Kowhai Vet
Sees exotic pets
Kowhai Vet is a veterinary practice in Opawa, Canterbury.
Treats:✓ Dogs✓ Cats✓ Exotic pets✗ Farm & equine? = not confirmed — ask when you call.
Contact & location
- Address
- Opawa, Canterbury
- Phone
- +64 3 337 5445
- Hours
Monday 8am–6:30pm Tuesday 8am–6:30pm Wednesday 8am–6:30pm Thursday 8am–6:30pm Friday 8am–6:30pm Saturday 8am–12pm Sunday Closed
Data status: Compiled from public sources on 2026-07-26; not independently verified.Spot an error? Report a correction.
If Kowhai Vet is closed
General practice, not an emergency hospital. Posted hours show it closed on Sunday. For anything that cannot wait, use one of the emergency hospitals below.
Nearest 24-hour emergency hospitals
- Kaiapoi Veterinary Clinic — Kaiapoi, ~19 km away, roughly a 21 min drive · (03) 327 8387
- Springlands Vet Clinic — Springlands, ~250 km away, roughly a 3 hr 6 min drive · (03) 578-0661
Drive times are straight-line estimates.
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Other vets near Opawa, Canterbury
Ordered by distance.
- Animal and Bird HospitalChristchurch · ~1 km · 🚗 ~3 min
- Aldwins Road Vet ClinicChristchurch · ~2 km · 🚗 ~6 min
- VetEntChristchurch · ~3 km · 🚗 ~6 min
- VetCallChristchurch · ~3 km · 🚗 ~6 min
- The Cat VetChristchurch · ~4 km · 🚗 ~9 min
- Avonside-Wainoni Veterinary ClinicChristchurch · ~5 km · 🚗 ~9 min
Suspected poisoning: call Animal Poisons Helpline on 0800 869 738 (free call) on the way in.