Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital

10/12/2024

Please note that GVH will be closed from 12pm to approx 2.30pm Wednesday 11 December for our Christmas Lunch Party. Two of our carparks will also be closed from 8am for The Golden Roast Canberra van who is catering for our event.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

03/12/2024

Dear Clients,

We will be closing as follows over the Christmas/New Year break.

🎅 Closed from 2pm Christmas Eve - Tuesday 24 December
🎅 Closed Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December
🎅 Closed Boxing Day - Thursday 26 December

We reopen on Friday 27 December normal trading hours.

🎄 Closed from 4pm New Years Eve - Tuesday 31 December
🎄Closed New Years Day - Wednesday 1st January

We reopen Thursday 2nd January

Our wonderful colleagues at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services will be open during the holiday period. Please refer to their FB or website page for opening hours. These amazing colleagues go above and beyond to care for your pets, please be kind to this amazing team as they give up their time with their families to care for your pets.

We wish everyone a safe and wonderful Christmas and New Year’s 🎅🎄🎉🎁🥂

02/12/2024

Dear clients, please note we are having issues with our phones dropping in and out.
Please bear with us when you call.
Please email us at [email protected] for non urgent enquiries.

25/10/2024

Our phones are up again!

24/10/2024

Please note we are unable to receive inbound calls from our Telstra clients at present. Please email us at [email protected] and we will return your call. We are only able to receive calls from non Telstra phone providers. Sorry for the inconvenience.

We are working with our provider to have this fixed as soon as possible.

11/10/2024

Our nurses are the ones who hold our team together and keep our vets inline 😉 today we celebrate and thank each and every one of our incredible and dedicated Nurses on Vet Nurse Appreciation Day!

We admire all that you do with our patients, your hard work and passion, and the long hours you do.

Thank you for being an incredible, supportive team❤️

04/10/2024

We will be closed on Monday 7 October for the Public Holiday. Our amazing colleagues at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services will be open. Please show them the respect they deserve if you find yourself having to visit over the weekend.

The team at GVH hope you have a wonderful and safe long weekend.

29/09/2024

Please see below from our wonderful caring colleagues.

Dear pet parents!

We are very sorry but unfortunately, our hospital has reached it's capacity at the moment. Our team is working with multiple critical patients trying to support them and their families during a very hard time.
We ask for your understanding and patience while our team works tirelessly to be there for those who need them most.

We kindly ask you to call 6225 7257 so our experienced Client Care and Nurse teams can provide an initial triage assessment in case your pet needs veterinary assistance too. We will provide you as much advice as possible to find a solution to your enquiry.
In case we can categorise your animal as stable, our teams will provide you all the support needed to find the best solution as we will only be accepting critical patients tonight.

We are all humans who love animals a lot, so please remember to treat us with respect and kindness as we just want to help pets who need us.

We hope you are staying safe tonight.
Please never hesitate to call and ask for advice if we can help.

Kindest regards,
Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service team.

12/09/2024

Today is R U OK? Day……

R U OK? Day is so so important in our industry due to the pressures and long hours of the job, expectations of pet owners, exposure to trauma and having to say goodbye to much loved fur babies.

Our staff are so passionate about animals, that they always go above and beyond and sometimes forget to look after their own mental health and wellbeing.

When we notice a team member is having a hard time, not their usual self or just down, we always ask R U OK? and support them in anyway we can. On occasion coffee runs and snacks come into play for the whole team if the day hasn’t gone as planned!

So remember if you see someone having a hard time, stop and ask R U OK? and ensure you check in❤️

02/09/2024

Our amazing team had a great night out on Saturday, it was so great to get dressed up and let our hair down😍 This year our mid year function was held at Luna Bar. It was such a great night out of socialising, laughter and lots of incredible food. Some of the team partied into the early hours of Sunday morning as we don’t get let out that often! Here are some pictures of our amazing night 🥰

04/08/2024

☎️All fixed! Thank you for your patience ☎️

Unfortunately our phones are currently down (classic Monday!)

