Our Story
Dr Helen Greenhalgh opened the surgery in 1998 next door to our current address.
In 2003 Dr Helen constructed a purpose built practise with the health of your pet and your peace of mind
as its number one priority. With Dr Helen, Dr Leslie, Dr John, the nurses and reception staff you can be assured of personalised sevice each and every time you visit.
There are 3 Spacious consultation rooms with the state-of-the-art equipment for us to thoroughly examine your pet.
We also have a separate consulting room for our feline friends scented with calming feline pheronones to help relax them and make
their visit as stress free as possible.
We have a bright and spacious reception area with many comforts to make your check in a pleasant and stress free experience for every family member. In the reception area
we have a variety of diets: food for normal healthy pets and also diets for those with special needs. Our nurses are highly trained and can advise you on the best diet plan for your pet. We also stock range of dental requirements, grooming tools and yummy treats.
Our hospital is very spacious. We have large kennels for our bigger dogs, cages for the little ones, and a seperate ward for our feline friends. Our cages have heated floors for those recovering from surgery or illness. All our parients receive
comfortable bedding, regular toilet walks and the very best of care from our staff.
We have a seperate sterile surgical theatre fully equipped with state of the art monitoring equipment. We do routine surgeries such as
desexings and lump removals, but also orthopedic and specialist surgeries such as fracture repairs, cruciate ligament repairs and even eye surgery.
We also have treatment benches in the hospital for non sterile procedures such as dental scaling and polishing, dental extractions, ear flushing etc.
We are also able to do dental x-rays for an in-depth look at your pets teeth.
For dental procedures we have a state of the art dental machine that cleans and polishes your pets teeth to remove plaque and tartar and freshen your pets's breath. We also use a dental x-ray maching to aid diadnosis of
oral cavity disease.
We use the latest and most up to date human grade anaesthetics and thoroughly researched drugs. and we endeavour to make your pets experience in our hospital as stress-free and safe as possible. All
patients are monitored closely by an experienced and caring nurse throughout their stay.
In a separate dedicated area we have modern digital x-ray facilities to assist us in making correct diagonses. Our clinic has the latest laboratory equipment to run tests on your pet. Routine blood screens, heartworm tests, urine tests
and electrolyte testing can all be performed in-house rather than sending samples away. further extensive testing is done by an external pathology sevice delivering prompt results.
Our vets and nurses are up to date with the latest information and regularly attend conferences and courses to expand their knowledge. If we feel your pet needs specialist care we will be happy to refer them.
Our experienced dog groomers service, on a Monday and Thursday, Pamper your pooch with a warm hydro bath, blow dry and a haircut. We only use the best shampoos and treatments; medicated shampoo is available on request.
Hope Island Veterinary Surgery is the home of vet care for pets on the Gold Coast
