Vet Central

16/06/2024

Wishing all our muslim friends a Selamat Hari Raya Haji!

We are closed for today and our operations will resume tomorrow, 17 June 2024.

Have a good holiday!

05/06/2024

Dr Wendy spent the last week at the 2024 European Veterinary Dental Forum, catching up with the latest updates and meeting incredibly dedicated veterinarians.

This is a winning picture from the congress, taken with dental specialists Dr Jerzy Gawor and Dr Brooke Niemiec. They are part of a team that helped to improve international welfare of pets by writing up the World Small Animal Veterinary Association Global Dental Guidelines.

Have a read here if you have some time. https://wsava.org/global-guidelines/dental-guidelines/

28/05/2024

When passionate vets fly in from all over the world to gather for a week of conference and knowledge sharing, everyone ends up with bigger brains and full hearts.
Incredibly proud to have some amazing Thai vets representing our Asian community in this international conference.

ICARE2024 was a blast and the commitment of exotic vets worldwide is shaking up veterinary medicine.

22/05/2024

Happy Vesak Day!

We are closed for the public holiday and will resume operations on 23rd May (Thurs).

Have a good day ahead!

08/05/2024

Our regular visiting dental specialist Dr Jerzy Gawor will be back to Vet Central from 13th to 17th May 2024.

Please contact us at 63468646 or [email protected] to inquire or for a referral.

10/04/2024

Wishing our muslim friends a Selamat Hari Raya! We are closed today for the public holiday and have a great day ahead everyone!

28/03/2024

Vet Central and Oxbow organised a talk with Dr Charly Pignon to share all the latest updates in rabbit and guinea pig medicine. It was a great night gathering the bright minds of Singapore vets and catching up with each other over dinner and our passion for improving patients lives.

15/03/2024

Dinner and Talk with Dr Charly Pignon on 27th March 2024.

Join us for for dinner and an evening of learning with small mammal specialist, Dr Charly Pignon about Anorexia in Rabbits and Head Tilts in Rabbits and Guinea Pig.

Although this talk only open to veterinarians, pet owners fret not! We will be hosting Dr Charly from 25th to 28th March 2024 with limited slots available. Please contact us at 63468646 should your pet require a specialist consult.

11/03/2024

Small Mammal Specialist Dr Charly Pignon will be visiting us again from France. He will be available for consultation and surgery at Vet Central Swan Lake from 25th to 28th March 2024. Please contact us for an appointment or if you have any enquiries.

22/02/2024

Had a great morning with some Vitamin Sea to bond with our dear colleagues to be kinder to our environment. Thank you Ohana Beach House for guiding us around.

21/02/2024

We will be closed on 22nd Feb (Thursday) for a Clinic Event. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We will be back on 23rd Feb (Friday). Stay safe!

08/02/2024

Wishing you a prosperous and healthy Year of the Dragon! May your pets be blessed with joy and good health this Chinese New Year.

These are our opening hours for this festive season and do contact us if you would like to do a refill of food and medications for your pets before the CNY break.

Our regular operating hours will resume from 13th Feb, Tuesday onwards.

Stay safe this festive season!

02/02/2024

We realised that our photography skills may not match yours.

Show off your pets' photos by sending us pictures of your pets at our clinics for a chance to be featured on our website and social media platform!

Please DM us or email us at [email protected] with the photos! 💜

01/01/2024

Our VC staff members had an amazing 2023, with the honour to learn from wonderful minds of the veterinary world locally and overseas. The passion to improve ourselves came from our lovely clients and inspiring pets, thank you for being with us on this journey of growth.

Thankful for 2023, our working partners, beautiful animals and supportive colleagues. We look forward to climbing higher (like Soufflé in the picture) and keep ourselves abreast of knowledge to provide better care for our patients.

Welcome 2024! Happy Healthy New Year to all of us and our little friends that fill our hearts all the time.

08/12/2023

Dear Clients,

Our Toa Payoh clinic will be closed tomorrow, 9 Dec (Saturday) for some backend repair work. Our Swan Lake clinic is still open as usual.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused!

19/10/2023

Mid week knowledge upgrade from dermatologist Dr Meng Siak.

Thankful for Royal Canin Singapore in organising a talk so late at night to allow more of us to join in after work.

17/10/2023

October has been an incredibly busy month as there are many international speakers and suppliers visiting Singapore for clinic visits, talks, workshops and show. Some of us are also travelling for international workshops.

Big thank you for the work and effort from the organisers. Big thank you for the team who stayed and helped out at the clinic while some of us went for training and updates.

Our continuous journey to better ourselves in this vet industry is a commitment to our patients.

08/08/2023

Wishing Singapore a Happy National Day!

A reminder that we are closed today and will reopen on 10th Aug Thursday.

Stay safe!

23/07/2023

How our week with Dr Jerzy went from Yay to Meh to Nay...
But ready to do it all over again in December when he returns!

03/07/2023

Check out our latest Wellness Plans!

Do you have a pet in need of a comprehensive health check up? We offer you all you need to ensure your pets stays healthy and happy!

Visit www.vetcentral.com.sg to find the best fit plan for your pet today!

