Queensland Veterinary Specialists

13/03/2025

Updated 1:35pm: Phone lines are now working. We appreciate your patience & understanding while working on getting these back.

‼️ PHONE LINES DOWN ‼️

Our phone line at our Stafford hospital is currently unable to be reached due to a service outage. Please contact our North Lakes hospital on 07 3384 2222 in the meantime for any general enquiries.

If your pet requires emergency treatment, please come straight in to your closest hospital.

An update will be made once our phone service has been restored.

Thank you for your understanding.

10/03/2025

Join us for an exclusive Talk on Hip & Elbow Dysplasia Screening for dogs hosted by Queensland Veterinary Specialists and Dogs Queensland! 🐕💡
📅 Date: Wednesday 19th of March 2025
🕒 Time: 7pm AEST
📍 Location: Function room, Dogs Queensland Sports Grounds, 247 King Avenue, Durack.
Intended for dog breeders, you will learn from our team about the importance of early screening, preventing hereditary conditions, and ensuring healthier futures for your puppies. This session will cover:
✅ What Hip and Elbow Screening involves
✅ What the results mean
✅ How to apply the results in your breeding program
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to improve the health and longevity of your breeding program! 🏆
With limited spots available, follow the link below to grab a ticket or contact us for registration assistance.

Tickets: https://showmanager.com.au/activity/3199?cal=true

Contact us: https://qvs.com.au/contact-us/

08/03/2025

🌸 Happy International Women’s Day from the team at QVS & Pet ER! 🌸

Today, we celebrate the incredible women who make a difference in the lives of our furry friends and their families every single day. Our team is proudly made up of mostly women – from client services and administration to our dedicated nurses, caretakers, vets, and specialists – each one plays a crucial role in providing the best care possible.

A special shoutout to our amazing team who went above and beyond during Cyclone Alfred, ensuring the safety and well-being of all our patients. Your strength, compassion, and resilience is truly inspiring, and we are so grateful for all of you.

Thank you for everything you do – today and every day. ❤️

07/03/2025

Huge congratulations to Dr. Alecia Evans on passing her European surgical specialist exams! 🎓🐾

Alecia has worked her entire career toward this moment, and we couldn’t be prouder!

Since graduating with Honours from The University of Queensland in 2016, she has dedicated herself to veterinary surgery, completing both rotating and surgical internships at QVS before undertaking a residency in small animal surgery at Murdoch University.

Her journey has included earning a Master's in Veterinary Clinical Studies, a Research Master's in Veterinary Surgery, a Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education, and conducting internationally recognized research in orthopaedic surgery - earning her the 2024 VCOT Most Outstanding Resident Paper Award.
This year, she took the final step by flying to Switzerland to sit her specialist exams... and she passed! 🎉

This incredible achievement reflects years of dedication, training, and perseverance. We are so lucky to have Alecia back at QVS, where her knowledge and passion will continue to benefit our team and patients.

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Alecia Evans on this well-earned milestone! 🎉👏

05/03/2025

⚠️WE ARE OPEN⁠
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As we all prepare for Cyclone Alfred we want to confirm that we are OPEN 24 hours for emergency veterinary care.⁠
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Our team of emergency, critical care and specialist veterinarians and nursing teams are here to support you in our Stafford and North Lakes veterinary hospitals. ⁠
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During this time we encourage you to visit only for emergencies. If your pet's veterinary needs are not an emergency, please stay home and safe until the storm has passed. ⁠
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If you are not sure if your pet's needs can wait, please call us on 07 3384 2233 (North Lakes) or 07 3359 5333 (Stafford) and our team will be able to help you.⁠
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If the situation changes, we will update our hospital status on our website.

