Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital is one of the premier veterinary practices in the ACT, with a team of experienced and highly-skilled veterinarians, caring, trained veterinary nurses, dedicated receptionists and support staff.
Gungahlin Cat Hospital, located next door to Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital, is a feline-friendly cat-specific veterinary hospital. Gungahlin Cat Hospital has been specially designed to meet the unique needs of cats – focusing on making veterinary visits as stress-free as possible.
ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY
Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital is committed to providing a safe work environment for all staff members to eliminate or reduce the risk to the employee’s health and safety.
All our Staff are here to HELP YOU and your pet and have a right to work in a SAFE and SUPPORTIVE environment.
We operate in a ZERO tolerance policy.
ANY aggressive, abusive, violent, or threatening behaviour, whether verbal (shouting, swearing etc) or physical towards our staff will NOT be tolerated or accepted.
Any client found in breach of this policy may be refused service by Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital and need to find alternative veterinary care. We will forward your pet’s records to the vet of your choice
Please respect our team who are here to look after you and your pet.
This article is an account of a Vet burning out and why which is a good insight into what our team go through.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/veterinarian-tech-burnout-sick-pets_n_6333117fe4b0b7f89f39eca0
Article courtesy of Huffpost website.
FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
To keep our staff safe, please rethink your visit if you have any flu-like symptoms to ensure our staff are protected.
We highly recommend still practicing social distancing and wearing a mask if you have symptoms or are unwell.
Hand sanitizer is provided for your use on entry to our practice.
If do have symptoms and still need to come in, please remain in your car, and telephone us on 6242 7276 and we will advise if the vet can do a carpark consult.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.
✨️♥️🐶 National Puppy Day! 🐶♥️✨️
The 23rd of March is National Puppy Day, and we were lucky enough to celebrate it with Dolly, Maisy, Willow, Ardie, Maisie, Echo and Sif at our Puppy Class!
We also had Honey assisting us at reception ☎️
We'd love to see your pups that you shared the day with! 🐾
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🐣Closed for the Easter Long Weekend🐣
We will be closed from Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April, returning on Tuesday 7 April, normal business hours. Our team are looking forward to enjoying a 4 day weekend of rest.
Should you require any medications over this period, please contact our amazing reception team to ensure they are dispensed and ready for pickup before Thursday 2 April😊
The amazing team at Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services will be open over this period for emergency circumstances. Please refer to their website for their opening hours.
We wish everyone a wonderful Easter 🐣
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Gungahlin Veterinary Hospital and Gungahlin Cat Hospital are recognised as an Australian Small Animal Veterinarians Group Accredited Hospital of Excellence. We are honoured to be one of approximately 60 veterinary hospitals nation-wide with this accreditation.
The Accredited Veterinary Hospital Scheme recognises companion animal practices that achieve the highest levels of quality healthcare and practice management in innovative, state-of-the art hospital facilities. This accreditation is a reflection of the excellent level of care that we provide, in a purpose-built environment with an extensive range of modern equipment to assist us in providing accurate diagnosis and care for your pet. Within our hospital we have installed automated pathology machines, IV drip pumps as well as radiology, ultrasound, ECG and endoscopy equipment.
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David, via GoogleMonday to Friday:
8.00am to 7.00pm
Saturday:
8.00am to 2.00pm
Outside of these hours care is provided by Canberra Veterinary Emergency Services for emergencies only.
