Vet

The city of Äänekoski has an agreement for municipal veterinary services of Jyväskylä's environmental health with and acts as a service provider Lauka municipality. You can book an appointment with a veterinarian and cancel it just by calling. If your matter is not urgent, i.e. requiring treatment during the same day, please contact us during phone hours. Animal customers of Äänekoski are welcome at both Konnevesi and Lauka receptions!

Veterinary reception in Konnevedi 

Lauka's municipal veterinarian Mika Ilves
(Äänekoski and Konnevesi area)
Appointments on weekdays, Mon-Fri at 8-9 (Note! Appointments only by calling.)
0400 242 262

Veterinary reception in Laukaa 

Municipal veterinarians Annamari Nuutinen and Jussi Hietala, veterinary assistant Emmi Liekkala
Reception on weekdays Mon-Fri from 8 am to 16 pm.
Appointments on weekdays, Mon-Fri at 8-10 a.m. (Note: Appointments can only be made by calling.)
050 3153 512

Emergency services

Veterinary emergency services outside of office hours have been organized together with neighboring municipalities. Currently, large and small animal on-call are organized separately so that the municipal veterinarians share large animal shifts and small animal on-call is organized at the small animal clinic in Jyväskylä. During emergency hours, only urgent cases of illness that cannot wait until the next business day are treated.

Emergency number for commercial animals

You can get the contact information of the on-call veterinarian by calling the toll-free service number:
0600 14600
(call price 2,03 eur/min.)

Emergency number for pets

Jyväskylä Veterinary Hospital, Vapaaherrantie 2 (Tourukeskus), Jyväskylä.

You can contact the on-call small animal clinic by calling the toll-free service number:
0600 306 084
(the price of the call is 1,98 eur/min).

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Basic veterinary procedures are performed at municipal veterinarians' offices. A clinic fee, the fees according to the municipal veterinarian tax, as well as the costs of supplies and medicine are charged for the animal's appointment. Client fees for municipal veterinarians are determined according to the municipal veterinarian tax. Value added tax is added to the prices. You can get more detailed price information on different procedures from your own veterinarian. 

Clinic fees (include VAT):

  • Minor procedures 12 euros (Minor procedures include, for example, examination of ear, urine or skin samples, castration or sterilization of a cat and removal of tartar.)
  • Demanding procedures 24 euros (Demanding procedures are e.g. castration or sterilization of a dog.)
  • Blood sample analysis 5-10 euros 
  • Ultrasound examination of small animals 10 euros 

No clinic fee is charged for measures taken solely to combat animal diseases (e.g. vaccination, health or puppy inspection, microchipping). 

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