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Pet
Adoption
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The
Blue Cross Animal Shelter
26 Homestead Road, Wonga Park, 3115
Phone: (03) 9722-1265
Email: bluecrossanimals@gmail.com
A small no-kill animal shelter that offers pet adoptions,
primarily dogs & cats but also goats and birds. The
Blue Cross is reliant on volunteers & donations to operate.
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The
Victorian Animal Aid Trust
35 Killara Road, Coldstream, 3770
Phone: (03) 9739-0300
Website: www.animalaid.com.au
A welfare organisation supported by professional staff and
volunteers. Coldstream offers pet adoption, pet fostering,
boarding kennels and a cattery.
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RSPCA
3 Burwood Highway, Burwood East, 3151
Phone: (03) 9224 2222
Website: www.rspcavic.org
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
was established in 1871 in Melbourne. They offer animal
adoption for all creatures great and small as well as pet
fostering. They also offer kennels & a cattery for boarding
facilities.
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ABBA
39/61 Ordish Road
Dandenong
Phone:
9768 2214
Website:
www.rspcavic.org
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AAPS (Keysborough Animal Shelter)
Now at 1/123 Bangholme Rd,
Dandenong South
Phone:
9798 8044
Website: www.aaps.org.au
The Australian Animal Protection Society offers dog and
cat adoption as well as pet fostering. They have a great
variety of pets needing loving new homes and a fantastic
website with profile pictures and background information
on all the pets up for adoption.
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Emergency
Care / After Hours Care
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Animal Emergency Centre
37 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley, Vic, 3149.
Phone: 03 9803 8122
Website: www.aecvets.com.au
The Animal Emergency Centres (AECs) provide premier after hours vet care to sick and injured pets with vet hospitals located in Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Our purpose is to save pets lives using the highest standards of emergency and critical care medicine and surgery, delivered professionally and compassionately.
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Pet
Emergency & Specialist Centre
1103 Dandenong Road, Malvern East.
Phone: (03) 9569 3677
Website: www.petemergency.com.au
The Pet Emergency & Specialist Centre provides 24
hour emergency care and is a brand new state of the art
facility, recently opened in 2009. The centre offers an
internal medicine specialist along with a surgical specialist
on site.
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Either
facility will provide specialist emergency care for your
pet in the unfortunate event when it is required, and liaise
with the veterinary surgeons at Vermont Value Vet the following
morning to update us on the treatment provided. Depending
on how stable your pet is the following morning, you will
be offered the opportunity to transfer your pet back to
us for on-going care.
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Parasite
Control
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Proheart
SR-12 - Heartworm Prevention
Proheart SR-12 is a injection that prevents heartworm,
which lasts a full 12 months in adult dogs. Vermont Value
Vet recommends this for your dog's heartworm protection
needs. Please contact the surgery for more information.
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Simparica
Website: www.zoetis.com.au/campaign/simparica/
Whether your dog is big or small, Simparica will protect them against harmful fleas, tick, mange and mites. Simparica has proven protection for 35 days so if you’re a few days late, your dog is still covered. Simparica is available in 3 packs (3-month supply) and 6 packs (6-month supply).
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Revolution
Website: www.revolutionpet.com.au
Revolution is used for the prevention of fleas, mites,
heartworm & some intestinal worms in both dogs and cats.
It is a spot-on treatment, applied to the back of the neck.
Revolution can also be used on more exotic pets such as
rabbits, guinea pigs and rats (see your veterinarian if
required).
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Sentinel
Spectrum
Website: www.pets.novartis.com.au/dogs/sentinelspectrum.html
Sentinel Spectrum is a once monthly flavoured chew that
prevents fleas, intestinal worms and heartworm in dogs.
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Interceptor
Spectrum
Website:www.pets.novartis.com.au/dogs/interceptorSpectrum.html
Interceptor Spectrum is a once monthly flavoured chew
that prevents intestinal worms and heartworm in dogs.
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Popantel
Intestinal Wormer
Website: http://www.jurox.com.au/custom/sitetools/html/filedownload.cfm?productkey=190&filetype=technote
Popantel is an intestinal worming tablet for the control
of roundworm, hookworm, whipworm and tapeworm in dogs.
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Milbemax
Intestinal Wormer
Website: http://www.pets.novartis.com.au/cats/milbemax.html
Milbemax is a complete intestinal worming treatment
in the form of a tablet. We use this worming tablet for
cats at Vermont Value Vet.
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Pet
Diets
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Royal Canin
Phone: 1300 657 021
Website: www.royalcanin.com.au
Royal Canin is a global leader in pet health nutrition. In an industry that continues to adapt to popular trends, our mission remains the same: Observing them, learning from them, respecting them and recognising their differences is quite literally our life’s work.
