Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital

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.

26/04/2024

Happy World 🌍 Vet Day! Today we celebrate all the amazing veterinarians around the world, and especially to our team of vets who constantly put their hearts and souls into caring for animals. Poetry in Flowers has done it again with their amazing bouquet and gifts to our team.
THANK YOU Team we ❤️ you.

24/04/2024

23/04/2024

Our reception team are amazing and today we surprised them with flowers and a gift of fairy floss and rocky road to celebrate Veterinary Receptionist Week. Not only did we surprise them, the amazing Poetry in Flowers team also sent them a surprise gift. We absolutely adore this team too.🎁 ❤️🌹

15/04/2024

♻️ YOU CAN NOW RECYCLE ALL YOUR PET FOOD PACKAGING WITH US🐶🐱

GVH have teamed up with Royal Canin & Terracyle to provide our clients with the ability to recycle both wet & dry food bags/pouches! How cool is this!

Simply…

1. Ensure all of the contents is removed,
2. Bring the packaging with you to your next consult (or come in just to say g’day to our amazing team),
3. Place it in the bin provided that is located in the reception area!

Please note: 📝

All brands of food are accepted and packaging must be dry.

28/03/2024

Happy Easter to our amazing team! Today we surprised them with a 1.2kg Easter egg to smash, along with a twist to our lunch gathering. We instead had a “breakfast” style lunch with hashbrowns, eggs, bacon, toast, cereal, fruit and yoghurt and it was a hit! Thank you to Luke our amazing BBQ chef today who did an outstanding job! Thank you everyone for your hard work this year already and to all our amazing clients, have a safe and wonderful Easter holiday!

25/03/2024

🐣🐰EASTER OPENING HOURS🐰 🐣
Our team will be taking a well-deserved break for Easter!

29th March - CLOSED
30th March - CLOSED
31st March - CLOSED
1st April - CLOSED

If your pet is on ongoing medication that will run out over this time, please make sure to give us a call before 12pm Thursday so we can dispense more for you.

Heading down the coast and need tick prevention? You can pick it up any time from our reception team!

If you have an emergency the amazing CVES team will be here 24/7 during the Easter period and can be contacted on 6225 7257

We wish all of our clients and patients a happy and safe Easter!

10/03/2024

We are closed today for the Canberra Day long weekend. The amazing CVES team are open for emergency situations with your pet. Please see below for their number.

Happy Canberra Day!

As our friends and colleagues enjoy their well-deserved break, we remain open during the lovely celebration day of Canberra. While our team dedicates time and effort to helping animals in need, we hope you get to enjoy this lovely day!
Yet, if you are experiencing any emergencies or need veterinary assistance, don't hesitate to contact us on 6225 7257 to chat with our wonderful client care and nurse teams.

Stay Safe!

07/03/2024

𝘜𝘗𝘋𝘈𝘛𝘌: 𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌 🍃

We are still plotting along on our way to a more sustainable clinic 🌏

Here are a few changes we have made over the last couple of months.

♻️ Implemented a “Think Before you Print” policy to limit unnecessary or accidental paper usage
♻️ Providing E-Collars that are made out of 80% recycled materials & are 100% recyclable
♻️ Slowly converting to using more biodegradable consumables (i.e. examination gloves)

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬… E-Collars are recyclable! If your pet is sent home with the “cone of shame”, once their recovery is completed, you can place them into your curb-side recycling bin… or better yet, store it away in case of another rainy day!

Our climate champions are currently working on more changes as we continue to expand our knowledge through completing the Vets for Climate Action program! 🌳

06/03/2024

Well this is brilliant!!! Well done team🥳❤️🥰

29/01/2024

We are HIRING!

Do you have a passion in helping animals, love interacting with people and their pets, and enjoy having fun at work?

We are a fun, outgoing team and our employees are our number 1 priority, we always make sure we have some fun in our workday and also know when we need to be serious.

We are currently hiring for the following positions: -

1. Receptionist
2. Veterinary Nurse
3. Veterinarian (Experienced or recent Graduate)

Could this be your next dream job?

Please visit our website for more information and how to apply.
https://gungahlinvet.com.au/about-gvh/careers/

Photo courtesy of dreamtime (google)

22/01/2024

Please read this from the amazing team at CVES. We are so proud of their service to our community and looking after your pets. We love working with this team. This saddens us that they have had to issue this to the community. Please be kind to them working long hours to support your pets and show the respect they deserve.

