Vet-Team Pottenstein

About Vet-Team Pottenstein

Vet-Team Pottenstein is a small animal veterinary practice at Gutensteiner Straße 1 that also looks after horses and animals kept as a hobby. You can come to the consultation hours without an appointment, and according to the website the practice treats wild animals free of charge during surgery hours.

What the practice offers

• Surgery: standard operations such as castrations, bladder stone and tumour operations. Anaesthesia is given as inhalation anaesthesia with monitoring of oxygen saturation and ECG. In difficult cases external surgeons come to the practice or the animal is referred to a clinic.
• Teeth: ultrasonic tartar removal under general anaesthesia, polishing, small fillings and tooth extractions for dogs and cats.
• Diagnostics: digital X-ray with a mobile unit, ultrasound, ECG and an in-house laboratory for blood count, urine, ear swabs and rapid tests, for example for giardia. Official HD X-rays (hip dysplasia) are available by appointment.
• Blood pressure measurement: especially for older cats, if possible outside surgery hours so that excitement does not distort the reading.
• Allergy and skin: advice, diagnostics and support throughout therapy, initial consultation by appointment.
• Behaviour: advice on problems such as separation anxiety or house-soiling in cats.
• Preventive care and nutrition: clinical examination at the vaccination appointment, preventive care especially for older animals, nutritional advice.
• Complementary methods: neural therapy, acupuncture and homeopathy, which the practice itself describes as controversial. Chiropractic for dogs and horses is offered by Mag. Charlotte Dobretsberger, who arranges her own appointments.
• In-house pharmacy and home visits: common medicines are kept in stock, and worming and tick treatments are also available individually.

Which animals

The practice treats small animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. By appointment the vets also visit horses, cows, alpacas, sheep, goats, poultry and other hobby animals. Hedgehogs and young birds are looked after by assistant Johanna Schweighofer.

Who works at the practice

The practice is run by Dr. Karin Strasser and Dr. Viktoria Remer. According to the website, Strasser has postgraduate training in behavioural medicine and has worked at the veterinary practice of the Neunerhaus, which cares for the animals of homeless people. Remer has additional training in surgery and dentistry and in July 2025 took over the share of the practice held by her mother, Dr. Andrea Dobretsberger.

Surgery hours and emergency service

The surgery is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 to 11 and Monday to Friday from 17 to 18:30, otherwise by telephone arrangement. Longer examinations such as ultrasound or vaccinations of several animals are by appointment, and operations usually take place on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Outside surgery hours and on Sundays and public holidays, call the practice number 02672 88788. The answering machine will then give you the number of the vet on duty. Please do not report emergencies by text message or WhatsApp.

Automatically translated from German.

Compiled by our editorial team.