Avian Vets Of Victoria

[JimmyBanks 0]

I don't know what any of these are like I am going to one (hopefully) tomorrow in West Brunswick but I found this site and they list a bunch of Avian Vets in Victoria...

 

http://www.birdmunchies.com.au/associations/vets/vic.htm

[Angelic Vampyre 0]

They forgot

 

Colin Walker at Knox vet Clinic

 

Philip and ??? At Highbury Rd Vet Clinic

[Chrysocome 0]

Grr. I really hate this list because it's easily reached by searching, and lots of sites link and use information from it, but it's incredibly out of date!

 

1. As AV said, Dr Phil Sacks is a qualified bird vet, he works with Dr Pat MacWhirter at Highbury Vet Clinic, which is now called Burwood Vet Hospital.

2. Dr Colin Walker runs a bird-only clinic in Wantirna Sth, Knox Bird Clinic.

3. Dr Karl Harrigan has retired. There is no qualified bird vet at Melbourne Uni, Werribee (they will still take them, one of our vets is very keen on birds and exotics).

4. Dr Dave Madill has also retired. Dr Matthew Gosbell is now the bird vet at Springvale.

5. Dr Anne Fowler has moved to NSW, so she no longer works at Torquay.

 

Not picking on you, just wanting to correct some information on that site.

[JimmyBanks 0]

haha That's okay... I just found it and thought Wow that's great! But i guess it's not When are you going to be a fully qualified Avian Vet so that we can all come visit your clinic??

[Chrysocome 0]

haha That's okay... I just found it and thought Wow that's great! But i guess it's not When are you going to be a fully qualified Avian Vet so that we can all come visit your clinic??

Haha, I was going to say something like "hint hint, soon there will be another one to add to that list".

I won't be what is colloquially called a "fully qualified" bird vet for another five or so years, but in the meantime it is my special interest so I am very happy for everyone to bring them to me (Any graduate with a vet degree can be very good at their special interest without having, or needing, another bunch of letters on the end of their name. They are still allowed to call themselves a bird or horse or cow vet, they choose to only see those types of animals and therefore get very experienced at it. It doesn't mean they are restricted from doing certain things, but they had be better sure they know what they are doing before they try it! So there are several more qualifications you can add to your basic degree to certify you have passed certain exams. In fact there aren't very many true bird "specialists" in Australia - only one in Victoria).

Anyway, I hope to appearing on those lists in the next couple of years

Edited April 5, 2009 by Chrysocome

[**KAZ** 0]

We have a list of vets under the AVIAN VET forum

 

http://forums.budgiebreeders.asn.au/index....showtopic=21279

[JimmyBanks 0]

I knew there was one here somewhere but did a search but it didn't work because VET is only 3 letters, then I tried avian and got heaps of results and couldn't find the right one :hug: I was after the one in West Brunswick... Thats the closest...

[splat 0]

Here is a list of the BCV, I use Doug Black

 

Avian Veterinarians

Dr. Doug Black

1 Meninyah Street

Moama NSW 2731

Moama Veterinary Clinic

( (03) 5840 6071

 

 

Dr Mathew Gosbell, BVSc, MACVSc(Avian Health)

Springvale Animal Hospital

570 Springvale Road

Springvale South VIC 3172

( (03) 9546 5022

 

 

Dr. P. McWhirter, BVSc, FACVSc (Avian Health)

128 Highbury Road

Burwood VIC 3125

( (03) 9808 9011

 

 

 

Dr. Colin Walker, BSc, BVSc, MRCVS,

11 Henry Road

Wantirna South VIC 3311

( (03) 9800 5311

Knox Bird Veterinary Clinic

 

 

Dr. Cameron Wood, BVSc, MACVSc (Avian Health)

169 Dawson Street

West Brunswick VIC 3055

( (03) 9387 6166

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I knew there was one here somewhere but did a search but it didn't work because VET is only 3 letters, then I tried avian and got heaps of results and couldn't find the right one I was after the one in West Brunswick... Thats the closest...

In our avian vet forum...................where this topic also was posted, is a PINNED TOPIC at top of page with all these vets listed.

[JimmyBanks 0]

I knew there was one here somewhere but did a search but it didn't work because VET is only 3 letters, then I tried avian and got heaps of results and couldn't find the right one I was after the one in West Brunswick... Thats the closest...

In our avian vet forum...................where this topic also was posted, is a PINNED TOPIC at top of page with all these vets listed.

 

I guess I don't read well under stress