Services.
Expert Care At Affordable Prices.
Sandown Veterinary Clinic offers a full range of veterinary services, canine sports medicine and reproductive technologies. From puppy vaccinations to geriatric care, breeder support and orthopaedic surgery, we are proud to provide the best standard of care to Melbourne’s South-East suburbs.
Preventative Care.
Our healthcare team can assist you with education, advice and care to ensure your pet has the happiest and healthiest life possible. We provide a full range of medical facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of dogs and cats.
Vaccinations
Vaccination has revolutionised control of infectious disease in our pets. It is essential that all pets are adequately vaccinated to help protect the pet population as a whole. Responsible pet care requires puppies to be given their initial course of vaccinations, but this cannot protect them for the rest of their lives. Adult dogs and cats require regular vaccination to maintain immunity against disease.
Learn more about dog vaccinations
Learn more about cat vaccinations
Parasite Control
What are Parasites?
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. For our pets, this can include fleas, ticks, heartworm and intestinal worms.
Learn more about flea control
Learn more about intestinal worms
Learn more about heartworms
Remember! Prevention is the best medicine!
Ask us about parasite prevention products that suits your pets needs and keep them happy and healthy, free from nasty parasites!
Life Stage Care
Medical treatment and advice from birth to senior care
Pet Nutrition
Along with regular exercise and veterinary care, careful nutrition is the best way you can contribute to your pet's prolonged good health.
Remember, you are what you eat, and so is your pet!
Learn more about nurtitional advice
Dentistry
Just like humans, pets’ teeth need looking after too! The health of their teeth and gum's has a significant impact on their overall quality of life. Imagine how your mouth would feel, and smell, if you never brushed your teeth. Imagine having a really bad toothache and not being able to tell anyone about it!
Learn more about dentistry
Microchipping
A microchip is about the size of a grain of rice and is injected under your pet’s skin. It can be done during a normal consultation. The microchip is embedded with a code unique to your pet and is the most effective form of permanent identification. This code is placed onto a national computer database, so it is particularly useful in the return of lost pets. They can also assist where the ownership of an animal is in dispute. In some states of Australia microchipping of pets is now compulsory.
Learn more about microchipping
Sports Medicine.
Dr. Alastair Smith is renown within the racing community as being one of the leading vets in the industry. He routinely performs muscle/racing checks, injury assessments and blood result interpretations.
In additional to sports medicine consultations, he is also a source of knowledge and advice for both new and experienced veterinarians when treating racing greyhounds, and has provided professional advice to the industry bodies of Greyhounds Australasia, Greyhound Racing Victoria and the Racing Stewards department.
Reproductive Technology Services & Breeder Support.
For almost 20 years now we have had enormous success with the surgical implantation of frozen semen. There is some preparation that helps enhance the success of your investment.
Semen evaluation and freezing
Surgical implantation
This technique involves a general anesthetic and surgery with associated risks. An incision is made into the abdomen, the uterus is then identified and semen is then injected directly into the uterine horns.
Please get in touch with our reproduction coordinator, Mel, for more information about this procedure and what is required.
E-mail: info@sandownvet.com.au
PH: 03 9547 6666
Litter vaccinations
First vaccinations typically begin at 6-8 weeks of age.
Ultrasound
We can perform a pregnancy ultrasound examination at 28 days after mating to determine pregnancy, assess viability and estimate number of foetuses.
Caesarean section
We offer elective Caesarean sections Monday to Saturday.
Please note, we do not perform c-sections on Sundays or Public Holidays- the clinic is closed. We advise that you always have a 'plan B' and go to your nearest emergency clinic.
Breeding management
Our reproduction co-ordinator, Mel, has a wealth of knowledge and can help you at every step of the way.
Learn more about reproduction:
Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP)
We are very proud of the fact that the Greyhound Adoption Program (GAP) was started at Sandown by our very own Anita Smith and Melanie Tochner.
As a result, fostered and adopted greyhounds are very close to our heart. We provide a full range of services to pet greyhounds and offer decades of experience in dealing with their unique biology. Learn more about Greyhound Adoption Program
In addition to dealing with adopted greyhounds, we also work very closely with the Greyhound Safety Net to ensure all greyhounds have had their vet work done and are fit and healthy for adoption. Learn more about Greyhound Safety Net
Small Animal Medicine & Surgical Services.
In addition to sports medicine and reproductive technologies, we also cater to the more generalised side of veterinary care ranging from routine desexing and dental procedures to canine and feline medicine.
Pathology
Our hospital is equipped with the latest laboratory equipment which allows our veterinarians to perform a range of diagnostic tests to achieve accurate, fast diagnoses.
Common laboratory tests include blood tests, urinalysis, faecal tests, and biopsy examination.
In some cases, specialised tests may need to be sent and performed by an external veterinary laboratory such as Clinical Labs or IDEXX Labs. The results of these tests can take a little bit longer to receive compared to in-house testing.
Radiology
Our hospital is fully equipped to take radiographs (often called X-rays) of your pet.
Our veterinarians will discuss your pet’s case and conduct a thorough physical examination to determine if your pet requires radiographs.
Radiographs are a very important tool to help us diagnose diseases in animals, particularly for conditions involving bones, the chest or abdomen.
Learn more about radiology
Desexing
Desexing or neutering your pet is a surgical procedure that prevents them from being able to reproduce.
In male pets it is commonly referred to as “castration”, and in female pets as “speying”.
This is the most frequent surgery performed by our vets, and generally your pet is home by the evening of surgery. The most common age to desex your pet is between 4 and 6 months, however they are never too old to be desexed!
Learn more about desexing
Surgery
Our veterinarians’ high level of expertise and our practice’s fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform the vast majority of soft tissue surgical procedures that your pet may require.
Soft tissue surgery encompasses any surgery that is not related to bones. It includes procedures such as desexing, exploratory laporotomies, caesareans, lump removals, biopsies, wound stitch-ups, removal of intestinal foreign bodies - the list is endless!
Learn more about surgery
Inpatient Care
If your pet requires a hospital stay post-operatively or due to an illness, our hospital is equipped with the general equipment needed to ensure your pet is well looked after.
If your pet requires 24/7 monitoring and/or specialist services, we will recommend to you the nearest emergency or referral centre to ensure that your pet recieves the specific care that they need.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic surgery involves any surgery relating to the bones or joints.
Our Head Veterinarian, Dr Alastair Smith, has a very high level of expertise and our practice’s fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform certain orthopaedic surgical procedures that your pet may require.
Please make an appointment with Dr Alastair for any orthopaedic assessments and services.