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Open 24/7 - 365 Days for Emergency, with General Practice and Specialist Services - Call 8721 1414 🐾

22/09/2024

Meet Rachael our Hospital Manager here at Greencross Vet Hospital. With a career that spans well over a decade, Rachael started her career as a young General Practice Veterinary Nurse.

Over the years, she has moved through a range of clinical and leadership roles, gaining valuable experience in large, multi-disciplinary teaching hospitals. Her dedication to supporting education, psychological safety and delivering exceptional clinical outcomes has been a key aspect of her professional journey.

Known for her friendly nature and dedication to her job, Rachael brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the team. Rachael is focused on providing the best care for all patients and the families that love them, whilst upholding the highest standards of clinical practice.

Outside of work, Rachael enjoys quality time with her partner, family, and friends, especially her toy poodle Vinnie and her two playful cats, Alfie and Benson.

We are delighted to have Rachael overseeing our hospital management and look forward to the continued positive influence she will have at Greencross Vet Hospital.

16/09/2024

🐾 Join our Team! We’re on the lookout for skilled ECC Vets and Nurses to bring their expertise to Greencross Veterinary Hospital Werribee. 🏥👩‍⚕️

If you’re passionate about emergency and critical care, we’d love to hear from you! Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected], and let’s chat about how you can be part of our team.

15/09/2024

Meet one of our Hospital favourites Kayla.
Kayla is one of our outstanding Animal Attendants here at GVH.

Kayla is currently studying her Cert IV in Veterinary Nursing after obtaining her Cert III in Animal Studies with additional training in animal handling skills.

Kayla previously worked in a high demanding animal shelter/pound for a few years, looking after up to 200 cats and 60 dogs at capacity.

She also has extensive experience caring for neonate kittens as young as a day old and native wildlife, especially kangaroos and possums.

Kayla has a passion for working with animals who are considered aggressive and dangerous, and giving them the necessary attention and time to overcome their fear of people so they can be adopted and find their forever family.

She is the proud mum to three cats; Deakin & cooper - brothers who she raised from birth and the newest addition Lilo who Kayla also rescued as a kitten.

Kayla’s dream is to work as a cat behaviouralist and one day open her own cat sanctuary where she will be able to give all cats a chance to find a forever home and embrace their lives as lap cats 💛

11/09/2024

Our heads of Hospital, Fiona, Rachael & Todd. Supporting our up and coming Veterinarian students at today’s munch and learn.

10/09/2024

Appreciation post for the amazing ‘Abcde’ who has donated some much needed blood for some fellow friends in need. 💗

‘Abcde’ is a Type A Feline Blood doner in our program here at GVH.

Thank you also to the brilliant Dr. Tim for collecting the donation in a stress free environment.

Thank you ‘Abcde’ what a brave superhero you are!

08/09/2024

Meet the extraordinary Taylor.
Taylor is one of our hospitals ‘Work Flow & Referral Coordinators’ as well as a nurse with in our Hospital.

Taylor has over six years of dedicated experience in veterinary nursing, and has honed her skills across various multidisciplinary hospitals, where she has not only provided exceptional patient care but has also taken on the rewarding role of teaching both students and fellow nurses.

Her passion for animal welfare and education shines through in her day-to-day work. Taylor is particularly interested in anaesthesia and exotic animal care, where she continually seeks to expand her knowledge and expertise, ensuring the highest standards of care for all patients.

At home, Taylor is the proud owner of a goofy 3-year-old Rottweiler who keeps her on her toes and reminds her every day why she loves what she does. With a commitment to compassionate care and a love for teaching, Taylor is an invaluable asset to our team here at GVH and to the animals we serve.

06/09/2024

Today the gorgeous Bulbul had her toe amputated with Dr. Tien and the team here at GVH. She’s on her way home for some much needed rest and recovery ❤️‍🩹

05/09/2024

Today the amazing Kovu came in and donated blood for a patient who was urgently needing blood. Thank you for being such a brave hero today Kovu 💗

30/08/2024

The adorable Stormy Blue had her 2nd vaccination appointment with the support of her big sister Ocean. What a gorgeous family! 🥰💗

25/08/2024

Meet the exceptional Lauren.
Lauren is one of our senior ICU Veterinary Nurses here at GVH.
Lauren has over 15 years of experience in specialty and referral nursing. She is AVNAT registered and completed her Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing in 2010.

Lauren initially worked in veterinary ophthalmology for seven years before shifting her focus to emergency and critical care medicine in 2015, where she has worked in emergency and critical care departments of specialty and referral hospitals ever since.