30/12/2023

Tomorrow is New Years Eve. This means fireworks, which are often a cause of fear for our pooches. More dogs are reported missing on NYE than any other time. Please keep them safe and secure.

24/12/2023

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to all our amazing clients and your fur babies. We hope you all have a wonderful day with your families.

23/12/2023

Please note below the amazing team at CVES are open for emergencies this long weekend. Please be patient and kind to this amazing team who work so hard caring for your pets. We wish them all a very Merry Christmas and look forward to continuing our relationship with them in the New Year❤️

Dear community!

As always, our clinic will be open the entire Christmas break including the public holidays.
If you need veterinary assistance, please do not hesitate to call 6225 7257. Our professional client care, nurse, and veterinary teams are ready to help you.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Stay safe!

Sincerely,
Canberra Veterinary Emergency team.

22/12/2023

A massive thank you to everyone who has donated under the christmas tree so far for Pam's Pantry. 🎅

We have been absolutely blown away by the incredible generosity shown by Boehringer Ingelheim, Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services and of course, our amazingly generous clients.

The tree will stay up until the first week of January ✨️

21/12/2023

Yesterday our amazing team had a well deserved break to celebrate the season with a Christmas Lunch and a visit from Santa and his elf. There was so much food, fun and laughter with competitions for best decorated area and best song/skit, and a hilarious PowerPoint of our year, along with some special awards for staff and finishing off with secret Santa presents.

Thank you to our amazing team for their endless care for their patients, the long hours you do, and your compassion, kindness and support for each other.

We appreciate you all so much❤️

19/12/2023

🎁 Christmas Donations for Pets in Need! 🎁

Our reception area is looking very christmassy- and this year we are also spreading the christmas spirit with ' the donation tree'.

One of our wonderful clients runs Pam's Pantry , a local charity that provides for people & pets in need.

We are collecting pet items to donate that are either brand new or are used and still in excellent condition, if you have anything you might like to add to the donation tree please bring them down to reception!

Donation ideas include:

🐾Pet bedding
🐾Food
🐾Leashes and collars
🐾Toys

A massive thank you to everyone who has already donated! 💚🎅

The donation tree will be available until the first week of January.

16/12/2023

Please read below message from the amazing team at CVES if your pet needs emergency care tonight.

Dear community!

With a heavy heart we have to advise you that due to heavy workload from earlier in the day and multiple critical patients being admitted to the hospital, we have reached our capacity for tonight.
Due to this we won't be able to see stable patients. We encourage you to please contact us on 6225 7257 to get assessed by our client care and nurse teams.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Kindest regards,
Canberra Veterinary Emergency Service team.

29/11/2023

FRIENDLY REMINDER 🎅🎄🎁

With Christmas fast approaching, please note that we will be closed as per below allowing our team to have a much-needed break.

CLOSED
Saturday, December 23
Sunday, December 24
Monday, December 25
Tuesday, December 26

We will be open normal hours from Wednesday, December 27 through to Saturday, December 30.

CLOSED
Sunday, December 31
Monday, January 1

Reopening normal hours from Tuesday, January 2, 2024.

Please visit the wonderful CVES team (https://cves.com.au) if you have an emergency over this period.

10/11/2023

♻️Our Climate Care journey is progressing, and gee are we learning a lot! 🔎

❓Did you know that – An estimated 1 MILLION sea creatures are killed by marine waste every year…🐟🐠

🗑️This week a few of our superstar staff members conducted a waste audit to ensure that we were maximising our recycling potential & correctly separating all the waste generated in our clinic 🗑️

We filtered through all the gross (& extremely gross) 💉🩸💩 contents of our bins with our bare (gloved) hands to get to the bottom of our waste habits, which our results were extremely pleasing.

Our climate champions are now underway with research on more ways we can recycle different items used for our animal’s healthcare needs ♻️📚

Way to go team!

08/11/2023

Congratulations to our amazing team, and in particular our dedicated cat veterinarian Dr. Donna Peckett as we celebrate 3 years as a Gold accredited Cat Friendly Clinic.

As an "International Society of Feline Medicine Cat Friendly Clinic" our promise to you is minimising stress when your cats visit us, our team take pride in providing a quiet space for your cat, as we understand cats are unique in their own way and need the space.

Our dedicated cat friendly hospital has been set up exactly this way so it eases stress on you and your cat when you visit us.