Clive Cottage Vet Clinic is a veterinary practice at 11 Ferry Road in Clive, the small Hawke's Bay township on the main road between Napier and Hastings.
Vets in small semi-rural towns tend to be broad generalists — a cat's sore ear one visit, a lame farm dog the next — with the judgement to know when a case needs referring on to a larger hospital in Napier or Hastings. Small-town clinics often run on long relationships, and regulars value a vet who remembers their animal's history. It is worth asking any new practice how after-hours emergencies are covered, as smaller clinics commonly share night work or point you to an after-hours centre. Cats travel best in a secure carrier and dogs on a short lead, and the routine checks — vaccinations, teeth, weight — are where early problems get caught.
For Clive and the surrounding Hawke's Bay flats, having a clinic on Ferry Road keeps a vet close to home.