Vet Wolli Creek: Gentle, Fear Free Care You Can Book in a Minute
You have just brought home a new puppy, or your cat is overdue for a check, and you want it sorted tonight without a phone queue. Book online with us in about a minute and pick a time that suits. We are Rockdale Veterinary Hospital on Forest Rd in Sydney’s St George area, one of the areas we care for, a short drive south for Wolli Creek pet owners. Quick to book, gentle with a nervous animal once you are here: that is how we run.
Booking Online, and What a First Visit Looks Like
We would rather you booked the moment you think of it than waited for the phones. Our online booking is open around the clock, takes a minute or two, and lets you pick a slot across our 7-day week, including weeknights to 7:00pm. Prefer to talk? Call us on 02 9123 6888 or email team@rockdalevets.com.au.
A first visit is simple. You settle straight into a consulting room, your standard consultation runs a full 30 minutes, and the vet examines your pet, listens to what you have noticed at home, and talks through any tests or treatment in plain language. You leave with a clear plan, and new owners get the early puppy and kitten questions answered too, from the vaccination schedule to a place in Puppy Preschool.
What Fear Free Changes for a Nervous Pet
A lot of animals find the vet hard: a cat that flattens itself in the carrier, a dog that digs in at the door. Fear Free care is built for those patients, and the whole team is qualified in it.
In practice that means we do not scruff cats and we do not muzzle dogs. We let a frightened animal take the room in at its own pace, use patient, gentle handling, and reach for calming medication when a pet genuinely needs it. Separate, dedicated dog and cat consult rooms mean a jittery cat is never sat nose-to-nose with a bounding dog before it has been seen. For a pet that has had a rough time at the vet before, that is often what turns the visit from a battle into something it can manage.
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
Rockdale Veterinary Hospital, the People Behind the Care
We are a family-owned clinic, and we opened our doors in 2022 to do veterinary medicine a particular way: a pet’s emotional welfare treated as seriously as its physical health. Our reviews sit at 4.9 stars across 230 of them, and roughly half of new owners were sent by a friend or neighbour who had been already.
Owner and head vet Dr Robert Kay leads the practice. He has more than 20 years in companion-animal medicine and carries out our surgical and orthopaedic work, including advanced procedures such as TPLO cruciate ligament repair, alongside a team of skilled veterinary nurses. The calm handling we promise an anxious cat holds up because the people doing it are trained and experienced.
The Care Your Pet Can Get in One Place
Most visits begin with a new puppy’s first vaccinations, a limp or a lump that needs a proper look, or an older cat due for a wellness check. We cover the lot, from health checks and consultations to vaccinations and puppy and kitten care, including puppy preschool in Wolli Creek to get socialisation right early. When something needs investigating, our in-clinic diagnostics run on site with digital X-ray, ultrasound and heart scanning, so your pet is rarely sent elsewhere for imaging. We handle vet dentistry in Wolli Creek, desexing, and both general and orthopaedic surgery here, with skin and dermatology, behaviour, and cat boarding rounding out what sits under one roof. When a case genuinely calls for a specialist, we are upfront about it and make the referral happen.
Reaching Us Along the Cooks River
Wolli Creek sits just north of the clinic, where the Cooks River runs down toward Botany Bay, and we are a short drive south at 335 Forest Rd, Bexley. For owners coming from the Wolli Creek side, or from neighbouring suburbs where we also provide general vet care in Arncliffe and general vet care in Banksia, it is a quick trip rather than a long haul, which matters most when a pet is unsettled.
We are open 7 days a week, with extended weekday hours so a visit fits around work: Monday to Friday 8:00am to 7:00pm, Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 10:00am to 3:00pm, closed public holidays.
What It Costs, and How Gap-Only Billing Helps
Cost is a fair thing to weigh up before you book, so here is a straight answer. We keep our pricing accessible on purpose, because the bill should not be the reason a pet waits to be seen. If your pet is insured, we work directly with most pet insurance companies and bill them for you, so you are not left paying the full amount upfront. What a consultation or procedure costs depends on what your pet needs, so we give you a clear estimate before anything goes ahead, never after.
Book a Vet Appointment in Wolli Creek
Book online whenever it suits or call 02 9123 6888, and we will find a time this week. Outside our hours your pet is still covered: after-hours emergencies are referred to Veterinary Specialists of Sydney (VSOS) at 106 Parraweena Road, Miranda, on 02 8376 8767, who run a 24/7 service.
Questions Wolli Creek Pet Owners Ask Us
