Central Veterinary Clinic and Hospital on the corner of Poplar Boulevard and Derrimut Road in Tarneit is an independent veterinary clinic that opened in October 2023.
Since then veterinary owners Dr Meredith and Dr Ebrahim and their fantastic, dedicated team of veterinary nurses have diagnosed and treated thousands of pets, wildlife and stray cats and dogs. During a typical day the team might see 20 to 30 patients.
They can go from vaccinating a new kitten to treating an ear infection, itchy skin, arthritis, bladder infection, heart disease, seizure, toxicity, sore eye, and more.
They have treated many snake bite cases, performed intestinal foreign body surgeries, removed bladder stones, treated bone fractures, repaired problem knees, performed caesarean sections, removed infected uteruses, cleaned and extracted sore teeth, and done so much more.
After 16 years as a vet, Dr Meredith said one of the simplest but very rewarding aspects of being a vet is when a hospitalised animal that has been very sick and not eating for days starts eating again. Videos of patients eating for the first time in hospital are commonly relayed to the rest of the clinic team with joy!
“One of the worst parts of the job is when an animal comes in with a terminal condition, like a young animal riddled with cancer, and there is literally nothing we can do. All we can do is relieve pain and suffering and support their owners through that difficult time, and that is tough.“
The ethos at Central Veterinary Clinic and Hospital is ’excellence, empathy, compassion’.
The team is big on preventative care, promoting vaccinations, regular check-ups and daily tooth brushing.
“We don’t want animals to have to live with chronically itchy skin, sore joints, obesity, sore teeth, or any other annoying or debilitating condition. In tackling illness, our aim is to be thorough and get the right answers the first time, to avoid wasting precious time and money on misdiagnoses and ineffective treatments,“ Dr Meredith said.
Central Veterinary Clinic and Hospital offers both general practice appointments as well as emergency consults. Go to www.centralvet.com.au to find out more or to book an appointment.
