Station Street Veterinary Clinic has a soft spot for anything with four legs and fur.
If your domestic animal becomes injured or unwell outside of our opening hours, you will be looked after by the exceptionally capable hands of AEC Hallam or Frankston.
Established in 1997 by Robyn and Neil Charman (now of South Eastern Equine Hospital), Station Street Veterinary Clinic has a long-standing reputation in the area for exceptional service, level of care and professional ability.
Owned by Robyn and Neil for 8 years the clinic went from strength to strength before being sold to Kirsty Tyler in 2005. Kirsty built the practice up to what it is today, employing five vets and utilising a fully qualified nursing team.
In 2015, the Clinic changed hands again to its current owners James and Sophie Elphick. James and Sophie are continuing to uphold the core values with which the clinic was originally setup and are constantly striving to provide the best level of care available.
At Station Street Veterinary Clinic we pride ourselves on the fact that almost all of our vets and nurses either own or have owned horses. This gives us a unique understanding into not just the medical side of any condition presented but also the expectations, requirements, and emotions of the owner.
We have the latest in diagnostic equipment including mobile digital X-Ray, ultrasonography, and endoscopyand we have extensive experience managing all common equine illnesses and injuries including colic, wounds, hoof abscesses and common diseases such as strangles, mud fever and rain scald.
One of the difficult parts of veterinary medicine that animals can’t talk with humans. This is why, as vets, we need to look at the symptoms as they are presented to us. A significant amount of the information we get is through assessment of how much pain an animal is in and where that pain is located. This is especially true for colic where we need to monitor the degree of pain the animal is in and how they respond to various pain killers including how long they work for. The pain killers we use are not curative but do help with diagnosing the source of pain.
The upshot of this is that despite having the animal’s best interests at heart, it is essential that no painkillers are administered to a horse before a veterinary surgeon has had the chance to assess them. This is especially true for Bute as it is an exceptionally potent and long-lasting pain killer.
Services offered include, but are not limited to:
At Station Street Veterinary Clinic we have a special interest in all aspects of equine reproduction and breeding. We breed around 100 racing thoroughbreds at various studs in the West Gippsland and Bass regions of Victoria. We can also accommodate up to 40 mares per season at our Equine Facility in Loch for both Frozen and Fresh insemination cycles.
Foaling down is offered. The mares are under 24 hour monitoring in purpose built mare and foal paddocks. A vet is on the property at all times after dark which is when most mares will foal. Staff are within 20 minutes of the property if a mare should foal or activate the foaling alarms during daylight hours.
Services offered include, but are not limited to:
We have an extensive client base of both dairy and beef farms. Over 50% of our staff have grown up on dairy or beef farms, giving them an exceptional working knowledge of farming in addition to their professional skills.
We provide 24 hour veterinary assistance to all our farmers and are well versed in all aspects of medical, surgical and emergency cattle cases.
Services offered include, but not limited to:
Alongside our extensive emergency, medical and surgical experience, we can also offer whole herd services. These allow the farmer to increase productivity through better planning and having a greater clinical knowledge of what is happening within their herd.
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At Station Street Veterinary Clinic we don’t just cater for big farms and routine animals. If you are on a small acreage with just one or two animals we can still help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Variety is the spice of life, they say, and for us that’s seeing something a little different.
Between the staff at Station Street we own horses from Miniatures to Clydesdales, Cows from Angus and Brahman to Wagyus and X-breeds, we have Donkeys, Sheep, Goats and Alpacas - if you can name it someone in the clinic probably owns it and we can definitely treat it.
The only proviso is that you must be able to restrain the animal humanely and safely so that no harm can come to you, your animal, or to our staff.
To list all the procedures available would be impossible but needless to say, if it can be done we can do it or on the rare occasion we can’t, we will can always point you in the right direction.
Station Street Veterinary Clinic has a soft spot for anything with four legs and fur. In the clinic you may well come across our clinic cat Lolly, greyhound Tilly or a multitude of other staff members pets as they try to hide them in the staff area.
To facilitate our desire to provide the best possible level of care, Station Street Veterinary Clinic has state-of-the-art equipment for all aspects of domestic animal surgery, medicine, and emergency treatment. We have the latest in digital X-ray and Ultrasonography for fast accurate diagnosis and our own inhouse laboratory for the quickest pathology results available.
Our fully equipped operating theatre allows us to perform routine and emergency surgeries 5 days per week with Saturdays reserved for emergencies only. Services offered include, but not limited to:
Corylus Pty Ltd t/a Station Street Vets
72-74 Station St,
Koo Wee Rup
VIC 3981
Email: info@stationstreetvet.com.au
Or for Domestic animal appointments available during clinic hours:
Call (03) 5997 2222
Bovine and Equine services (24 hours):
Call (03) 5997 2222
For a map of where we cover for our Equine and Bovine services, click here
Normal clinic hours
Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 7pm