2023

Here are some great photos from the Bega show.

Caroline, Dr Vanessa and Dr Nicky judged the Pet Show this year and they had a great range of entries to choose from.

From best dressed to best tricks, there was plenty of categories so get practising ready for next year!

23/12/2022

Congratulations to Sean and his pup Henry who won our Nexgard Christmas promotion. We hope Henry has a great time with his new Christmas toys 🎄🦴

20/12/2022