We are working on resolving this issue as soon as possible. If you need to contact us please send us an email on [email protected]

Sorry for the inconvenience!

11/07/2024

Do you have a love for animals and are committed to providing exceptional care? Then we want you!

Come and join our supportive, fun family orientated practice where your work-life balance is truly valued, and no two days are the same.

We are seeking two new staff members to join our already amazing team in the following roles: -

1. Kennel Hand/Nursing Assistant
2. Veterinary Nurse

These positions are permanent part-time. Immediate start for both positions.

Please refer to our website https://gungahlinvet.com.au/about-gvh/careers/ for further information on our available roles.

Image taken from: Google images

21/06/2024

Do you think your pet is starting to show signs of arthritis? With the cold well & truly set in, we know that Osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms in your pets are becoming more recognisable.

For more information, you can complete an online survey by following the links below, you will then receive a brief report and if signs of osteoarthritis are found, existing clients can contact us for further advise on what we can offer as a long-acting pain relief.

Dogs: https://www.zoetispets.com/au-en/dog/arthritis/
Cats: https://www.zoetispets.com/au-en/cat/arthritis/

Don't forget to forward us your report so we can go through it with you 🐾📋

Information courtesy of Zoetis

07/06/2024

Monday is another Public Holiday which means GVH will be closed😊

Once again the amazing team at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services will be open for emergency services for your pets. Please be kind to these amazing colleagues over this long weekend as they care for your pet and you!

Please stay safe with this heavy rain, flooding and for those heading down the coast, please check if you can get through due to a landslide on Clyde mountain.

24/05/2024

Monday is a Public Holiday which means the GVH team have the day off😉
The wonderful team at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services will be open for emergency services for your pets. Please be kind to these amazing colleagues over this long weekend as they care for your pet and you!

18/05/2024

Please be extra kind to the amazing CVES team if you have an emergency with your pets today, they are very short staffed. Please read below.

Dear pet parents of Canberra!

Unfortunately, we are experiencing a lot of difficulties with our roster today. Due to multiple staff sicknesses, we tried our best to remain open and cover the shifts that needed to be covered. We thank our amazing team who came together and picked up some extra hours in order to help animals and people in need.

Yet, we are still understaffed in our veterinary department. We do not have either consulting or procedures veterinarians rostered today, meaning 1 hospital vet will be responsible for the entire patient load (walk-ins, GP veterinarians transfers, and already hospitalised patients). As this is a lot of pressure for only 1 person, we have to limit our consultation capacity for today. This will mean we are only seeing critical patients today.

But please, do not worry. Our wonderful and skilled nurse and client care teams are here for you if you need veterinary assistance.

Do not hesitate to call us at 6225 7257 to have a detailed conversation with our team members. We will listen to your concerns and create a plan together to help you determine what is the best course of action for you and your pet.

As always, we thank you for being kind and respectful towards our hard-working team.

Stay safe!

02/05/2024

After a massive week for the team doing extra shifts to cover their colleagues due to illness, today was special and bought the team lots of smiles and an overloading of cuteness with three sets of twins in! Yes, you read that right…….Twins x3 ❤️ we captured a serious and a funny picture of them to share with you with permission from their owners.

We could not resist lots of cuddles with these babies today.

Thank you to all our amazing clients for your understanding and compassion shown to the team with us having to reschedule your appointments🥰 We really appreciate you.

29/04/2024

⏰ IMPORTANT NOTICE ⏰

From 1 May 2024, changes to our Saturday opening hours will take effect for our main and cat hospital.

We will now open from 8.00am to 2.00pm, instead of 8.30am to 4.00pm.

This change is to ensure our team have a more deserved break over the weekends.

Please note: for any emergencies, the amazing CVES team will be working their normal weekend hours. You can find further information at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services.

Photo courtesy of google.