Bird Vet Melbourne

14/09/2025

Come say hi to some of the staff at the Great Sourhern Bird Show and Expo. Held at The Gloria Pyke Netball Facility, Bennet St, Dandenong until 2pm today!!!

02/09/2025

Nurses are always making fun of what the vets draw on their whiteboards in the consult rooms. Does anyone want to join the fun game of trying to guess what this vet has been drawing?

26/08/2025

✨🐦 Another Rescue Story at Bird Vet Melbourne

Today we welcomed our 4th lost or surrendered bird for the day. At Bird Vet Melbourne, our team is dedicated to giving every feathered friend the very best chance, whether that means resuscitation, recovery, or reuniting them with their families. 💙

In this video, Dr Phil is treating a little budgerigar that we named "tzippy" (See the attached video for why )found in very poor condition:
• Overgrown nails
• Severe Cnemidocoptes mites (scaly face and leg)
• Weak and struggling from exposure

Sadly, budgerigars don’t survive long in Melbourne’s wild. With cold weather, cars, magpies and currawongs, their chances are slim without immediate care.
We work tirelessly to provide a safe haven for these little helpless souls. Every bird rescue is a reminder of why avian medicine and compassion matter.
We all really care!

20/08/2025

Find the bird. Bonus points if you know what type it is...

16/08/2025

The staff are out at the Cenvet Ball tonight. Cenvet put together this amazing annual event to support the mental health of those working in the veterinary industry.

05/08/2025

The team went out to celebrate Nurse Dakota's birthday this week. We found ourselves in a mosaics class at Merryl's Mosaics in Caulfield. You can see some of the creations in this pic. Even the most creatively challenged members of the team had fun and completed a mosaic. 🤪

29/07/2025

Heartbreaking! This is one more example of why it is a good idea to always travel with pillow cases in your car (Makes it so much easier to rescue animals in need )

Gang-gang cockatoos like cool weather, but freezing conditions are putting them at risk this winter, as volunteers race to save grounded birds in the Victorian Alps.

14/07/2025

WARNING: TRIGGER CONTENT. This is an horrific example of serious cruelty. Please do NOT feed wild birds, it makes them vulnerable to this sort of treatment. If you have any information on this situation or any other wildlife crime contact Crimestoppers or DEECA.

08/07/2025

Why was Mel late today? Compulsory scritches held her up. Who else has a bossy cockatiel?

03/07/2025

When your favourite past time is eating mud, so you need to get tested for lead poisoning because it's found in the soil in many backyards!!!! This duck is supposed to be white... Fortunately her lead levels weren't too high and she should respond to chelation injections (and maybe a bath). You can get your soil tested for contaminants or we can easily test your birds in clinic too. Remember if your birds' lead levels are high enough, you might be eating eggs that contain lead yourself.

15/06/2025

UP FOR ADOPTION!!!! We have a beautiful rooster that is looking for a home. (He's a friend NOT food!) The staff have named him Marvin. He hasn't had an easy start to life. He was recently dumped along with his two brothers and was found running around a road by a member of the public. Unfortunately, while the member of public did manage to catch the birds, they put them all in one box with no air holes. 2 of the roosters were dead on arrival at the clinic and Marvin was unconscious but still had a faint pulse. We were able to revive him and he has done very well in care. He's exceptionally friendly to humans (has no spurs) but gets a little excited if he sees a female chicken. Many councils don't allow roosters, so this needs to be the right home. If you have a safe space for Marvin, please email us at [email protected]

06/06/2025

Due to unforseen circumstances the Clinic will now be CLOSED for the entire King's Birthday Weekend. We will re-open on Tuesday at 9am. For any avian emergencies on Sat-Sun, please check with the other avian clinics for availability. For any other emergencies please attend your nearest 24 hour clinic. We apologise for the inconvenience but most of our staff need the time to recover as quite a few of us are unwell. Yep, we apparently like each other enough to share germs and we also just want to say we like our ai generated bird pictures because 3 legged birds are fun. 😜