Emergency and Critical Care

The Southern Animal Emergency Centre is part of the Southern Animal Referral Centre. The Emergency Centre offers independent emergency and critical care vet services to dogs and cats across Melbourne's southern region, as well as integrated emergency care within the Southern Animal Referral Centre.

The Centre is the only dedicated veterinary emergency centre in the southern suburbs of Melbourne and is open weeknights from 6pm-9am and 24 hours on weekends and public holidays. The Centre is comprehensively equipped and staffed to handle a full range of veterinary medical and surgical emergencies. Pet owners can either be referred from their primary care veterinarian, or can contact the Centre directly should their normal veterinarian be closed.

The Southern Animal Emergency Centre works collaboratively with the Southern Animal Referral Centre specialist surgery service and advanced imaging facility to provide comprehensive and dedicated after-care. Any patient staying for extended periods at the Centre receives dedicated emergency and critical care to best cater for their after-care requirements.