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Doncaster Veterinary Hospital

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At Doncaster Veterinary Hospital our team of vets and nurses can assist you to provide the best quality care for your pet.
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DVH is an exclusively small animal practice and has been offering high quality veterinary services to the local area continuously for over 45 years. We advise yearly check-ups and vaccinations for all pets. Veterinary consultations are available by appointment 7 days a week to make this as convenient as possible. We have three well sized consulting rooms and a large, bright, modern reception area.

The nurses at reception are well trained to assist you with general health queries, flea/worming treatments, nutritional advice, appointments or surgery bookings. Some of our services include:
* Behavioural consultations
* Blood pressure measurement
* Dentistry
* Diagnostic laboratory on site
* ECG
* Endoscopy
* Geriatric care
* Hospitalisation (dogs and cats have their own wards)
* Medical consultations
* Microchipping
* Nutritional management and advice
* Pet food
* Preventative health care
* Pharmacy
* Puppy preschool
* Radiology
* Surgery

07/09/2024

We now offer PennHIP radiographic screening. Dr Stuart Mason was the 3rd Veterinarian to become PennHIP accredited in Australia. With over 20 years experience screening breeding animals for hip dyslasia, Dr Stuart and the team provide a wealth of knowledge and skill assessing breeding animals for hip scoring. PennHIP is a great tool to screen breeding animals for hip dyslasia from 16 weeks of age. We also perform hip and elbow radiographs for the Dogs Australia/ANKC/OFA/BSAVA scoring schemes. Call today to discuss an appointment for hip and elbow radiographic screening. More information about hip dysplasia screening can be found here:https://info.antechimagingservices.com/pennhip/ and:https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/health-wellbeing/cheds-canine-hip-and-elbow-dysplasia-scheme/

09/08/2024

People often ask us what is the minimum size of female dog that can have a laparoscopic spey? Well the answer is there is no minimum size! Here is Macy, a little 5kg girl that had a laparoscopic spey this morning with our Registered Reproduction Specialist Dr Stuart Mason. So there are no size restrictions on laparosopic speys for our female dogs and cats at Doncaster Veterinary Hospital, even the little guys get to benefit from this great procedure.

18/07/2024

🐾🌟 We are excited to now be offering our
𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩 𝐏𝐮𝐩 puppy pre-school program at

🔹Doncaster Veterinary Hospital, Doncaster East🔹

Starting Monday, 22nd July 6pm - 7pm, our four-week program is the perfect starting point for your baby puppy, aged 8 - 16 weeks.

Limited places, bookings essential.

Click the link for more information / to book in:
https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=1014

18/07/2024

🐾 Our next upcoming 4-part workshop:

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𝓛𝓸𝓸𝓼𝓮 𝓛𝓮𝓪𝓼𝓱 𝓦𝓪𝓵𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 & 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓼

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📅 Commences Monday 22nd July, for four classes.
⏰ 7.00pm - 8.00pm
📍 At our indoor training hub in Ferntree Gully

🌟This workshop goes beyond sits and drop - we focus on the expected manners and social skills your dog has in everyday life.
- not running out the front door when you open it
- not pulling on the lead like a steam train
- staying in the car when you open the door
- not jumping around when the dinner bowl is presented
- sitting calmly when you're enjoying a coffee at the café
- relaxing at home when you're relaxing too

💻Online content with supportive notes/videos to help with your learning.

Limited spaces.
📲Click the link for more information and to book in:

https://k9-connect.dogbizpro.com/public/registration/index.aspx?schedule=1006

21/05/2024

Dog and Cat Rabies vaccination for international travel. Doncaster Veterinary Hospital is now offering Rabies vaccinations for animals travelling overseas to countries that require these vaccinations. Rabies vaccinations are priced at $200 including a check up of your animal and official Rabies vaccination certificate. Call now to book in your animal for a Rabies vaccination or any other quarantine testing if you are planning to travel overseas with your furry companion.

20/04/2024

Laparoscopic speys (keyhole surgery) are now being offered at Doncaster Veterinary Hospital!. Laparoscopic speys utilise two tiny incisions to allow desexing of female dogs utilising specialised instruments. This procedure results in a two day recovery from surgery compared to the normal two weeks. There is lower pain for your pet compared to traditional surgery and lower risk in the surgery compared to traditional spey procedures . We can also do laparoscopic prophylactic gastropexies at the same time if required, and we can also do other laparaoscopic surgeries such as intra-abdominal organ biopsies and cryptochid male desexings. Call us today to book in your pet for this amazing advanced procedure.

19/04/2024

Welcome to our newest team members at Doncaster Veterinary Hospital joining our existing team members from left: Dr Jo, Dr Amanda, Dona, Kim, Jenni, Aimee, Dr Josie, Isabelle and Dr Stuart Mason. We look forward to having these new team members service you and your pets. Keep an eye out for a photo coming soon of the whole team together in their snazzy new uniforms!

14/04/2024

What an exciting event we had this week. On Thursday morning our small animal reproduction specialist, Dr Stuart Mason, delivered these 9 beautiful Irish Setter pups. These pups were the result of frozen semen which was collected and frozen using epididymal s***m by Stuart 20 years ago. What a wonderful feat of modern science!

