My Best Friend Veterinary End of Life Care

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My Best Friend Veterinary End of Life Care

Established in 2004, My Best Friend is Australia’s and Melbourne’s first and most experienced in Being at home allows clients to relax as much as possible.
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Dr Emma Whiston established My Best Friend in 2004 and has a particular interest in the human-animal bond, geriatric medicine, palliative care, euthanasia and bereavement. She understands and is sensitive to the difficulties and emotions that may be associated with the management at the end of a pet’s life. Dr Emma is a caring and understanding Veterinarian, who will carefully assess the health an

d quality of life of your pet in your home. In many cases, it may be possible to help ease geriatric health problems and improve comfort levels. There are many reasons why Melbourne Veterinarians trust My Best Friend and feel confident to refer their clients to Dr Emma. She has many years of clinical experience, a long history of helping clients as well as a special and passionate interest in this area. Dr Emma is very happy to work either independently or co-operatively with your pet’s regular veterinarian or health care provider in order to ensure that optimal care is achieved. In 2011, we were honoured to accept the Chairman’s Award for Excellence in Business awarded by the Whitehorse Business Group in the City of Whitehorse. In 2012 and 2013, we have been nominated for the Telstra Business Awards

Home consultations eliminates the need to move a painful or immobile patient, the stress of car rides, clinical smells, interactions with other animals, slippery floors and stainless steel tables. We are comfortable working on the floor, outside in the sunshine or on the client’s bed. Dr Emma and My Best Friend, has earned a professional and compassionate reputation. We are proud that Melbourne is recognised as the leader in Geriatric Medicine, Palliative Care and ‘End of Life Care’ for our beloved companion animals.

31/10/2024

Happy Howl-O-Ween!
Some tips to keep them safe.
Love from the happy team at My Best Friend 🐾

22/10/2024

What better way to spend a Sunday than doing nothing with your dog 🤗

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11/10/2024

Happy Vet Nurses Day to all of the incredible nurses in our veterinary community.

Our Practice Coordinator, Natasha, has been a veterinary nurse for 10 years and is the friendly voice you hear on the other end of the phone most days of the week. She loves to chat with our beautiful clients, hear about your pets and provide support in what can be a really hard time for most people.

If you need advice or are struggling to know when it may be time to say goodbye, Natasha is always ready to lend an ear and have a chat.

09/10/2024

Meet Our Team - Dr. Emma Whiston

Many of our clients and fellow colleagues in the veterinary industry will know Emma as she is the founder and lead veterinarian of My Best Friend since 2004.
Emma has done incredible things for the veterinary industry and continues to advocate for quality end of life care.
Emma prides herself on giving animals a “good death”. Emma has incredible emotional intelligence and it is often noted, in the lovely feedback we receive, how caring and empathetic she is.

Dr. Emma works alongside Dr. Alison and Dr. Hannah to provide peaceful euthanasias in homes across Melbourne.

05/10/2024

The “feel” of what time dinner is doesn’t change just because the clocks do!

We have our clocks ready to change and will be back first thing Monday morning for anyone who may need our assistance or even just a chat next week.

Take care,
The team at MBF ❤️

02/10/2024

It was our honour and a privilege to assist Mack with his peaceful passing at home.
Thank you for saving him.
Always remembered 💙
Dr Emma & team at My Best Friend Veterinary Home Euthanasia Services.

First of the month means it's time to turn the page on your PUR calendar 🗓

This month we celebrate the life of Mack 🐾

Mack was found on the side of the Hume Highway and handed in to a pound where he remained unclaimed. He wasn't coping well in the shelter, refusing to eat and losing weight quickly, so he was transferred to us.

When his foster carer came to pick him up, she made it clear that she only wanted to foster and was not looking to adopt a dog; Mack, on the other hand, had other plans.

"Mack needed someone to help him through his recovery from surgery to remove cancerous growths on his tummy and legs. I was amazed at the care and attention this old boy had received from PUR after being rescued from a pound, where he’d been on a hunger strike.

Eva helped him into the front seat of my car with a warning that he wasn’t a good traveller. I took a deep breath and we headed off, wondering how I was going to cope with this skinny, sad looking old man full of stitches. Before I knew it Mack put his head on my thigh, then inhaled the little bag of chicken Eva had provided to convince him to eat. We bonded on day one, he wanted me around and I felt the same way." 💙

With the assistance of My Best Friend, Mack peacefully crossed over the rainbow bridge in June 2020.

Rest in Peace Mack 🕊

Thank you to Canine Kinetics and My Best Friend Veterinary End of Life Care for providing us with the opportunity to remember Mack and celebrate his life through our calendar 🌈

07/08/2024

We now have Instagram! Please follow us on

https://www.instagram.com/mbf_vets?igsh=cmo0bDRkNDM5ZnE2&utm_source=qr

We will be sharing exciting new updates, giving insight on our work and letting you get to know the team that make up My Best Friend.

22 Followers, 102 Following, 3 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from My Best Friend Veterinary Home Euthanasia ()

27/07/2024

Thank you to everyone who has supported us through the making of ‘As The Leash Comes Loose’. It made its public debut this morning at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Cinema Nova with a Q&A afterwards! Thanks to directors Jackson Hayat and Tom Buckingham for taking such good care of the story.

07/06/2024

Tickets now available! See all information below. Thank you for everyone’s support. We have also been asked to do a Q&A afterwards which could be fun! And If you can’t make it this time, it will be sure to pop up again soon. Cheers x

Join us in supporting Emma's pioneering work as a Home Veterinary Euthanasia Specialist at our latest documentary screening!

'As The Leash Comes Loose' is screening at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival in Short Session 4 with a collection of other insightful short documentaries - July 27th, 10:30am at Cinema Nova.

Tickets available here! 🎟️
https://www.cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-shorts-session-4

01/06/2024

Grateful to have been selected to show at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. A great public debut in July at Cinema Nova. Thank you again to everyone who contributed.

'As The Leash Comes Loose' has been selected for this year's Melbourne Documentary Film Festival!

Come along to Cinema Nova on July 27th, 10:30am. We're playing in 'Shorts Session 4' alongside a collection of other amazing short documentaries from around Australia. Snag our tickets here: https://www.cinemanova.com.au/films/mdff-shorts-session-4 🎟️

Thanks again to everyone who helped us put this film together, and of course to Emma for sharing her story with us onscreen!

02/05/2024

Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Proud of our boy!

You can still donate.
It’s Thursday, Pension Day - no excuses…..

http://my.leukaemiafoundation.org.au/thomaswhiston

13/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE MELBOURNE! 📆

We're walking on Sunday April 28 and can't wait to kick off the year with everyone. Please help us to spread the word!

Everyone welcome, four-legged friends encouraged. 🐩🐕 🦮

Registration open now:
https://flynnswalkmel2024.eventbrite.com.au

12/02/2024

03/02/2024

16/12/2023

Excellent article Dr Kate - hopefully provides some much needed information for our clients when making emotional end of life decisions.

Animal behaviour experts agree that dogs mourn when they lose a companion, but have mixed views on whether being there at the death helps their grieving process.

10/12/2023

An oldie but a goodie 🩼

13/10/2023

Morning All - Happy DLF Day 2 too you!!
If coming down today be sure to come say Hello 👋. Stand 120. Turn Left once in the doors!

Also we are now on Instagram
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