Gawler Animal Hospital is 100% privately and locally owned by Dr Steve & Anne Crouch who has had an association with the practice stretching back over twenty years! He and his family live locally and love the area and its pet-loving community. Steve is passionate about the quality of his work and this is reflected throughout everything he does and the strong, client-focussed culture of the practice which has developed under his guidance. This is something that makes Gawler Animal Hospital stand out head-and-shoulders above other practices in the region and throughout South Australia.

There has always been a very friendly atmosphere at Gawler Animal Hospital, and this translates to happy staff, happy clients and relaxed pets (we work really hard at this last bit)! Client service ranks very highly on our list of priorities and so you know you will be looked after just as well as your pets!

Many of our clients have been coming to us for over twenty years and have watched the practice grow and thrive from our previous entity as ‘Gawler South Small Animal Hospital’ which was bought by Dr David MacPhail in 2010. Dave brought with him a wealth of management and leadership experience which contributed to the development of the practice into a place that staff and clients are immensely proud of. Together Dave and Steve designed the new hospital and we moved from Fourth Street to our current location in August 2016 and have gone from strength to strength since then. In 2021 we embarked on an extension to include a large Meeting/training room, further dog wards, a dedicated ultrasound suite, an exotics suite, more storage and extra carparking & clients for staff. We also increased our waiting area where we now have a lovely dedicated cat waiting area separate to the dog waiting area. Together with an extra 3 consulting rooms which takes the total to 8. We were also able to enlarge our pharmacy area.

Gawler Animal Hospital is a Veterinary Surgeon’s Board Accredited Hospital (one of only twenty such hospitals in South Australia). Although this may not mean much to you, what’s really important is that meeting the standards to gain and maintain hospital status means we’re qualified to do a great job of looking after every aspect of your pet’s care! With our fantastic team of vets, nurses and receptionists you can be assured of a really high level of service when you bring your pets in for all their health-care needs.
We’re also accredited by the International Society of Feline Medicine as a gold-standard ‘Cat Friendly Clinic’. This accreditation was the result of a lot of hard work and additional training to provide the facilities, staff, knowledge and focus on our feline patients. You’ll see the benefits when you bring your cats in to see us – much less stress and a more pleasant experience for all concerned!

Above all though, we just love our pets so much, just like you do! We look forward to seeing you next time you visit Gawler Animal Hospital.