04/03/2025

🚨 Cyclone & Severe Weather Alert for Brisbane 🚨
As we prepare for the upcoming cyclone and severe storm conditions in Brisbane, the safety and well-being of your pets are our top priority.
Here are some important tips to ensure your furry friends stay safe:
1. Create a Safe Space: Bring your pets indoors and keep them in a quiet, secure room during the storm.
2. Prepare an Emergency Kit: Include food, water, medications, and any necessary items for your pet’s comfort.
3. Secure Your Home: Close windows and doors, and keep your pets away from glass to avoid injuries.
4. ID & Microchip: Ensure your pets have proper ID tags or are microchipped in case they get separated.
🔴 We are OPEN 24/7 and have plans in place to ensure your pets are safe and cared for during the storm. If you need any urgent assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out!
Stafford: 07 3359 0777
North Lakes: 07 3384 2222

07/01/2025

Meet Lucien! 🩵

Lucien is a 9-month-old miniature dachshund who presented to our Internal Medicine service earlier this year for lethargy, ataxia (wobbliness) and severe neck pain. Lucien underwent a CSF tap (collection of spinal fluid) with Dr Emily, who diagnosed Lucien with meningitis (inflammation of the tissue layer surrounding the brain and spinal cord). In dogs, meningitis is most commonly an auto-immune condition, however in some cases it can occur due to an infection with a parasite, virus or bacteria. Meningitis can cause a variety of symptoms, including spinal pain, fever and seizures and can be life threatening in severe cases. After several months of treatment and lots of TLC from our team, Lucien is now in remission and we are thrilled to see him back to living a normal life as a cheeky puppy!

If your Primary Care Vet has recommended a referral to an Internal Medicine Specialist, please give us a call on 07 3359 0777 (Stafford) or 07 3384 2222 (North Lakes)

03/12/2024

Please be advised that our phone line service will be limited tomorrow at 12:00 PM for scheduled maintenance. We expect this to take between 30-60 minutes. During this time, our phones will divert to a single device and so it may take a little longer than usual to get back to you.

If you need assistance, please reach out to us via email to [email protected] or [email protected].

If your pet needs urgent care, please come down and see us at your closest hospital location.

We appreciate your understanding and thank you for trusting us with your pets' care. 🐾

01/11/2024

Is your dog or cat a superstar? We think so too, and a few special dogs and cats can even become life-saving super heroes!

If you have:

🐶 A dog over 23kg
🐱 A cat over 5kg

That is:

✅️1-8 years old
✅️Up to date with vaccinations and flea/tick/heartworm/worming prevention
✅️Not currently receiving medications
✅️Never had a transfusion, tick antiserum or snake antivenom

They might make a great blood donor!

Just like humans donate blood, cats and dogs have specific blood types and can also donate to save lives.

QVS is very fortunate to have specialised equipment that allows us to prepare component therapy so that we can provide tailored transfusion medicine. This means one donation can save up to three lives!

To register your interest, please head to https://qvs.com.au/blood-donor-program/ and complete the registration form. Once registered, our transfusion medicine team will be in touch to answer any questions you may have about our blood donor program and its requirements.

23/10/2024

On Sunday, we hosted our bi-annual Queensland Veterinary Specialists and Pet Emergency conference at The Calile Hotel ✨

Hosting a seperate Vet and Nurse stream, we learned, shared and connected over our passion for animal care and the energy in the room was truly inspiring! From innovative practices to the latest in veterinary science, we are so excited to bring these insights to our community.

We are incredibly passionate about collaboration, continued education and making a difference in the lives of our furry friends and are already looking forward to our next conference! 🐱❤️🐶

17/10/2024

EDIT: We are happy to report that these issues have now been resolved. We appreciate your patience and understanding while we navigated this.

Unfortunately we are experiencing some technical troubles and our phone lines are currently down. Please send all non-urgent enquiries to our e-mail addresses listed below.
If your pet requires emergency treatment, please present to your closest location.

[email protected]

[email protected]

We are actively working on getting this resolved and appreciate your patience while doing so.

11/10/2024

🌟 Happy Vet Nurse Day! 🌟

Today we celebrate the incredible dedication and compassion of vet nurses everywhere. Your hard work and commitment to animal care make a world of difference in the lives of pets and their families. Thank you for your endless compassion, expertise, and love for our furry friends.

