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Veterinary Surgical Specialties

Veterinarian · Sydenham, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 64 Christchurch vets.

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Checked12 October 2026
Your marketChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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Veterinary Surgical Specialties

Veterinarian · Sydenham, Christchurch

Where you stand#61of 64 vets
Overall health0.5/10across the eight areas
How AI describes youMarketbase business report

What AI tells people about you

Veterinary Surgical Specialties is a veterinary practice located in Addington, Christchurch, specialising in surgical care for companion animals. The clinic offers focused surgical services and perioperative management, serving pet owners across Christchurch. Customers commonly comment on helpful staff and good service, though some reviews note concerns about cost and communication. The practice is known locally for its surgical focus.

Veterinary Surgical Specialties is a veterinary practice based in Addington, Christchurch, that focuses on surgical care for companion animals. The practice identifies surgical procedures and perioperative management as core services, working with pet owners who need specialist operative treatment in the city.

Services emphasise surgical interventions and supporting care around operations. The practice lists surgical specialisation as a primary offering, handling procedures that require anaesthesia, post-operative monitoring and follow-up care. Staff involvement in pre- and post-operative steps is part of the clinic's service model.

Customer feedback is varied: several reviews praise the service and staff, noting positive interactions and attentive care. At the same time, some reviewers raise concerns about cost, stress associated with treatment, and communication with the practice. Overall client experience includes both appreciation for clinical attention and occasional reports of dissatisfaction around fees and interaction.

Locally, Veterinary Surgical Specialties distinguishes itself by concentrating on surgical veterinary work within Christchurch. Pet owners seeking focused surgical treatment and perioperative support may consider this Addington clinic for specialist procedures, while noting mixed feedback on costs and client communication in reviews.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

The overall health score is very low, indicating significant gaps in the Google Business Listing. Key findings show the listing already has a title, phone number, full address and a main image, but critical areas remain unaddressed, notably claiming the listing, updating open status, adding a website link, expanding the description, and loading more photos.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.
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    PhoneYour listing carries a phone number, so the call button is live for anyone who finds you on a phone.

Top three opportunities

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    ClaimedYour listing is not claimed, which means anyone can suggest an edit to it and you have no way to reply to a review or correct what is shown.
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    WebsiteYour listing has no website link, so a customer who wants to check your prices or your work before ringing has nowhere to go from Google.
  • 3
    Description lengthThere is no real description on your listing, so when someone finds you on Google there is nothing in your own words telling them what you do.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
0.5Room to grow
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Veterinarian · Sydenham
DirectionsCall No website ✓2
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Google listingChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Veterinary Surgical Specialties shows a very low Google Business health score, indicating limited overall performance in reviews. The top opportunities focus on improving owner engagement and expanding review volume. Notably, rating confidence is rising and some feedback exists, but the business has not yet responded to any reviews, which affects trust and perceived responsiveness.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Review confidenceRating and review volume together sit well behind this market, which means a customer comparing you has both halves of the picture reading thin.
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    Response rateNone of your reviews have a reply, which means a customer reading them sees your happiest and your angriest customers with nothing from you in between.
  • 3
    Star ratingYour rating sits well below what customers here are used to seeing, and it is the first number they compare when two businesses look otherwise equal.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
1.3Room to grow
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1How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
Google reviewsChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Overall health for Maps Search Performance is mid-range, with a 5.4 out of 10, indicating steady visibility but room for improvement in local suburb reach. Top findings include a positive rise in aggregate and borough scores and strong positions for several veterinary keywords in Spreydon, Addington-Middleton, and surrounding areas.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches less often than half your suburb, so on a search from nearby you sit below businesses a customer would otherwise treat as equal.
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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
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2Seen in 75 searches across Christchurch, top three in none
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After Hours Veterinary Clinic3.6 ★ (209) · Veterinarian
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Veterinary Specialists Aotearoa4.9 ★ (79) · Veterinarian
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At the Vets4.6 ★ (478) · Veterinarian
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Cashmere Veterinary Clinic4.8 ★ (230) · Veterinarian
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Veterinary Surgical Specialties1Further down, below the first results
Map positionsChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
You are #15 for map positions
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04Listings and socialMarketbase business report

Where customers find you

The executive health of Veterinary Surgical Specialties in the Citations & Social Presence area is very low, reflecting limited active profiles beyond Facebook. The strongest finding is an outstanding Facebook presence with a very high trust score, while opportunities exist to establish or enhance profiles on Instagram, TikTok, Neighbourly, LinkedIn and Yellow. The main takeaway is to stabilise and expand social channels to improve trust and discovery.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Having a Facebook page at allWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing.
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    Instagram ProfileWe could not find an active Instagram Profile profile for your business, so a customer who looks for you there finds nothing.
  • 3
    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 3 of them.
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FacebookNo account found1
InstagramNo account found2
TiktokNo account found3
YellowNo listing found
NeighbourlyNo listing found
Listings and socialChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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Your Facebook page

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Facebook pageCriticalWe could not find an active Facebook Profile page for your business, so anyone who goes there to check your hours, read your posts or send a message lands on nothing. Shown at a typical score for this market.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 1 of them.
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Facebook pageChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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Your website

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Domain HealthYour website did not come back healthy when we tried it, and anyone clicking through from your Google listing is meeting whatever we met.
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    Domain UniquenessWe could not find a domain registered to your business, which means there is no address of your own for a customer to go to and nothing for your Google listing to link to.
  • 3
    Domain Age ScoreWe could not read how long your domain has been registered, or it is only weeks old.
3 checks on your website. You're seeing all of them.
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Your websiteNo website of your own1
Your websiteChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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How people find you on Google

Strengths

Your first one is close. Sort an opportunity below and it moves up here.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here.
0 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing all of them.
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No ads from you on any search
Veterinary Surgical SpecialtiesNot in these results
Google search and trafficChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Veterinary Surgical Specialties has no recorded opening-hours data, so temporal alignment with local demand cannot be assessed. Without published hours the algorithm treats peak windows as missed opportunities by default. Adding clear, accurate hours will reveal where the clinic already matches high-demand periods and where hours should change to capture more customers while avoiding unnecessary open time.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

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    Hours aligned with demandWe could not measure your hours against local demand, which almost always means your listing shows no opening hours at all.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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Hours
No opening hours listed1
Popular times Tuesday · Sydenham
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Opening hoursChristchurch vets · 64 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page1 opportunity

06Your website3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#61of 64 Christchurch vets
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Christchurch vetsOverall · 64 businesses
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