In 2017, Lauren earned a Certificate in Veterinary Nursing for Emergency and Critical Care (CertVNECC) and is a RECOVER CPR-certified rescuer and instructor in both Basic and Advanced Life Support. In 2022 Lauren passed her Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) board exam in Emergency and Critical Care making her a member of the Academy of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Technicians and Nurses (AVECCTN).

Lauren has gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in emergency and critical care medicine, and this has led her to develop a passion for both learning and teaching. She finds joy in sharing her expertise with others and empowering them to expand their knowledge and skills. Her exposure to a broad range of interesting and complex cases has further enhanced her capabilities in this field.

Lauren continually supports the team here at GVH with her incredible knowledge and skills set. We couldn’t be happier that she’s a part of the team.

21/08/2024

This is the gorgeous Barney.

Barney was referred to our internal medicine department here at GVH for an investigation of urinary incontinence.
Barney was only 13 weeks old when he saw Dr. Hannah as he was dribbling urine when he was both awake and asleep. Understandably, this was causing some big issues for his owner.

He had a CT scan performed with our imaging and anaesthesia departments which showed that he had a severely enlarged kidney (it had become so swollen due to backed up urine) and an ectopic ureter (Barney’s ureter did not connect to his bladder, but rather to his urethra causing the leakage of urine).

Unfortunately, because of the damage caused to Barney’s kidney, the best option for Barney was to be referred to our surgical team for removal of his kidney and abnormal ureter. Luckily, Barney’s other kidney and ureter appeared to be relatively normal, so his long-term prognosis was good.

Dr. Tesh successfully performed the surgery and Barney was transferred to our emergency department for ongoing care and monitoring. Over the course of his stay, Barney’s urinary continence improved dramatically, and he was able to be sent home!

We received a lovely update from Barney’s owner recently to tell us that Barney’s surgery has been successful, and they had lovely thankyous to every department involved in Barneys hospital stay!

He is a dry puppy now, living his best life.

20/08/2024

Happy birthday to our wonderful ECC nursing team leader Asha! 🥳🎉🎈

18/08/2024

Meet Linda, one of our fantastic client services team members assisting our clients with all their needs.

Greencross Vet Hospital is Linda’s introduction to the veterinary world, having been an upper primary school teacher, small business owner, earring maker, and retail manager, before starting at GVH early last year.

When Linda’s not adoring gorgeous furry friends at the client services desk, you’ll find her with her nose in a book, or hanging out with her husband Rob and their ‘old men’ (doggies); Connor, an ex-customs Labrador, and Fudge, the cheeky little dachshund.

Linda’s kindness and compassion makes her an outstanding addition to our client services team, and we are so appreciative to have her!

08/08/2024

We are in need of Feline Blood Donors.
Is your cat eligible to be a life saving blood donor?
🩸Aged between 1-7 years old
🩸Over 4kg
🩸Fully Vaccinated
🩸On Flea and Tick preventative treatment
🩸Not on any long term medications
🩸Healthy & Agreeable temperament
🩸Never received a blood transfusion
🩸Available to donate at short notice
If this sounds like your cat, we would love to chat to you about our donation program.
Please email through your intrest and our blood donation coordinator will be in touch with you shortly.
email: [email protected]

04/08/2024

Meet Joel, our Anaesthesia Nurse Team leader.

Joel began his nursing career in the UK in 2013. Initially working in a small animal general practice, he developed a strong interest in anaesthesia.

Joel has spent the past six years of his career working in a speciality setting, focusing on anaesthesia and going on to complete further training in the subject.

He moved to Australia in September 2022 and began working at GVH in early 2023. Joel has a strong passion for teaching both nurses and Veterinary students on rotation at GVH.

Joel loves to spend his free time hiking, camping, and exploring in the great Australian outdoors.

How lucky are we to have this amazing talent on the team?!

01/08/2024

This is beautiful Oscar,

Oscar was referred to our clinic by the team at Greencross Macedon Ranges as a newly diagnosed diabetic.

Oscar’s diabetes was so severe at time of presentation that he was in a disease state called Diabetic Ketoacidosis. In this condition, diabetic patients have such dangerous electrolyte, blood glucose and blood pH derangements that it can be life-threatening.

During his stay in hospital, Oscar’s care was overseen by our critical care clinicians, Dr Tim Conolly (MANZCVS) and Dr Liam Donaldson (MANZCVS, DipACVECC), with amazing support from our intensive care nurses. In addition to Oscar’s diabetes, he was also diagnosed with pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) on abdominal ultrasound. This, in addition to his previously known diagnosis of hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone in the blood), made Oscar a challenging case to manage.