25/03/2024

Happy Easter!
We will be closed throughout the entire Easter weekend, 29th of March to the 1st of April.

Incase you have an emergency, please call AEC Mt. Waverley (9803 8122), CARE Collingwood (9417 6417) or M.A.S.H Ringwood (1800 838 787).

We look forward to seeing you and your pets back on the 2nd of April!
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22/03/2024

We will be closing between 12PM and 2PM Monday the 25th for staff training.

In case of an emergency please contact AEC Mt. Waverley (9803 8122), M.A.S.H Ringwood (1800 838 787) or CARE Collingwood (9417 6417).
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13/03/2024

We will be closing early this Friday the 15th of March.

In case of an emergency please contact AEC Mt. Waverley (9803 8122), M.A.S.H Ringwood (1800 838 787) or CARE Collingwood (9417 6417).

We look forward to seeing you and your pets back on the 16th of March!
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09/03/2024

We will be closed on the 11th March.
In case you have an emergency, please call AEC Mt. Waverly (9803 8122), CARE Collingwood (9417 6417), or MASH Ringwood (1800 838 787).

We look forward to seeing you and your pets back on the 12th March!

01/03/2024

Does your pet have kidney issues? Hills have upgraded their K/D range!

“Great tasting clinically proven nutrition to improve and lengthen quality of life, now with ActivBiome+ Kidney Defence, a proprietary blend of prebiotics shown to activate the gut microbiome to help protect kidney function”

All of the canine and feline k/d products will be upgraded with this new technology that is beginning to roll out. Due to these small changes it is recommended to gradually transition patients to the upgraded version. This transition period should last at least 7 days however some pets may benefit from a longer transition of 3-6 weeks.
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16/02/2024

We’re still in grass seed season! Wondering why grass seeds can be dangerous for your dogs?

Grass seeds can get caught in your pets fur when playing in long grass. The grass seeds have sharp edges that can pe*****te with your pup's outer skin and migrate through the body, resulting in irritation, infection and possible internal damage which can lead to exploratory surgery to remove the grass seed.

If you think your pet has come into contact with grass seeds and may be in pain, please contact us on (03) 9842 5330.
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10/02/2024

Love is in the air! With Valentine's day coming up we’d like to remind you to be mindful of what can be toxic to your furry friends such as Chocolate and Lillies!

We understand that sometimes accidents can happen, so if you believe your pet has ingested either of these, please call us on 9842 5330 or an emergency centre.
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06/02/2024

Is your pet stressed when going to the vets or groomers? One of our senior nurses Elonnah Dutton has partnered with Manningham Council to hold a seminar on how to make these visits more comfortable for your pets. Elonnah is also an animal behaviorist who has her own company ‘Confident Companions’ working with a range of pets.

This will be held on Monday the 12th of February at 7:30PM at 53-55 Aranga Crescent, Donvale with a gold coin donation for entry to raise money from ‘Tails of the Forgotten Paws’
Bookings are essential via. TryBookings.com/COFPM or email [email protected]
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03/02/2024

We are able to take cat vaccination appointments! We have a limited number of cat vaccinations in stock if your cat is due or overdue for their annual vaccination please contact us on 9842 5330.
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01/02/2024

Little Nana was very content “helping” Nurse Mel with some reception tasks. Nana spent the day here a little while ago on fluids and was quite anxious when left alone. We try to cater to all of our patients' needs to the best of our ability to ensure their visit is as less stressful as possible!
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Address

1037 Doncaster Road
Melbourne, VIC
3109

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 7pm
Tuesday	8am - 7pm
Wednesday	8am - 7pm
Thursday	8am - 7pm
Friday	8am - 7pm
Saturday	8:30am - 3pm

Telephone

+61398425330

Website

https://www.doncastervet.com.au/

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Our Mission Statement

“Our veterinarians and nurses provide exceptional surgical and medical care to your family pets - because your pets are like family to us.”

About Us

Doncaster Vet Hospital is one of the leading vet clinics in Melbourne and has been providing veterinary services for over 55 years.

Doncaster Vet Hospital was established by Dr Ian Bradney in Donvale in 1964 and was one of the first purpose built veterinary hospitals in the country. Dr Ian Chard joined the practice in 1975 and Dr Michael Walczak, in 1983. In 2002, the current hospital was purpose built, offering state of the art equipment and facilities. Doncaster Vet Hospital is conveniently located in East Doncaster and services East Doncaster and the surrounding suburbs.

Today Doncaster Vet Hospital is led by Dr Michael Walczak who, together with his highly experienced team, are committed to providing the best quality veterinary care for your pets.

Why visit Doncaster Vet Hospital?

Doncaster Vet Hospital is an exclusively small animal practice providing a wide range of services including:

Veterinary consultations

Dog & Cat vaccinations

Rabbit consultations

General surgery

Dental procedures

And many more…

We combine the latest techniques in veterinary treatment with the latest equipment to provide the highest standard of care to your furry friends. We pride ourselves on being part of the long, happy and healthy lives of your pets.

Our philosophy is prevention is better than cure.

We’re open 6 days a week for convenience. To make an appointment with our team, contact us today.