Or Whatsapp us at 66358646 (Toa Payoh) or 63468646 (Swan Lake) for an appointment!

A special shout-out to
.canin for supporting our wellness plans.

29/06/2023

Wishing all our muslim friends a Selamat Hari Raya Haji!

A reminder that we are closed today and hope that everyone is having a good rest and enjoy your holiday!

02/05/2023

Grateful for this round's lifelong learning in France supported by for our lead nurse Poh Geok. An opportunity to interact with nurses and experts from all over the world to be build a stronger veterinary community as well as to better help our patients. Special thank you to Lee for organising and making sure everyone was in their best state and mindspace to learn.

01/05/2023

We are closed for the public holiday today. Wishing you a wonderful day with your loved ones!

17/03/2023

Let's talk about the elephant in the room and how pet owners can help us help your pets.

The role of the Singapore Veterinary Association (SVA) includes (i) supporting and fostering the character, status, interests, honour and dignity of the veterinary profession and; (ii) informing and acquainting the government & public of Singapore on matters relating to veterinary science and the ve...

01/01/2023

Everyone constantly comments on how tired 2022 has been, compounded from 2020.

People and animals exhausted, sick and deflated from the constant new problems life throws at us.

That's what we are in for: solving all the little challenges thrown at us, with the support and love from the people/little creatures around us.

We have been experiencing all the strength, gratefulness and appreciation from our kind clients and pets. With owners, rescuers and carers doing their bit despite being drained and challenged in other aspect of their lives. Working outside/inside our clinic while being there for their pets, patiently waiting for us helping the little fluffballs.

Owners sleep-deprived, worried to the bones but still supporting their pets through it all, constantly.

Our team mates taking on double the amount of work and cleaning when some of us are down.

Emergency services and graveyard shift staff continuing the care of our patients. .emergency

Suppliers trying hard to help us maintain and support our flow of medications.

It has been an amazing 2022, things were disrupted, we can't see very well. But work in progress is always a show of strength, that we keep going on amongst all these chaos.

Happy 2023! We wish everyone good luck in continuing and soldiering on. We thank every one of you and our neighbours for being so patient, gracious and loving. We ask for patience while we swim through our own problems to try improve it all for everyone and the little pure hearts of our furry friends.

Our Swan Lake branch is still undergoing the last bit of fixing up, power upgrades, waiting for equipments and signboard. So keep an eye out for our grand opening date.

Meanwhile, we hope the fresh coat of paint and lights at our Toa Payoh branch with the new bit of open space makeover and groundwork makes your visit more enjoyable.

24/10/2022

Great information by a great specialist vet!
Fresh food is great for rabbits, leftovers great to make us eat our greens too.

Adult rabbit food pyramid. When thinking about adult rabbit nutrition it is important to consider that (1) we want rabbits to chew continuously, either through hay (Timothy as a staple, but orchard and oat are great additions; don’t give alfalfa unless indicated by your vet) or grass; and (2) the majority of adult rabbits in our households are obese. For this reason, pellet (high quality and Timothy based) should be given in small quantities, typically 1 tablespoon a day for a 2kg rabbit is sufficient to integrate the micronutrients that could be missing in the diet. Also for this reason, and to prevent bloat, foods high in sugar content should not be given (carrots, bananas, etc). As a treat instead, I advise to give a couple of small berries a day (blueberries, raspberries and blackberries are all fine). Leafy greens, for rabbits that are used to them, are great, and an adult 2kg rabbit should eat about 6 cups of leafy greens a day. Make sure to provide a wide variety during the week, and limit those leafy greens that are high in calcium, such as chicory, kale or bok choy, especially in rabbits with urinary problems.

This is just a quick sketch I made for the upcoming ‘rabbit basics’ lecture for students, but I thought it could be useful out there.

Thanks for modeling 😌

24/10/2022

We are closed today for the public holiday. Have a sparkling festival of lights today!
Normal hours resumes on 25 October, Tuesday at 9am

02/10/2022

Having a cavalier lifestyle
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24/09/2022

Today is our first day working all by ourselves with the new system. We had the pleasure of Jo from ezyVet Veterinary Software] here for 2 weeks implementing the system.

This 📸 features some of the frazzled and over stimulated VC team that has been working extra 2 months prior to going live with ezyVet Veterinary Software]. And Jo pleased as a punch to leave us to swim (after bombed with 72947498 questions) while she heads back to NZ.

If your pet's medical or financial accounts are looking weird, you know how Jo looks like (top right in pic). 😆

20/09/2022

We are grateful that the phones are still alive and apologise to those clients who think calling through to us is like a lottery game.

Understaffed workplace is now the norm worldwide (especially with new occupations like live streamers and OnlyFans content creation stealing potential staff).

The management have decided on new operating hours starting October 2022. Vet Central (Toa Payoh and Swan Lake) will only operate from Monday to Saturdays 9am to 1pm, 3pm to 7pm. Sunday consultation hours will cease end of September 2022.

This will allow us to have more available staff to better serve our patients with reduced wait time and more comprehensive care.

Appointments are still highly encouraged and preferred. Please take advantage of our online store for food and medication refills.