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Marlin Coast Veterinary Hospital
Aropa Street &, Captain Cook Hwy · Trinity Beach, QLD
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Ulysses Veterinary Clinic Cairns
37 Johnston St · Stratford, QLD
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North Queensland Veterinary Service
47/49 Louie Piccone Way · Edmonton, QLD
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Emergency Vets 24/7
124a Anderson St · Cairns City, QLD
Small animalEmergencyExotic & Avian
My Pet Hub Balaclava
378 Mulgrave Rd · Westcourt, QLD
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Edmonton Veterinary Clinic
80 Supply Rd · Bentley Park, QLD
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Cairns Veterinary Clinic
76 Pease St · Cairns City, QLD
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Greencross Vets Westcourt-Cairns
270 Mulgrave Rd · Westcourt, QLD
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Smithfield Veterinary Services
Shop 4, 2/6 Cumberland Ave · Smithfield, QLD
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Boongarry Veterinary Surgery
1 Aeroglen Dr · Aeroglen, QLD
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Pyramid Veterinary Surgery
181-183 Dempsey St · Gordonvale, QLD
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Redlynch Valley Vets
2/10 Redlynch Intake Rd · Redlynch, QLD
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Ulysses Veterinary Clinic Whitfield & Edge Hill
218 Woodward St · Whitfield, QLD
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Kuranda Veterinary Surgery
Cnr Warril Drv &, Kennedy Hwy · Kuranda, QLD
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Gordonvale Veterinary Surgery
28 Norman St · Gordonvale, QLD
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Southern Cross Vet Cairns Beaches
Corner Stanton Rd and, Serenity Pl · Smithfield, QLD
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Greencross Vets Smithfield
Cnr Captain Cook and, Smithfield Shopping Centre, Kennedy Hwy · Smithfield, QLD
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Smithfield Veterinary Services. Dorothy J. Mclauchlan (DVM MACVSc).
Shop 4/2-6 Cumberland Ave · Smithfield, QLD
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Beachside Veterinary Hospital
QLD
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Northern Beaches Veterinary Clinic
QLD
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Marlin Coast Veterinary Surgery
QLD
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Ulysses Vet Clinic
QLD
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Cairns Veterinary Clinic
28 Norman Street · QLD
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Greencross Vets
QLD
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Australian Capital Territory rates best (4.73★). Sunshine Coast leads the cities (4.79★). Read the 2026 study →
| 1 | Sunshine Coast | 4.79★ |
| 2 | Geelong | 4.76★ |
| 3 | Gold Coast | 4.74★ |
| 4 | Hobart | 4.73★ |
| 5 | Cairns | 4.72★ |
| 6 | Canberra | 4.72★ |
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