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About Adventure Vets
Adventure Vets is a mobile veterinary service that comes directly to your home to care for your pet.
We travel so that you can receive the care that you need without the trouble of bringing a sick pet out to a vet clinic.
We travel so that you can receive the care that you need without the trouble of bringing a sick pet out to a vet clinic.
Who comes to your home
Dr Kristina Fisher and Andrew Colquhoun come to every visit together, so your pet sees the same two people each time.
Dr Kristina Fisher BVMS
Role
Veterinarian and founder of Adventure Vets
Degree
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS), University of Glasgow, 2012
Registration
Registered veterinarian with the Veterinary Board of Tasmania
Experience
Small-animal, mixed and emergency practice in the UK, then small-animal and mixed-animal practice in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs, including remote Indigenous community programs
In Tasmania
Since 2020, starting at a clinic in Launceston
Why mobile
A freediving course in Bicheno showed her how limited vet care was along the East Coast, and that is where the idea for Adventure Vets began
Andrew Colquhoun, registered nurse
Background
18 years working as a registered nurse
With Adventure Vets
Since 2022
On each visit
Holds and settles your pet, monitors them during treatment, prepares medications and talks you through the after-care
The story behind Adventure Vets
United Kingdom – 2012
Graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2012 and spent several years working across the UK in a mix of small-animal, mixed, and emergency practices.
Darwin – 2017
Moved to Australia, began working in Darwin at a small-animal practice.
Alice Springs – 2018
Worked in Katherine and Alice Springs as a mixed-animal veterinarian, also involved in remote Indigenous community veterinary medicine programs.
Tasmania – 2020
Moved to Tasmania during the 2020 pandemic to work at a well-respected clinic in Launceston, quickly falling in love with the island’s landscapes and lifestyle. During a freediving course in Bicheno, she realised how limited veterinary care was along the coast. And, from that spark, Adventure Vets was born.
Andrew joined – 2022
Andrew came on board after 18 years working as a registered nurse. He brings steady care, dry humour and a very practical mindset to each day on the road. From assisting with patients through to keeping schedules and equipment in order, he helps everything run smoothly and quietly holds a lot of the operation together.
Today
Together, Kristina and Andrew make Adventure Vets a true partnership by combining their skills, care, and love of adventure to bring veterinary care wherever it’s needed most.
What we do, and where
Based in
Longford, Tasmania. Every appointment is a home visit.
Where we go
Launceston and its suburbs, the West and East Tamar, Longford and nearby towns, and the East Coast from Scamander to Little Swanport. See every suburb we visit
Patients
Dogs, cats and rabbits
Hours
By appointment, 9am to 5pm on weekdays
Prices
Home visits from $125, plus a travel fee for your suburb. See the pricing guide
Paying
You pay at the visit, and we give you an itemised receipt for pet insurance claims
At your home
- Health checks and consults for sick pets
- Vaccinations and microchipping
- Skin, ear, lump and mobility checks
- Nutrition and behaviour advice
- Sedation for pets that cannot be groomed or handled awake
- Ongoing care for long-term conditions
- Euthanasia at home
At a clinic
- X-rays and ultrasound
- Desexing and other surgery
- Hospital stays and overnight care
- Emergencies and after-hours care
If your pet needs one of these, we refer you to a clinic, send your pet's history ahead and carry on the care at home afterwards.
When we’re not with patients
When she’s not out on the road caring for animals, Kristina loves exploring new places both above and below the water. She’s happiest when diving into the ocean, discovering good food and wine, getting lost in a great book or on adventures with her bitsa Hamish.
Andrew brings his own energy to life outside the clinic. He enjoys motorsport, keeping fit and trying to keep Kristina from getting more pets!