Vet Monterey: Gentle, Fear Free Care a Short Trip From the Bay
Monterey sits right on the Botany Bay foreshore in Sydney’s St George area, part of the areas we care for, beside Ramsgate, and your nearest gentle vet is a short drive up from the water at Rockdale Veterinary Hospital on Forest Rd. For a pet that hates the carrier, that matters: a brief trip beats a long haul across the city when an animal is already on edge. Once you arrive, the handling stays gentle: no scruffing cats, no muzzling dogs. If you have been after a vet near Monterey who slows right down for a nervous animal, that is the way we work.
Gentle, Fear Free Care Just Up the Foreshore
Fear Free shapes the whole appointment. We move at the animal’s pace, handle gently, and reach for calming medication when a pet genuinely needs help to settle. Our standard consultations run a full 30 minutes, so a jittery animal has time to come round and you have room to raise everything without watching the clock. Dogs and cats also get separate consulting rooms, so a frightened cat is not parked beside an excited dog before it has even been seen.
Rockdale Veterinary Hospital, Caring for Monterey Pets
We are a family-owned clinic, and we opened in 2022 to do veterinary care a particular way: treating a pet’s emotional welfare as seriously as its physical health. In the years since, pet owners have rated us 4.9 stars across 230 reviews.
The practice is led by owner and head vet Dr Robert Kay, who brings more than 20 years in companion-animal medicine, working alongside a team of skilled veterinary nurses. That depth is why advanced surgery stays in our own theatre rather than being sent elsewhere.
We welcome all sizes and breeds!
- Please call us as price is dependent on your pet’s sex, species and weight
- Day procedure available Monday-Friday
- All desexing surgeries include additional intravenous fluids throughout surgery, pain relief for 3 days at home, an Elizabethan collar and a post-op recheck
The Care Your Pet Comes In For
Whether it is a new puppy due for its first vaccinations, a limp or a lump that needs a proper look, or an older pet due for a wellness check, we have a dedicated animal hospital easily accessible from Monterey. That means health checks and consultations, vaccinations, and puppy and kitten care, with puppy preschool in Monterey for owners just starting out. When something needs investigating, our diagnostics run on site with digital X-ray, ultrasound and heart scanning, so your pet is rarely sent away for imaging. We perform vet dentistry in Monterey, desexing, and general and orthopaedic surgery in our own theatre, including advanced work such as TPLO cruciate ligament repair. When a case genuinely needs a specialist, we say it early and get the referral moving.
Open 7 Days, and What a Visit Costs
We are open every day, with long weekday hours so a visit fits around work and school: 8:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm Saturday, and 10:00am to 3:00pm Sunday, closing only for public holidays. You will find us at 335 Forest Rd, Bexley. Book online any time, call 02 9123 6888, or email team@rockdalevets.com.au.
On cost, we keep our pricing accessible on purpose. If your pet is insured, we deal with the insurer for you, so you are not fronting the whole amount on treatment or surgery. What a visit comes to depends on what your pet needs, so we give you a clear estimate before anything goes ahead. Ask us when you book.
Book Your Monterey Pet In
Whether your pet is overdue, off-colour, or simply due for a check, the next step is short: book online any time or call 02 9123 6888 and we will find you a time, often the same week. Outside our hours, emergencies are referred to Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSOS) at 106 Parraweena Road, Miranda, on 02 8376 8767, so your pet is covered around the clock.
Questions Monterey Pet Owners Ask Us