05/10/2024

The team at QVS regularly contribute to continuing education for veterinarians, technicians and nurses both nationally and internationally.
Two of our surgeons (Drs. Tim Pearson and Lucas Beierer) were recently faculty at a national AOVET orthopaedic principals course held in Brisbane. This course had 48 domestic and internal attendees who were immersed in fracture management principles over 3 days of learning.

In addition to practical course work, we also contribute to online learning for veterinarians worldwide. This article is an example of such efforts. The linked article highlights some of the complex assessments our veterinary orthopaedic specialists will make with pets that have a dislocating knee cap (patella luxation).

Patella luxation is a common condition in dogs, but when should vets opt for surgical correction and, in more complex cases, when should vets perform a Distal Femoral Osteotomy (DFO) to correct the problem?

In the AO VET Guest Blog, Lucas Beierer and Mark Glyde review common femoral and tibial conformation angles and give examples of how to use clinical and imaging data to make decisions in managing patella luxations, particularly in more complex cases when the frontal plane offset is too great.

🔗https://brnw.ch/21wNl0x

03/10/2024

🐾✨ At Queensland Veterinary Specialists and Pet Emergency, we believe that every visit should be a positive experience for your feline friends! 🌟 Our team is specially trained in cat-friendly handling techniques to ensure your kitty feels safe and comfortable during their visit. From our dedicated cat-only waiting room to calm examinations, we prioritize your cat’s well-being every step of the way.

If your cat is in need of specialist or emergency veterinary care, we’re here to help! 🐈

23/09/2024

Introducing 6 month old, gorgeous Border Collie, Ziggy! 🐾 🐶

Ziggy presented to the North Lakes Surgery team after a proximal physeal fracture of the right tibia healed inappropriately, causing his growth plates to become displaced, resulting in a significantly steep angle of his tibial plateau.

For context, most dogs’ tibial plateau sits at 26 degrees – Ziggy's fracture resulted in an excessive angle of 42 degrees! The steeper the slope, the higher the risk of developing Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease, meaning this needed to be promptly corrected to avoid a cruciate rupture in the future.

Ziggy underwent a ‘Centre of Rotation of Angulation Based Levelling Osteotomy’ (or CBLO for short) which allowed our surgeons to reduce the angle from 42 degrees to around 15 degrees. This will significantly reduce the risk of rupturing a cruciate in future.

Thanks to our brilliant surgeons and Ziggy’s dedicated parents, he is recovering well from surgery at home.

13/09/2024

Yesterday was R U OK? Day, and in the veterinary industry, it’s a crucial time to check in on our amazing team members who work tirelessly to care for our furry friends. 🐾💚

Our vets, nurses, client services and support staff face unique challenges every day—from dealing with the emotional weight of animal care to managing busy schedules and high-stress situations. It’s so important to make sure we're all supporting each other and taking care of our mental well-being.

So, whether you’re a veterinary professional or someone who cares about them, take a moment to ask, “R U OK?” and remember, it’s okay to not be okay, and reaching out for help is a sign of strength.

04/09/2024

Is your pet up to date on tick prevention?

With tick season in full force, we are shining a light on two very special patients who recently spent a night with our Pet Emergency team.

Arlo & Stormy were both diagnosed with tick paralysis and required tick antiserum and supportive care. After approximately 24 hours of hospitalisation, they met the criteria for a safe discharge home and off they went!

Ticks are not always easily visible and can hide underneath collars, in between toes or even in the mouth/gums. Some signs and symptoms of tick paralysis can include a wobbly gait or weakness in the hind legs, laboured breathing and vomiting and if left untreated, is often fatal.

We’re here to help keep your four-legged companions safe with our Pet Emergency team available 24 hours a day. If you are concerned that your pet is experiencing tick paralysis, call us on either 07 3359 0777 or 07 3384 2222