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Hill's
Science Diet and Prescription Diets
Phone: 1800 679 932
Website: www.hillspet.com
For useful information on diet and nutrition for dogs
and cats, Hills Science Diet and Prescription Diet products,
dog and cat care, and new "Petfit" - veterinary
supported pet weight loss program.
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Boarding
Kennels / Catteries
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Homestead
Boarding Kennels and Cattery
12 Homestead Road
Wonga Park, 3115
Phone: 9722 1202
Website: www.homesteadkennels.com.au
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Cottage
Kennels and Cattery
248 Yan Yean Road
Plenty, 3090
Phone: 9436 1531
Website: www.cottagekennels.com.au
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Catnap
Cattery
2/44 Rushdale St
Knoxfield, 3180
Phone: 9753 2933
Website: www.catnapcattery.com.au
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Top
Dog Minders
All Suburbs
Phone: 1800 867 364
Website: www.topdogminders.com
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Dogs
Country Club & Kennel Resort
15
Sumner Road
Baxter,
Vic. 3911
Phone:
03 5971 1127
Website:
http://www.dogscountryclubandkennelresort.com.au/
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Cooinda
Cat Resort
65
Barretts Road
Langwarrin
Sourth, Vic.
Phone:
03 5971 1395
Website:
http://www.cooindacattery.com.au/
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Lyndon
Park Boarding Kennels
77 Tills Drive, Warrandyte VIC 3113
(03) 9844 3292
Lyndon
Park Grange
161 Monbulk-Seville Road, Silvan VIC 3795
(03) 9737 9530
Website: http://lyndon.rtrk.com.au
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Microchips
/ Registrations
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Central
Animal Records
22 Fiveways Boulevard
Keysborough, 3173
Phone: 9706 3187
Website: www.car.com.au
A useful website for owners of microchipped pets - contact
details can be changed as required and lost pets can be
registered via the site.
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Maroondah
City Council - Animal Registration
PO Box 156
Ringwood, 3134
Phone: 1300 88 22 33
Website: www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/AnimalRegFees.aspx
This site gives information on requirements for registration
of your pet through Maroondah City Council and has a registration
form available for you to download.
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Whitehorse
City Council - Animal Registration
379-397 Whitehorse Road
Nunawading, 3131
Phone: 9262 6333
Website: www.whitehorse.vic.gov.au/Animal-Registrations.html
This site gives information on requirements for registration
of your pet through Whitehorse City Council and has a registration
form available for you to download.
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Obedience
Training
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Maroondah
Dog Training
1. Maroondah Secondary College
Brentnall Rd, Croydon
2. Blackburn High School
Springfield Rd, Blackburn
Phone: 9876 6147 or 9876 3674
Website: member.melbpc.org.au/~jlwill/maroondahdogtraining.html
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Upper
Yarra Dog Training School
26 Railway Road
Seville
Phone: 5964 4756 or 0407 046 865
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Eastern
Suburbs Obedience Dog Club
Simpsons Park
Cochrane Street
Mitcham, 3132
Phone: 9874 1432 or 9877 1528
Website: www.esodc.org.au
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Croydon
and District Dog Obedience Club
Silcock Reserve
William Road
Croydon, 3136
Phone: 9723 7194 or 9725 4909
Website: www.cdodc.com.au/index.php
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In
Home Dog Training
Phone: 9762 0900
Website: www.inhomedogtraining.com.au
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Boroondara
Dog Training
Hays Paddock/Kilby Reserve
East Kew
Phone: 9876 3361 or 0413 230 104
Website: www.boroondaradogtraining.com.au
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Pet
Friendly Accommodation
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Website:
www.stayz.com.au
A three-bedroom beach cottage on the Rye Blairgowrie border
with solar heated swimming pool and spa seven hundred metres
from the beach.
The property is fully fenced and pets are most welcome.
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Miscellaneous
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Pet
Plan - Insurance for Pets
Website: www.petplan.com.au
An increasing number of clients at Vermont Value Vet
are taking the opportunity to insure their pet's health.
The benefits are assurance that fees will be covered in
the unfortunate event of your pet being ill or injured.
It also means you are able to choose the best treatment
options for your pet when required. We recommend Pet Plan
insurance. Please contact the surgery if you require more
information or are interested.
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Petcabs
Phone: 1300 888 633
Website: www.petcabs.com.au
A useful service for those needing to transport their
pet but with no car available. Petcabs transports pets and
their owners to and from the vets, the airport, kennels
etc.
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Dogs
Victoria
Website: www.dogsvictoria.org.au
A website with helpful information regarding dog breeds,
breeders and caring for your dog.
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