Despite having many underlying comorbidities that made managing his diabetes difficult, Oscar was stabalized in our intensive care ward over the period of several days. His blood glucose and electrolyte abnormalities, thyroid hormone levels and pancreatitis were meticulously managed by our critical care nurses and veterinarians. Oscar had a feeding tube placed to allow adequate nutrition, and was eventually discharged home on twice-daily injectable insulin, along with medications for his hypothyroidism and pancreatitis.

Oscar was very brave in hospital, and despite having a guarded prognosis at admission to hospital, has recovered extremely well. We look forward to seeing this sweet man at his regular check-ups.

Massive thank-you to Oscar’s loving family and the amazing team at for letting us look after your beautiful man!

28/07/2024

Meet Dr. Tim Conolly, one of our Emergency Vets here at GVH.

Tim Graduated from Murdoch University in WA in 2014 and moved to Melbourne to undertake an internship in emergency and critical care. He has since worked as an emergency and critical care vet in Melbourne honing his skills in the field.

Last year, he passed his membership exams in Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care before joining the GVH team.

Growing up, Tim’s love for his dogs drew him to a career in veterinary medicine. Tim enjoys managing critical cases. His methodical approach and sense of humour are key to successfully navigating the challenges of his role.

At home, Tim is the proud Dad to Oscar the Wolfhound and Ned the Greyhound both of whom he loves very much. Tim enjoys road trips, walks in nature, photography and most of all, skiing.

We love having Tim as a part of our team!

26/07/2024

Meet Beautiful Millie!

Millie presented to Greencross Vet Hospital for a three day history of a reduced appetite. When she was assessed by our General Practice team, it was noted she had a very high temperature and abdominal pain. Millie was transferred to our emergency department for ongoing care and diagnostics.

An ultrasound was performed of Millie that revealed she had an abscess associated with her right kidney, and as a result, bacteria free within her abdominal cavity. This is a condition called "septic peritonitis" and carries a guarded prognosis, even with gold standard care.

Millie was rushed into surgery where our surgeon, Dr Tesh Smalle, removed Millie's right kidney and ureter (a procedure called a "ureteronephrectomy"). Millie had her abdominal cavity flushed with sterile saline, and had two abdominal drains placed, along with a central venous catheter (a catheter that goes into the jugular vein), and an oesophageal feeding tube. Millie's central venous catheter, feeding tube and post-operative care were performed by our ECC specialist, Dr Liam Donaldson.

While in the initial 24-hours it was touch-and-go for beautiful Millie, she was extremely brave and stoic. In the days that followed Millie gradually felt better, and within three days of surgery, was already eating and keen to go for walks!

Millie was discharged from hospital four days after her surgery to recover at home. She's done exceedingly well considering the odds were against her, and has quickly become part of the GVH family.

We love you Millie!💛

25/07/2024

Zoe and Katelyn are part of our client services team at GVH. They received a beautiful bunch of flowers from a client for exceptional service while helping them navigate their visit to GVH.

It can be stressful when a pet is unwell and these ladies go above and beyond in being the bridge between the clinical team and our lovely pet owners.

Well done ladies, your hard work is an invaluable contribution that is appreciated through the hospital! 💐

21/07/2024

Meet Lauren our surgery nursing team leader.

Lauren’s journey in veterinary nursing began over a decade ago, when she made the permanent move to Melbourne from the UK.

Finding her passion in surgical nursing field; her unwavering commitment to asepsis and sterility, coupled with her compassionate approach makes her a true asset to lead the team of surgery nurses at Greencross Vet Hospital.

Her relentless pursuit of perfection and driving high standards ensures our pet owners of the best possible outcomes for every furry patient that comes through the surgery suite’s doors.

Lauren shares Greencross Vet Hospital’s dedication to teaching the next generation of world class vets and we couldn’t be happier to have her on the team.

19/07/2024

Meet Daphne, a 3 year old Dachshund who recently had spinal surgery here at GVH.

Daphne presented with a sudden onset of hind limb paresis (difficulty walking). She was taken under the care of one of our neurologists, Dr Alex.

After having a CT scan, Alex performed a hemilaminectomy (spinal surgery to remove disc material).

Daphne has since been discharged from hospital and is doing really well. She’s giving plenty of tail wags for her lovely family. Help us wish Daphne well on the rest of her recovery ❤️‍🩹

15/07/2024

🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to our very own Dr.Ryan!
He has successfully passed his members in internal veterinary medicine!

What an achievement!🥂🥳

14/07/2024

Tesh is one of our amazing surgeons here at GVH.

