Family Vet Clinic vs Corporate
We re a family-run, independent vet clinic, offering a personal touch that corporate clinics can’t match. Here’s why choosing Blakehurst Vet makes sense for you and your pet:
🐶 Personalised Care – Tailored treatments and long-term relationships.
🐱 Regular Vets – See the same trusted faces at every visit.
🐾 Community Focused – We genuinely care about local pets (and their people!).
💊 No Corporate Quotas – Care is based on what’s best for your pet, not sales targets.
🐾 More Time, Less Rush – Quality care without the corporate pressure.
About Our Vet Clinic
From Little Things Great Things Grow
Blakehurst Vet clinic began as a small, single-vet practice, primarily providing house calls. Over the years, it has expanded into a larger vet clinic with a purpose-built hospital facility and luxurious Hotel for Cats.
Owned and operated by the Bathgate family, Blakehurst Vet remains a proudly family-run, independent vet clinic committed to delivering personalised care and exceptional service to our valued clients.
Serving the St George and Sutherland Shire communities, we are a vet clinic near Hurstville that has won multiple local business awards. With modern facilities and convenient on-site parking, our vet clinic continues to provide tailored, high-quality care for every pet.
Luxurious Cat Hotel
Caring Vets and Nurses
Full Service Vet Hospital
Free Puppy Play
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Meet our Caring Team
Senior Vet
Dr Catherine is a University of Sydney graduate with a passion for working with fur-parents to keep their pet healthy and prevent problems occurring later down the track. With decades of experience caring for local pets, Dr Catherine’s calm and professional manner combined with her thorough and caring approach is a hit with our two and four-legged clients.
Head Vet
After graduating from Sydney Uni, Dr Hamish’s first job was in rural NSW working with large animals before he headed to England to work as a small animal vet, including a stint on the RSPCA TV show. He’s been caring for local pets since 1997 and has a passion for diagnosing tricky medical problems and performing soft tissue surgery.
Practice Manager
Karla is a highly qualified veterinary nurse with extensive experience in the field. For the past seven years, Karla has worked closely with Hamish and Catherine as their trusted veterinary nurse. Prior to this, Karla received comprehensive training in triage, surgery, and nurse consultations. She has been our valued practice manager for almost a year now.
Hotel Manager
Corey, our fabulous Hotel Manager, has extensive experience in animal handling and facilities management, with an impressive career spanning country NSW and Sydney. He is also a whisker away from being a qualified vet nurse. We are so lucky to have Corey at Blakehurst Vet and Hotel for Cats. The guests know that and so do their families.