Services

Our aims
We understand that every animal presented to us is a special individual and treat them as such.
Our major priority is the care of the animals entrusted to us.
We know that our clients have a choice and we will not take you for granted.
We think you deserve quality and efficient service and endeavour to provide you with the information you need to make choices regarding your pet's care.
We aim to provide value-for-money services and pet products. Our prices are in line with NZ Veterinary Association guidelines.
We place great importance in our caring and qualified staff, as well as the high standard of our equipment and facilities – all of which benefits you and your pet.
We hope that every one of our clients is satisfied with our service. If you have any problems please let us know, so we can do our best to help.
We promise to deal with any complaints quickly and sympathetically to achieve a happy outcome for all parties.

Accounts
Please pay at the time of your pet's consultation/surgery. If you have any difficulties with this you need to speak to Sylvia or Heather before presenting your animal.
Interest and statement fees are charged on outstanding accounts. Debt collection will incur extra fees.

Animal Osteopath

We can refer you to a local animal Osteopath to help with musculoskeletal problems.

Child friendly
We are a childfriendly practice.

Dentistry
We have a new ultrasonic dental scaler and a high-speed dental drill and polishing unit for cleaning and polishing teeth, and extracting diseased teeth with minimal trauma to your pet. We also have special equipment for carrying out rabbit and rodent dentistry.

Dermatology, animal
Since 1994 Duncan Graham has been arriving at the St. Martins Clinic to examine a variety of dermatological (skin) cases referred to him from veterinary clinics.
Please click here for further information.

Equipment

We offer full Medical, Diagnostic, Surgical, Dental and X-Ray Facilities. Our equipment is modern and of a high standard and includes: X-Ray · ECG · Dental Ultrasound Unit · Isoflurane Gas Anaesthesia · On-site blood chemistry analyser (Vet-Scan) see Laboratory

Heart diseases
We offer advanced diagnostics for pets with heart diseases.

Homoeopathy
This service is available through Sylvia – please enquire if you are interested.


House calls
We are happy to come to your home to examine and treat your pet, or if you would like to have your pet euthanased at home when the time comes. Please contact us to find out more about this option.

Laboratory
We now have an on-site blood chemistry analyser (Vet-Scan) which can provide pre-anaesthetic blood testing, geriatric pet checks and a range of biochemistry panels – with results available within 15 minutes.
The speed of returning results is proving very popular, and removing the need for waiting for many test results to be returned from outsite laboratories.

Microchipping

From the 1st of July 2006 all newly registered dogs have to be microchipped. This is available now for all cats and dogs, to provide permanent identification of your pet.
For further information please click here Australian Animal Registry

Parking
We offer free On site parking.

Pet foods

We stock premium pet foods.

Prescriptions, repeat
The law regarding the dispensing of Prescription Drugs states clearly that the maximum time span over which repeats can be supplied without seeing your animal is 6 months.
The nurse will advise you at the time of your last repeat that you need to schedule a revisit appointment.
Phone phone or email to order your prescription at least 24 hours prior to collection.

Veterinary Information Network
This is a worldwide network of veterinarians aimed at sharing information and providing access to specialists in all veterinary fields. We subscribe to this network and find it an invaluable resource – where we can ask specialists for input on cases, access drug information, search for articles from all veterinary and medical publications, and keep up to date, informed and motivated.


St Martins Veterinary Clinic · 128 Wilsons Road · St Martins · Christchurch
Telephone 03 332 6632 · Fax 03 982 3907 · Email clinic@StMartinsVet.com
Clinic Hours: Mon – Fri 8am – 7pm · Sat 9am – 12noon
After Hours Emergencies: After Hours Clinic corner Antigua/Disraeli Streets, Sydenham, Telephone 03 366 1052.
They are open at all times when we are closed and will forward us details of your pet's treatment there.

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