Tesh graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science from the University of Pretoria in 2009. After volunteering as a veterinarian in India, she returned to South Africa where she completed a residency training program in small animal surgery at the University of Pretoria.
She was awarded a Masters of Veterinary Medicine in Small Animal Surgery in 2017 and is registered as a veterinary specialist in small animal surgery with the South African Veterinary Council.  In 2017, she relocated to Australia, with her husband and fur-child, to pursue her passion for clinical teaching of veterinary students.
 After some time in sunny Queensland, working with the final year veterinary students at UQ-VETS small animal hospital, they made the move to Victoria. Tesh joined the University of Melbourne as a Lecturer in the U-Vet animal hospital small animal surgery service in 2018. During this time, she offered referral level services in small animal surgery to the surrounding community whilst working with final year veterinary students on their clinical rotations.

Tesh has conducted research, published and lectured in the fields of laryngeal paralysis and gallbladder disease in dogs. She has a particularly keen interest in intricate soft tissue surgery and loves the puzzle of reconstructive skin surgery. She also has an interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques such as laparoscopy and thoracoscopy.

Tesh truly understands that surgical treatment can be stressful for owners and is passionate about helping them (and their fur-child) through this time. She has worked in referral level veterinary practice for more than 10years.  When not in theatre, Tesh enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and goofing around with her 2 fur-children, Hershey and Melindros.

11/07/2024

A big congratulations to both Rachael & Renae in their new roles within the Hospital.

Rachael is now leading the way as our Hospital Manager and Renae is moving up to be our Work Flow & Referral Coordinator.

07/07/2024

Asha is our amazing ECC Nursing Team Lead and is proud to support the GVH Emergency & Critical Care team, ensuring the best care for patients and their families in their time of need!

Asha is a registered and accredited Emergency & Critical Care Veterinary nurse, with almost two decades of specialist experience!

Her passion for clinical excellence, education, and leadership has led her to be highly regarded across Australia as an expert in her field. Asha’s scholarly work has been published in veterinary journals, and she is sought after to share her immense breadth of knowledge by speaking at conferences and other industry events. She is also the Vice President of the Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia, which is the national representative body for the vet nursing industry!

Having spent her career working in a university teaching hospital, Asha is passionate about educating the vets and nurses of the future. She is currently studying a Masters degree in clinical education, which supports the GVH goals in providing high quality teaching of our up and coming Veterinary students.
How lucky are we to have this super star!

06/06/2024

GVH is open 24/7, 365 days a year. 👏🏽

If your pet needs emergency care this long weekend, please call 8721-1414 or head straight down to 250 Princes Highway, Werribee 3030.

🩺🧑‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️🐈🐶🐕🐩

30/04/2024

Life saving wins! Coco’s story ✨

Coco is a sweet Ragdoll that presented to the emergency team at GVH at University of Melbourne for sudden onset vomiting and abdominal pain. Diagnostics on admission revealed that Coco had ruptured her caecum, resulting in f***l contents filtering into her abdomen (septic peritonitis). Pets with septic peritonitis carry a 50% mortality rate even with gold-standard surgical and medical intervention.
Coco was rushed to surgery with the GVH Surgery department and had to have a large portion of her small intestine, caecum, and large intestine removed. At the time of recovery, Coco passed away, with her heart stopping.

After CPR by our Specialist anaesthesia team, Coco was able to be resuscitated. After several days in our Intensive Care ward, cared for by our specialist Critical Care team, Coco was able to be discharged home. Coco has used up a few of her lives, but we are so happy that she had the spirit to fight on, despite the odds being against her. We love you Coco!

27/04/2024

Happy World Vet Day! 🩺

27/04/2024

Today, on World Veterinary Day, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible team at Greencross Vet Hospital and the dedicated up and coming Vets of the future, the University of Melbourne’s DVM students.

Your phenomenal commitment to the well-being of all animals big and small, and their owners that love them is truly commendable.

Thank you for your compassion, expertise, and tireless efforts in keeping our pets happy and healthy!

We appreciate you!

24/04/2024

Life Saving Wins! 💚

Sammy is a beautiful Cavalier King Charles Spaniel that presented as an emergency referral to GVH at University of Melbourne from the wonderful team at Greencross Macedon Ranges for suspected rat bait toxicity. Left untreated, pets that eat rat bait run the risk of internal bleeding that can result in death. At time of presentation Sammy was in severe respiratory distress secondary to bleeding into the space between his lungs and his chest wall (pleural space).

Sammy was treated with Vitamin K, as well as a blood and plasma transfusion. He had emergency drainage of the blood that had built up in his chest (pictured) to relieve his respiratory distress and was also treated with intranasal oxygen therapy. After 48-hours in our Intensive Care ward Sammy was able to be discharged home to his loving family.

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