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Rabbit Vets in South Australia
Finding the Right Vet for Your Bunny
List of Rabbit Vets below. ** link?
If you're like me and love your bunny you want to do the best by it when it comes to keeping it healthy and dealing with health issues that crop up.
Rabbits are rather unique creatures in some ways and not all vets are experienced in treating them, so it pays to find a vet who has knowledge and experience in dealing with bunnies. Any vet can probably competently give a vaccination, or deal with something simple, but when it comes to surgeries, especially something like desexing or more complicated internal procedures, or diagnosing and treating rabbit diseases, someone who is familiar with them will give your pet a much better chance at getting through whatever challenge it is facing.
When I had my little girl bunny desexed, I did quite a bit of research into it first so that I knew what questions to ask of any practice I was thinking of using. A few of the things I feel are important to know are:
- Does the practice have a vet who has knowledge and experience in rabbits?
- What percentage of rabbits does the practice lose during whatever procedure you are researching for... zero or close to it would be a good aim for most simpler things!
- What kind of anaesthetic do they use for rabbits- a gas one, rather than intravenous is much more instantly responsive if something is going wrong and it needs adjusting, so is preferable.
- Will there be a qualified assistant during the operation who can adequately monitor the rabbit and do anything required, so that the vet's focus isn't split between too many things, which could lead to missing a sign of trouble?
- Will the rabbit be kept in a quiet area, away from cats and dogs preferably, before and after surgery?
- Does the practice understand the importance of rabbits having access to food and water before and after surgery? Rabbits don't vomit, so this isn't a danger for surgery and it is vital to the well being of a rabbit that it eat frequently.
- If it is a serious condition where the rabbit will need to stay there overnight, will someone be there to check on it? This doesn't matter so much for a day procedure where it will be going home before night, but if it is in a serious condition, a whole night is a long time without monitoring.
The veterinary clinic I ended up taking my rabbit to for desexing is the Para Hills Veterinary Clinic, which has at least 2 vets who have substantial rabbit experience. http://www.parahillsvet.com.au/Meet-our-Team-pg8488.html#Veterinarians I was very impressed with the care taken by the particular vet I saw and needless to say, my little lady came home safe and sound!
The list below contains ome of the other vets I found that (at that time) had vets who have experience with rabbits.
Please note: I have no personal experience with having rabbits treated by these other vets.
Adelaide Animal Emergency Centre
119 Anzac Highway
Kurralta Park
Ph: 8371 0333
After Hours Emergencies ONLY
Adelaide Veterinary Emergency Centre
102 Magill Road
Norwood
Ph: 8362 1722
After Hours Emergencies ONLY
Adelaide Animal Hospital
301 Magill Road
Trinity Gardens
Ph: 8364 1577
Blakes Crossing
267 Village Tce
Blakeview
Dr Louise Bower
Ph: 73240799
Brighton Veterinary Clinic
526 Brighton Road
Brighton
Dr James McBride
Ph: 8296 4300
Findon Vet Clinics
221 Grange Road
Findon
Ph: 8347 3444
Fulham Gardens Vet Clinic
441 Tapleys Hill Road
Fulham Gardens
Ph: 8355 5475
Holden Hill Vet Clinic
728 North East Rd.
Holden Hill
Dr. Kristian Zimsak
Ph: 82619948
Marion Small Animal Hospital
827 Marion Road
Mitchell Park
Ph: 8277 3733
Morphettville Vet Clinic
90 Morphett Road
Morphettville
Ph: 8294 8444
Prospect Road Vet Clinic
318 Prospect Road
Prospect
Ph: 8344 4233
Somerton Park Veterinary Clinic
76 Byre Avenue
Warradale
Dr Mark Hill
Ph: 8295 6924
Southern Animal Hospital
130 Main South Road
Morphettvale
Ph: 8382 3666
Paralowie Veterinary Surgery
136 Waterloo Corner Road
Paralowie SA 5108
Ph: 8258 4818
Fax: 8258 2220
Plympton Veterinary Clinic
284 Anzac Highway
Plympton
Ph: 8293 6856
Unley Vet Clinic
36 Unley Road
Unley
Ph: 8272 3400
Woodville Vet Clinic
5 Woodville Road
Woodville South
Dr Rob Carr
Ph: 8268 6777
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