Fitzroy Vet Hospital

Fitzroy Vet Hospital is the best vet we've taken our dogs to. They provide loving and caring service with very knowledgable staff. Our dogs have gotten into plenty of trouble being naughty puppies and these guys have always managed to provide us with the best care and advice. We've gone through a desexing, a knee surgery and plenty of very sick visits and we would always recommend Fitzroy Vet Hospital. Our dogs actually enjoy going to the vet as they always get lots of cuddles and genuinely like the staff. Read Less

I have been horribly let down by the North Fitzroy Vetinary Practice and advise people not to go there if they seek accurate diagnosis for their pets . I also wish to warn people not to sign up to a scam . I refer to Best For Pets , prompted by the Senior Management in Vet national Care , VNC, who organise direct debits up to $430 per year and invite you to consultations as often as you wish . The sense is that your pet is being cared for and closely monitored . The reverse for both my Senior Dogs this year was the case ! Sadly , I took Archie to see 3 different Vets in the Practice and all misdiagnosed his Luver Cancer , calling it a muscular skeletal problem and selling me pain killers and anti inflams. I was robbed of a chance to say goodbye to Archie , who I’d had for 10 years , and had to put him down suddenly at 3 am in Kensibgton Emergency , at Advanced Vet Care, without any warning because Arch was bleeding severely internally ! I was in shock and great distress . I then began to doubt that Vets at North Fitzroy knew their medicine and took 16 year old Buddy for an ultra sound to Kensington asap! North Fitzroy had Said Buddy had a collapsing Trachiea which caused coughing and fainting . Advanced Vet Care saw that he had a heart Tumour but at least I had a month to say goodbye armed with this knowledge !. It has astounded me that no Vet during this time had ever suggested an X-ray for either of my Senior Dogs given that I’d taken them in so often and repeatedly said that something was wrong ...? I’ve been directly debuted by their fraudulent scheme to no avail !! I’ve written twice to their Senior Management who devised this so called insurance but have had no reply ! Nowadays, people I meet in the area say similar things about their cats dying without a correct diagnosis ! It’s not good enough to put everything down to a muscular cause or a behavioural problem ! And as experts at the Werribee Emergency said to me long ago, the Owners must be listened to , as they know their pets best ! North Fitzroy Vets seem only to think in terms of Pet behaviour and not to realise that internal stomach pain may well be causing a change in demeanour ! This set of very sad , serious mistakes and sloppy work has now caused me to doubt most Vets , sadly ! I’ve heard good reports of the Fawkner and Fleminton Vet hospitals and perhaps in time I’ll book in with them? Don’t trust North Fitzroy Vets . People there are charming but we require, and pay for , Vets who know how to think about what may be going wrong internally . Vets who are sufficiently trained to ask further questions and think outside the box ?!! North Fitzroy need to either close down or conduct a huge review ! They also need to scrap Best for Pets’ This scam has been the Worst for Pets that I’ve ever engaged in . Read Less