What are the opening hours?

Monday 8am - 6pm Tuesday 8am - 6pm Wednesday 8am - 6pm Thursday 8am - 6pm Friday 8am - 6pm Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Companion Vets Ltd

Home
New Zealand
Hamilton
Companion Vets Ltd

Call Directions Website

CompanionVets - Our Purpose is Pets.

30/10/2026

Have a happy and safe Halloween tonight, from Companion Vets. Any pets dressing up tonight?

28/10/2026

Professor Dan O'Neill whom our team met last week was this week on Seven Sharp talking about extreme breed confirmations and their problems. Here is the link to this interesting interview. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1KKZkbeKeF/

28/10/2026

Worried about Guy Fawkes and your pets anxiety and stress around this time – book an appointment with us to find out what options are available to keep your pet chill.

23/10/2026

This week some of our team attended a seminar by Prof Dan Oneill who is one of the leading epidemiologists assessing extreme conformation issues in breeds overseas.
He has helped develop a new way of thinking around some of the physical changes arising within some breeds.
His session explored the unintended consequences of a century of selective breeding for extreme body shapes, shifting breed standards and breed popularity, and the normalisation of resultant chronic health issues in dogs.
An outcome of this is the creation of the Innate Health Concept which is a revolutionary way to explain why some physical abnormalities became acceptable as normal.
This has led to a new tool, the Innate Health Assessment to assist owners to choose innately healthy animals and help breeders with good breeding decisions.
If you are looking at a new puppy this summer then perform the easy IHA assessment on the parents for an Innate Health Score.

Which IHA do you need? For current and prospective dog owners, professionals and companies: Use the Quick Check IHAThis quick check version of the IHA allows you to quickly run any dog through the IHA criteria to check if the dog shows any of the extreme conformation traits tested by the assessment....

20/10/2026

What do you call a group of Pomsky's?
A blizzard? A mask?

28/09/2026

Here's an
interesting Herald article around grieving for the lost of a pet. It's consistent with what we find when assisting with those hard end of life decisions.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/why-grief-after-the-death-of-a-pet-can-feel-so-intense/Z2J5TDUHZRBVDDXL43SS534VP4/

23/09/2026

A couple of you guessed correctly... it was an ooshie! Not just popular with the kids. We've heard of a few cases of dogs swallowing them and getting an obstruction, they are the perfect size to cause a blockage in the intestine and don't breakdown when swallowed.
New rare ooshie just dropped 😉 although I'm not sure I would want this one in my collection!

22/09/2026

Quiz question Wednesday!
This week we had a dog who presented for vomiting and xrays showed something suspicious in his abdomen. Its not very easy to see so I've circled it in the second picture. Let me know your guesses for what we removed from his intestines below and I'll share the answer tomorrow 🙂

22/09/2026

Here's some old New Zealand dog portraits from the past.
Aren't they great.
Who has got the oldest photograph of their family pet from the past?
Yes these will not be on your phone but on a thing call Kodak paper.
PS Black and White photos always rate higher than Colour unless there is an 80s mullet and stubbies involved.

Address

46 Church Road, Pukete
Hamilton
3200

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm
Saturday	8:30am - 12:30pm

Telephone

+6472223337

Website

http://www.companionvets.co.nz/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Companion Vets Ltd posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.