After nearly three years without a local veterinary service, the Parkes community is celebrating the long-awaited return of a full-time veterinary service.

The doors of the brand new Parkes Veterinary Hospital officially opened in April at 9 Clarke Street.

This opening has brought a wave of excitement and relief to pet owners across the community thanks to the work of Renea Chapman and Damien Jones.

For years Parkes has been without a full time veterinary service with pet owners having to travel to Forbes, Orange or Dubbo to get the pet care they need if they are lucky enough to secure an appointment.

Renea has been travelling to Parkes monthly on weekends operating under Coast to Country Vet offering vaccinations and consults out of Petstock Parkes.

"We decided to make the move to Parkes because we like the lifestyle here better than being on the coast," Renea said.

Parkes Veterinary Hospital offers a range of veterinary services including vaccinations, consultations, surgery and hospitalisation for sick pets.

The hospital is equipped with the industry's best technology including digital x-ray, ultrasound, separate do and cat hospital wards to decrease stress, an isolation room, laboratory with in-house blood machines and will be able to cater for large animals in-clinic and farm visits.

Parkes Veterinary Hospital already has two nurses with a third coming and an additional vet as well as Renea who has been a vet for 13 years.

"Being a vet it's never the same it's always different.

"The Parkes community has been really supportive, they can't wait for a vet, they have been waiting just as long as we have and everyone has been great.

"The local tradies have been amazing. Whenever we have needed something done they have dropped everything for us because they know we are here for the community."

The vet hospital will be operating from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm with some occasional Saturdays.

To book appointments the hospital will utilise an online booking system for both consultations and surgeries.