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Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital

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About Us

Our staff provide community-based expert care to your beloved pets with empathy & integrity.

Established for over 40 years, we are a community-based vet and pet boarding facility with a primary focus on providing compassionate expert care to your beloved pets. We are passionate about providing the best care for your pets with up-to-date knowledge and facilities.  Our empathetic and understanding approach along with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each pet has a stress-free vet visit gives you the reassurance that your pet is treated with love and respect. The majority of our team live locally so our knowledge of the geographical area is extensive and we are proud to be part of the local pet community. We have a spacious outdoor cat & dog boarding facility that is run by veterinary staff to ensure your pet has a safe and happy stay.

Hornsby Kuringgai Local Business Awards Winner 2019
Local Business Awards Winner 2019

Vets

Dr Prue Honson

Hospital Director & Principal Veterinarian
Dr Prue Honson graduated from Sydney University and began her career as a vet at North Shore Veterinary Specialist Centre where she gained an array of knowledge in general practice, emergency and specialist veterinary medicine.
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Dr Philippa Taylor

Senior Veterinarian
Philippa graduated from Sydney University in 2010 and has been working in small animal practice in Sydney ever since. Like Prue, the call of a local job was very appealing so she joined the team in 2018 to be closer to home and her family.
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Dr David Lee

Senior Veterinarian
After graduating with a Bachelor of Veterinary science with first class honours from the University of Sydney in 2003, he started full time work at the RSPCA in Yagoona, gaining a large exposure to a vast array of different cases, and animals great and small, before joining the team at Sylvania Veterinary Hospital in March 2005.
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Dr Melissa Bridges

Associate Veterinarian
Mel joined the team in 2019 full time. After graduating from University of Sydney with First Class Honours Mel has worked in a variety of small animal hospitals around Sydney gaining a broad range of experience in emergency medicine, general medicine and surgery.
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Nurses

Nikki Menner

Head Nurse
Nikki is our Lead Veterinary Nurse, and has been at Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital since 2010. She has completed her certificate IV in veterinary nursing, and the hospital continues to benefit from her experience and knowledge.
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Kristy Fleming

Senior Nurse
Kristy is one of our experienced vet nurses and has been at Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital since 2011. She completed her veterinary nursing certificate IV in early 2009, having known from the age of 6 that she always wanted to work with animals.
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Susan Galea

Junior Nurse
Susan is another one of our keen nurses. She is currently studying her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing with Open Colleges.
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Lexie Hunter

Junior Nurse
Lexie joined the Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital in 2018. She is currently a student at the University of Sydney studying Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, hoping to transfer into post-graduate Veterinary Medicine to pursue her life-long dream of becoming a vet.
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Support staff

Tania Samia

Animal Attendant
Tania joined the team in 2018 as our superstar animal attendant. She has a special interest in animal enrichment and thoroughly enjoys getting to know every animal that comes to Thornleigh Veterinary Hospital.
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Kirstie Blain

Kirstie is our animal-loving, cat-crazy super receptionist. Kirstie had already met all of the TVH team (and some of our patients!) as she has been the co-ordinator for our Pet Santa Paws Photos for a few years. We thought she was such a good coordinator we hired her and she started part time with us in October 2020.
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Community & Sponsorships

The team at Thornleigh Vet are passionate about getting involved with the local community and are involved in a number of community education, sponsorship and local events.

Pets in the Park

Thornleigh Vet Hospital are proud supporters of this nation-wide charity that is dedicated to caring for animals owned by people struggling with homelessness. The hospital frequently performs procedures on these pets and helps to raise money via a donation box in our reception and via our Santa Photo Day whereby all proceeds go to this fantastic charity.

Thornleigh Thunders Football Club

We are proud  sponsors of the Thornleigh Thunders again in 2020 and look forward to attending games and supporting our local team.

Local school support

We love sponsoring, contributing or helping out our local schools including the 2018 Thornleigh West Public School Colour Run and the 2019 Pennant Hills Public School Fete.  We frequently work with Before/after school cares to do hospital tours or vet talks on pet safety.

Pennant Hills Junior Demons AFL Club

We are proud  sponsors of the Penno demons in 2020 and look forward to attending games and supporting our local team.

Community Talks

At Thornleigh Vets, we consider our role as much more than a team that providers health care in a hospital; We believe that good health is also dependent upon good relationships, and that positive relationships between animals and the people with whom they interact, requires education and ongoing support. That’s why we get out amongst our community and help in the following ways:

School Talks

Thornleigh Vets School Talks

1,242 dog attacks were reported to NSW councils in the first quarter of 2019, 95 were incidents involving children, and half sustained serious injuries. 77% of bites are from a dog owned by a victim’s family or a friend. Let’s reduce this number to zero by educating children about the safest way to interact with dogs. It starts with our specially designed presentations for school kids.

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Pet First Aid

Would you know what to do in an emergency involving your pet, or how to provide first aid? Minutes can be crucial if your pet is sick or injured, which is why we’re offering first aid courses to pet owners. Participants receive a pet first aid kit, a detailed first aid manual and tuition by Hospital Director Dr Prue, and Head Nurse Nikki, in a small group setting.

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Community Talks

Thornleigh Vets Responsible Pet Ownership

The team at Thornleigh Vets is available to present to schools and community groups on a variety of subjects, such as dog park etiquette, how to interact safely with dogs, choosing the right boarding facility, pet ownership and choosing pets, pets in strata title properties, and more. Sessions are conducted free of charge as a community service.

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Looking for local support?

Contact our Hospital Director, Dr Prue Honson on prue.honson@thornleighvet.com.au.

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Address
180 Pennant Hills Rd, Thornleigh 2120

Phone Number
02 94847418

Email Address
mail@thornleighvet.com.au

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