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Our Organisation

We are a progressive veterinary business providing services to a large range of clients throughout the West Coast area.

We have 3 clinics available to meet all your production, lifestyle and companion animal needs.

You can be rest assured our teams of people are available to assist with your animal needs, whether just to answer an enquiry or in an emergency.

With West Coast Vets dedicated highly skilled team of people, and our reputation on delivering quality health care and advice in all areas of veterinary medicine, you can be assured your production, lifestyle and companion animals are in the best care.

We have a comprehensive retail offering with competitive prices on products. Retail is a large aspect of the business and our team of people have excellent product knowledge in all areas to assist you with the best products for all your animal needs.

Call in to discuss your animal needs with our highly trained and friendly team of people today.

West Coast Vets is part of Comhla Vet Ltd.

Our philosophy is all about looking after our team, providing premium animal welfare and making rural communities better by giving back to the districts that support us. This also means that many of our veterinarians are shareholders, ensuring the focus stays local and our animals, clients and people are front and centre. Comhla Vet is a dynamic business in growth mode and among other clinics, encompasses VetSouth, West Coast Vets and Veterinary Clinic Morrinsville.

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An AB tech’s wishlist

March 17th 2025The major reason why AB technicians are not allowed to work in herringbone pits anymore is health and safety. The risks include: trip/fall hazards (vertical bars and concrete don’t have any give,Read more

What the FEC?

March 17th 2025FEC (faecal egg count) testing is the method for determining the number of internal parasite eggs in a poo sample. We use FECs to assess the burden of roundworms in a cattle herd and to determine ifRead more

Autumn parasites: Liver fluke & Ostertagia

March 17th 2025Liver fluke is a parasite that is pretty common on the West Coast. The life cycle of the parasite (properly called Fasciola Hepatica) is slightly different from other parasites as it involves a smallRead more

High cell count cows

March 17th 2025This season has been a challenging one, starting out so wet and then really drying up from Boxing Day. One issue that is occurring on quite a few farms this season is elevated cell counts and anRead more

Out of sight, out of mind: Facial Eczema

January 14th 2025It 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

January 14th 2025Aged 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?

January 14th 2025When 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

January 14th 2025We 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

December 2nd 2024Christmas 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

November 13th 2024The 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

November 13th 2024There 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

November 13th 2024Hoof 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

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