Your local animal health providers for over 50 years. On the Coast, for the Coast, here for good.

What can we help with?

Pets

We’re pet lovers. Highly trained, vastly experienced and fully devoted to caring for your special family member.

Farms

Farming is what we live for. We’re specialists in production animals and lead the industry in knowledge & experience.

SPECIALIST SERVICES 

Leading the way with wildlife diagnosis

West Coast Vets work closely with the local Department of Conservation to treat wildlife that have been involved in an accident or who require emergency care. Some kiwi may require fluids prior to being flown to Massey or the Wildlife Centre in Dunedin for ongoing care.

CAREERS

Great people, great place. Start your journey with us.

We don’t provide jobs. We provide a home for the skilled, the passionate, the aspiring and the forward thinking. This is a home for those who want a sense of belonging, to be part of a community and a culture committed to science and smiles. It’s a good place. It’s home.

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Latest news

Out of sight, out of mind: Facial Eczema

It can be hard trying to focus on what we don’t see! For every clinical case of facial eczema (FE) there are 10 subclinical cases. FE is caused by a fungus, pithomyces chartarum, which grows onRead more

It's scanning season

Aged pregnancy diagnosis (scanning) allows for clearer expectations and better management in spring, as you will accurately know when cows will be due to calve. Scanning also allows the mating seasonRead more

Summer is here! But do cows like warm weather?

When summer arrives, we finally find ourselves taking those extra layers off and our bodies are enjoying warming up. But what about cows? They cannot take a layer off and often have a black coat... Read more

Copper and selenium in calves

We talk about trace elements a lot for your dairy cows, but sometimes youngstock can be forgotten about! When trace element status is in the optimal range, it gives animals the best chance atRead more

Careful with pets and Christmas treats

Christmas treats are something we all look forward to, but for our furry friends, some of these can be extremely toxic, so it is important to keep them out of reach. If you have a pet with a penchantRead more

Caring for pets over the holidays

The Christmas holidays are fast approaching. If you are heading away, now is a good time to start thinking about what plans you need to make for your pets.   Will you leave them at home and getRead more

Lepto vaccine update

There has been a lot of communication from Westland lately regarding supply of the lepto vaccine. In the end, we were never approached for a 5-year tender for the vaccine and we turned down theRead more

Caring for cows' hooves

Hoof care in dairy cattle is a critical aspect of herd management, particularly in regions with challenging environmental conditions. The high rainfall and rugged terrain in our area presents uniqueRead more

Keep an eye out for coccidiosis

Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease that can occur in calves from as young as 4 weeks of age, but normally between 3-8 months. Infection is by ingestion of coccidia oocysts, from contaminated pasture,Read more

Quick in-clinic FEC testing available

We are pleased to announce that we have invested in a Parasight faecal egg count (FEC) machine, which will enable us to quickly test samples in-clinic.   Created and developed in Australia, thisRead more

Mastitis testing: Mastatest vs Jupiter

We now have two machines in-clinic that we can use for milk sample testing. The Mastatest machine, which has been around a few years, can run up to four cartridges for clinical mastitis and eightRead more

Taking mastitis milk samples

We know that this season to date has been particularly challenging with mastitis levels and SCC higher than usual.  For clinical and subclinical mastitis (diagnosed either via paddle or herdRead more

We are a member of XLVets, who represent the most progressive and innovative practices in New Zealand. Our aim is to progress rural veterinary services.

Welfarm is a country wide initiative developed by XLVets in conjunction with Fonterra to measure annual welfare and productivity.