Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic

04/04/2025

Our clinic will be closed over Easter & on Anzac Day

Please find out your closest emergency vet clinic incase your bird needs to urgently be seen on these days. They will be able to provide stabilisation and monitoring until we are open again.

If your pet requires ongoing medication, please ensure you call us on (03) 97649000 to organise this to ensure your pet does not run out of medicine.

For non-urgent bookings, please book online at www.melbournebirdvet.com. For enquiries and requests please email us on [email protected] or message us on Facebook or Instagram. A team member will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

Thank you, and we hope you have a lovely holiday with your families 🥰

22/03/2025

This handsome Kookaburra was found in the middle of the road and brought in by some kind humans. He recovered well in hospital, and has been re-released to find his family again.

It's important to report injured wildlife to Wildlife Victoria or drop them off to a vet clinic for assessment as soon as they are found.

Thank you to those who always stop to help our wildlife ☺️

19/03/2025

Link's Large Lump 🧐

Link's owners noticed their cockatiel was vomiting, and brought him to the clinic for examination. Dr Kathleen noticed he was low body weight and had a firm mass in his crop. Little Link had likely chewed and ingested his rope perch, causing a foreign body to form within his crop, which caused his vomiting, and weight loss.

Dr Kathleen performed an Ingluviotomy (which involves open the crop surgically) to remove Link's ball of rope fibres. He recovered well in hospital, and we have since seen him for a revisit, and he is healing well!

All toys and perches should be monitored and maintained regularly to ensure there aren't any parts that may cause your bird trouble. However, there are some materials that should never be provided such as fabric, rope (usually made from synthetic materials), and fleece., and some birds may even chew on hair, carpet, couches and clothing. It is important to discourage your bird from chewing on these materials, so that they do not end up needing surgery.

17/03/2025

Microchipping Avian Patients ⬇️

08/03/2025

Our clinic will be closed this coming Monday for the public holiday (10/03/2025)

Please find out your closest emergency vet clinic incase your bird needs to urgently be seen on this day. They will be able to provide stabilisation and monitoring until we are open again.

If your pet requires ongoing medication, please ensure you call us on (03) 97649000 to organise this to ensure your pet does not run out of medicine.

For non-urgent bookings, please book online at www.melbournebirdvet.com. For enquiries and requests please email us on [email protected] or message us on Facebook or Instagram. A team member will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

Thank you, and we hope you all have a lovely long weekend😊

19/02/2025

Dr Maddie is well known at the clinic for her patience, kindness, understanding and for sharing a wealth of knowledge with both clients and her colleagues.

Many of you know that Maddie is onto her next adventure, and she will truly be missed. We wish you the best of luck, and hope you will come back to visit us soon! ☺️

~A letter from Dr Madeleine Rowe~

Before I leave to move interstate, I just wanted to say few things to the wonderful staff and clientele at Melbourne Bird Vet.

Having worked at Melbourne Bird Vet for the past 6 years, I can honestly say that the people who work here are some of the most caring and committed vets and vet nurses I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with; everyone who works here does it for the love of birds and the joy it brings us in helping others.

I’ll always be so grateful for how lovely and caring the clients are at Melbourne Bird Vet. I remember hearing stories from friends working in other clinics about abuse they had faced, and I would think to myself ‘Wow, that would never happen at Melbourne Bird Vet…the clients are just so nice and understanding!!’ – we’re so lucky to have such a caring community in that way 😊

I will genuinely miss working with everyone here, including all our amazing clients and their beautiful birds

08/02/2025

Do you know which bird these feathers come from? 🤔

30/01/2025

We've partnered with Unique Beaks Sanctuary to bring you delicious and safe chop toppers, and a sprouting mix.

These are usually only available once per year at the Bird Lover’s Expo, but now you can access them year round at the clinic!

24/01/2025

Our clinic will be closed this coming Monday for the public holiday (27/01/2025)

Please find out your closest emergency vet clinic incase your bird needs to urgently be seen on this day. They will be able to provide stabilisation and monitoring until we are open again.

If your pet requires ongoing medication, please ensure you call us on (03) 97649000 to organise this to ensure your pet does not run out of medicine.

For non-urgent bookings, please book online at www.melbournebirdvet.com. For enquiries and requests please email us on [email protected] or message us on Facebook or Instagram. A team member will endeavour to respond to you as soon as possible.

Thank you, and we hope you all have a lovely long weekend😊

Melbourne Bird Veterinary Clinic is a unique medical centre tailored for avian patients. We exclusively service feathered patients and their owners at our clinic in Scoresby.

18/01/2025

Who needs a lawnmower when you have turkey patients? 😆

16/01/2025

Frida's Foraging (not so) Fun

Frida is a beautiful Campine chicken who managed to find a screw on her adventures at home. Occasionally there will be hardware left over in backyards from previous owners, buried in the soil or from debris or rubbish.

Frida's owners noticed she was unwell just after Christmas when she became lethargic and seemed in discomfort. When her blood test results didn't give us all the answers, we did an x-ray and found the source of her problems - a screw in the gizzard!

Dr Pat Macwhirter performed surgery and successfully removed the screw, which would have provided great relief for Frida. She stayed in hospital for a few days to ensure she was recovering well and celebrated New Years with us too. She has been home for 2 weeks now, and happy to be allowed to do all her favourite chicken things again.

You may have recalled our post about Boo the Duck from a few weeks ago with a similar situation https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18T9UG9DMo/?mibextid=qi2Omg.

Chickens and ducks are great foragers and can dig up treasures from years ago in the garden, so it's always important to bring them to a vet whenever they're looking a little unwell to ensure they haven't eaten the wrong thing.

Apart from possible perforation and internal bleeding, injesting metal can cause Heavy Metal Toxicity which can be read about here: https://www.melbournebirdvet.com/post/heavy_metal_toxicity

11/01/2025

Guess the species! 😄

27/12/2024

Boo's Garage Grub

Boo was being duck-sat when she found her way into the garage and had a feast that included a safety pin, screw and keychain!

Dr Matt performed a Proventriculotomy to remove the items, and Boo is now recovering wonderfully and back to her normal self.

Ducks (and chickens) love to forage and are notorious for eating shiny or interesting things. If left untreated, they are at risk of internal bleeding, perforation and even heavy metal toxicity. X-rays are one of the most common ways to identify metal foreign body ingestion.

25/12/2024

Wishing all our fabulous feathered patients and their families a Merry Christmas 🎄

24/12/2024

The H5N1 Avian Influenza is currently on all other continents apart from Australia. It is important to stay calm, but to be prepared and educated.

Please have a read of our recommendations: https://www.melbournebirdvet.com/post/_h5n1

Feel free to email us at [email protected] for any questions

20/12/2024

Some callers have been having trouble reaching us, if you are unable to reach us please send us an email and we will call you back as soon as we can. This seems to be mostly affecting Vodafone and TPG users.

Sorry for the inconvenience

[email protected]

17/12/2024

Blanche the Chicken enjoying some refreshing watermelon on a warm day at MBVC 🍉

06/12/2024

Budgie supervisor on duty!

Juicy Fruit had to make sure that our nurses cleaned up his cage perfectly this morning. Only the best service for our resort (hospital) guests 😊