7 Online & Mobile Vets That Offer House Call Services For Sick Pets
Mobile vet visits aren't just fuss-free for you, but less stressful for your beloved furry members of the family, too
By Michelle Lee SM -
It's no mean feat to be a pet parent, and especially not when your precious furbaby is ill. Even if you're still working from home, visits to the vet can prove challenging at times, what with the onslaught of Zoom calls and online meetings. And that's when mobile vet services can be real life-savers.
Not only do they help pet owners with tight schedules (or multi-pet households, which make transporting pets a tough task), they'll help your furkids feel less stressed and more secure to be treated in an environment that they're familiar with, too, instead of having to endure car rides and a trip to the clinic where they'll be exposed to strange sights, sounds, and smells. If you're looking for house call services, here's a list of mobile vets in Singapore to consider.
The Housecall Vet was founded by Head and Senior Veterinarian Dr Chua Hui Li. This affable and seasoned vet has 15 years of experience under her belt and has had stints at several established clinics such as ARVC, Companion Animal Surgery, Singapore Vet Clinic, Mount Pleasant Clementi and The Cat Clinic.
Services range from general health check-ups, vaccinations, microchipping and registration, and long-term care for chronic illnesses to end-of-life service and arrangement of cremation services.
Consultation starts from $140 for the first pet and $50 for the second pet. Text or WhatsApp 9109 8939 to book your appointment.
Visit its website for more information.
Heading Happy Vet is Dr Forest, who graduated from the University of Melbourne with an honours degree in veterinary medicine, and is also a certified Cat Friendly Veterinarian with the American Associate of Feline Practitioners.
Happy Vet offers both teleconsultations from $50 as well as house calls from $150, and $60 for each additional pet. For pet owners in need of home euthanasias for their beloved furkids, it provides the service, too (from $300).
Call 8877 6607 or visit its website for more information.
Helmed by Dr Angeline Yang, this veterinary team focuses on a combination of Western and Chinese medicine to treat various ailments and help your furbabies live a comfortable life. You can call on them for pocket pets (aka smaller animals) including rabbits, hamsters, guinea pigs, chinchillas, and tortoises, too.
They'll perform general health checks, canine and feline vaccinations, pain management and treat cat flu. Ultrasound scans for certain conditions can be done at your home as well, such as detecting fluid in the abdomen, pyometra or dermal masses. For basic medical services which do not require the attention of a vet like regular administration of subcutaneous fluids, injections, wound management or giving oral medications, it offers a nursing service, too.
And just like you may consider TCM for your own treatment, there's also acupuncture and TCM assessment available for pets, typically used to treat chronic pain due to arthritis, intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), or idiopathic seizures, according to VetMobile.
Visit its website for more information.
All paw-rents themselves, the doctors, including founder Dr. Huang Zhixiong, at The Visiting Vets know just what pet owners and their pets go through and require. You can count on full health check-ups, vaccination and microchipping, internal and external parasite treatment, behavioural advice, blood tests and lump checks, heartworm testing and prevention as well as home euthanasia from its housecall practice, which is led by Dr. Kim Koh. She graduated from Melbourne University with a BVSc in 2009 and has worked in both equine and small animal practice.
E-mail thevisitingvets@gmail.com or visit its website for more information. It's located at 9 Taman Serasi #01-09, Singapore 257720.
Operating from a van (hence its name), Vet On Wheels utilises not only conventional drugs but also holistic therapies for long-term treatment plans, especially for chronic diseases. It's headed by Dr Jasmine Tan Kia Ming, who has a veterinary medical degree from Murdoch University, and has been practising small animal medicine since 2008.
It counts on Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) to draw up personalised treatment plans for each pet, including those with seizures, cancer, heart, kidney or liver diseases, and arthritis.
Call 8870 6630, e-mail sgvetonwheels@gmail.com or visit its website for more information.
For non-emergency cases or to top up any long-term medications, you may want to call on ZumVet. Launched in 2019, this online pet healthcare provider connects you with a network of vets across the island and offers teleconsultations with professional licensed vets as well as medication delivery through its web application on a desktop or mobile app.
Need a vet to physically give your furry friend a checkup? It refers you to a physical clinic, which will be emailed to you after the consultation.
Video call consultations start from $37.80.
Visit its website for more information.
VetPal promises that each of its housecall vets has had over 10 years of experience so you can be sure your pets are in good hands. Its core housecall vet services include general consultations, vaccinations, blood tests, preventative medication, and end-of-life services.
You can also opt for annual care plans that comprise vaccination, basic nail clipping, deworming, and faecal tests.
Consultations start at $130 for the first pet and $60 for each subsequent pet. Additional surcharges apply for consultations longer than one hour or after regular business hours apply. Annual care plans start from $330 for dogs and $290 for cats.
WhatsApp 8588 8954 or visit its website for more information and bookings.
This article was originally published on Dec 7, 2020 and updated on June 1, 2023.