--- title: "Companion Vets vs Pet Doctors: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Companion Vets or Pet Doctors more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton veterinary clinics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/companion-vets-vs-pet-doctors" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Companion Vets vs Pet Doctors: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Companion Vets or Pet Doctors more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Hamilton veterinary clinics set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Companion Vets and Pet Doctors - **Competitive set**: Hamilton veterinary clinics - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Companion Vets Share of Search**: 10.5% - **Pet Doctors Share of Search**: 34.8% ## Is Companion Vets or Pet Doctors more popular in search? - In September 2026, Pet Doctors had more branded searches than Companion Vets among Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Pet Doctors had about 1,590 branded searches, while Companion Vets had 480. Pet Doctors made up 34.8% of all Hamilton veterinary clinic searches we track, and Companion Vets accounted for 10.5%. - Pet Doctors was ahead of Companion Vets in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Companion Vets’ share of searches among Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand moved from 13% to 10.5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 590 to 480. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Pet Doctors’ share of searches among Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand moved from 34.4% to 34.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.6K. ## Top Hamilton veterinary clinics in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, both Companion Vets and Pet Doctors showed up in all three answers. Companion Vets was listed before Pet Doctors in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Companion Vets | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Hamilton Vets | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Pet Doctors | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Waikato After Hours Veterinary Hospital | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | CareVets | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Animates Vetcare | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Hamilton veterinary clinics - Asked ChatGPT "Which veterinary clinic should I go to in Hamilton, New Zealand?": 1. Companion Vets, 2. Hamilton Vets, 3. Pet Doctors, 4. Waikato After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best veterinary clinics in Hamilton, New Zealand?": 1. Companion Vets, 2. Hamilton Vets, 3. Pet Doctors, 4. Waikato After Hours Veterinary Hospital - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best veterinary clinic in Hamilton, New Zealand for a sick pet?": 1. Waikato After Hours Veterinary Hospital, 2. Companion Vets, 3. Pet Doctors, 4. Hamilton Vets Not named in any answer: CareVets and Animates Vetcare. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Hamilton veterinary clinics in September 2026? - In September 2026, Pet Doctors lost share of searches among Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand, from 35.3% to 34.8%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Companion Vets in New Zealand fell 18.6% over 12 measured months, from 590 to 480 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Companion Vets estimated searches | Companion Vets Share of Search | Companion Vets rank | Pet Doctors estimated searches | Pet Doctors Share of Search | Pet Doctors rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 590 | 13% | 3 | 1.6K | 34.4% | 1 | | Nov 2025 | 480 | 10.5% | 4 | 1.7K | 36.9% | 1 | | Dec 2025 | 590 | 11% | 4 | 1.9K | 35.1% | 1 | | Jan 2026 | 590 | 9.8% | 4 | 2K | 33.4% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 590 | 11.1% | 4 | 1.6K | 31.1% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 590 | 10.5% | 4 | 2K | 36.3% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 480 | 9.3% | 4 | 1.9K | 35.8% | 1 | | May 2026 | 480 | 9.9% | 4 | 1.8K | 37.4% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 390 | 8.4% | 4 | 1.7K | 35.9% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 390 | 8.4% | 4 | 1.7K | 36.6% | 1 | | Aug 2026 | 480 | 10.1% | 4 | 1.7K | 35.3% | 1 | | Sep 2026 | 480 | 10.5% | 4 | 1.6K | 34.8% | 1 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Companion Vets’ and Pet Doctors’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Companion Vets**: Measured on the search term “companion vets”. - **Pet Doctors**: Measured on the search terms “gardens pet doctors”, “pet doctors”, “pet doctors gardens”, “pet doctors hamilton”, “pet doctors hillcrest”, “pet doctors tristram”, “petdoctors” and “tristram pet doctors”, summed into one figure. - [Companion Vets profile](/demand/nz/brands/companion-vets) - [Pet Doctors profile](/demand/nz/brands/pet-doctors) - [All Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/hamilton/veterinary-clinics): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Companion Vets or Pet Doctors more popular in search? In September 2026, Pet Doctors had more branded searches than Companion Vets among Hamilton veterinary clinics in New Zealand. Pet Doctors had about 1,590 branded searches, while Companion Vets had 480. Pet Doctors made up 34.8% of all Hamilton veterinary clinic searches we track, and Companion Vets accounted for 10.5%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Companion Vets vs Pet Doctors: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/companion-vets-vs-pet-doctors This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/companion-vets-vs-pet-doctors. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.