Karingal Veterinary Hospital

Karingal Veterinary Hospital The Karingal Veterinary Hospital has been serving the people of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsu
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Our mission is to support and nurture the special bond between our human clients and their pets by helping make sure these animals live lives that are as healthy and happy as possible. We treat each and every pet as if it were our own, and do our best to treat their owners with the same compassion that we would want to be treated.

---- ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ----If your pet requires emergency treatment on, please contact:โ€ข Peninsula Vet Emergency & ...
05/06/2026

---- ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ ----

If your pet requires emergency treatment on, please contact:

โ€ข Peninsula Vet Emergency & Referral Hospital (Mornington) โ€“ 5979 9600
โ€ข Animal Emergency Centre Frankston โ€“ 9770 5555

If you would like to book a non-urgent appointment, you can do so anytime via our website: https://www.karingalvet.com.au/

If your pet requires a repeat prescription for an ongoing medication, you can submit a request here and it will be processed once we reopen:
https://www.karingalvet.com.au/.../medication-renewal.../

Our clinic will reopen Tuesday 9th June at 8:00am

๐Ÿฉ๐ŸŽ‰ Happy National Donut Day! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸฉOur team couldn't let National Donut Day pass without joining in the fun!
05/06/2026

๐Ÿฉ๐ŸŽ‰ Happy National Donut Day! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿฉ

Our team couldn't let National Donut Day pass without joining in the fun!

๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ’• ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸฑToday we're celebrating the special bond between cats and their humans by sharing som...
04/06/2026

๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿ’• ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†! ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿฑ

Today we're celebrating the special bond between cats and their humans by sharing some of the feline faces that brighten our team's lives every day!

๐Ÿ“ธ Our team is excited to introduce a few of the cats who keep us company, make us laugh, and remind us why we love caring for animals. Each one holds a special place in our hearts and is part of our clinic family. ๐Ÿพ

๐Ÿ˜ป Cats bring us comfort, laughter, companionship, and the occasional reminder that we're really living in their house!

๐Ÿ’• We'd love to see your furry family members too! Share a photo of your cat in the comments and tell us what makes them so special.

๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ๐ŸพAfter playing outside, Heidi the Miniature Schnauzer suddenly became letha...
03/06/2026

๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ๐Ÿพ

After playing outside, Heidi the Miniature Schnauzer suddenly became lethargic and started vomiting, alarming her family. Because Heidi had previously experienced a reaction to an insect bite, Dr Michael quickly recognised the signs of a likely anaphylactic reaction - a life-threatening allergic emergency.

๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿ’‰ With the help of nurse Ieshia, Heidi was rapidly stabilised and closely monitored. As her condition progressed, she required a plasma transfusion to support her recovery and circulation. Thankfully, Heidi responded beautifully to treatment and was soon back to her happy, playful self.

๐Ÿ Just like people, dogs can develop worsening allergies to bee stings and insect bites over time. Repeated exposure may trigger increasingly severe reactions, including life-threatening anaphylaxis.

Signs of anaphylaxis can include:
โš ๏ธ Vomiting or diarrhoea
โš ๏ธ Sudden lethargy or collapse
โš ๏ธ Facial swelling
โš ๏ธ Difficulty breathing

๐Ÿš‘ If your pet shows signs of a severe allergic reaction, seek veterinary attention immediately.

๐ŸŽพ Weโ€™re so happy to see Heidi safely back home with her family - and we strongly recommend she sticks to chasing tennis ballsโ€ฆ because bees are definitely not on the approved toy list!

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น Her smile is the first thing that welcomes so many ...
29/05/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น

Her smile is the first thing that welcomes so many of our clients, and her warmth, professionalism, and genuine kindness have become part of the heartbeat of our hospital. Natโ€™s calm demeanour brings steadiness to even the busiest days, and her quiet, clever humour keeps our team smiling when we need it most.
Nat, thank you for your loyalty, your compassion, and the love you show our team and our community every single day. We are so grateful for you. ๐Ÿ’œ

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿพ ๐€ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ: ๐Ž๐ญ๐ข๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! โœจ๐Ÿ’‰ Otie, belonging to our wonderfu...
28/05/2026

๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿพ ๐€ ๐•๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐œ: ๐Ž๐ญ๐ข๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐€๐‹ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ! โœจ

๐Ÿ’‰ Otie, belonging to our wonderful team member Jemma, was diagnosed with a**l sac adenocarcinoma earlier this year. Since then, he has been through an incredible journey - including surgery to remove both a**l glands performed by Dr Jaqui, followed by 6 rounds of chemotherapy over the past 4 months.

๐Ÿฅ Otie is a much-loved part of our clinic family, so being able to support him through his treatment journey has meant so much to all of us. We are incredibly proud of how well he handled everything, all while keeping his cheeky personality and happy spirit throughout ๐Ÿ’•

๐Ÿถ Many people are surprised to learn that chemotherapy in dogs is often very different to chemotherapy in people, with most dogs tolerating treatment extremely well and not experiencing the severe side effects we commonly associate with human chemotherapy.

๐ŸŽ€๐Ÿฅณ To mark the occasion, Otie celebrated in style wearing his party hat and bow tie while soaking up all the cuddles, treats, and attention from the team!

We are so proud of this brave boy and grateful to celebrate this milestone with him. Please join us in congratulating Otie on finishing treatment and wishing him all the best for the future! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿพ

๐Œ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ญ:๐‘ต๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’š๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’‰๐’š๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’Ž, ๐‘ฏ๐’š๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‚.๐Ÿฑ Mittens is a 15 year old cat who is m...
25/05/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ญ:
๐‘ต๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฏ๐’š๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’‰๐’š๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’Ž, ๐‘ฏ๐’š๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’•๐’†๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’“๐’š ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‚.

๐Ÿฑ Mittens is a 15 year old cat who is managed for hyperthyroidism and hypertension, two conditions that require ongoing monitoring and treatment. ๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿ’Š

๐Ÿฉธ In her recent visit, she was seen by Dr Heather and nurse Emily for a sudden onset of blood in her eye and associated vision impairment. ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ Further assessment and investigation indicated that she had developed secondary glaucoma, a known complication that can occur in some cases as these underlying diseases progress. In some cases, medical management is unsuitable, and the eye cannot be saved. ๐Ÿ˜”

โœ‚๏ธ Dr Shane and nurse Bree performed surgery to remove the eye, ensuring Mittens was kept as comfortable and safe as possible throughout the procedure and recovery. ๐Ÿฅ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿˆ The good news is that Mittens is recovering well. โœจ Cats are remarkably adaptable, and many return to their normal routines quickly after this type of surgery. ๐Ÿพ She is continuing her ongoing treatment for her underlying conditions and is being closely monitored to keep her feeling her best. ๐Ÿ’•

โœจ Weโ€™re so proud of the team involved to get Mitten's pain free as quickly as possible, and grateful to Mittensโ€™ family for their trust during what was a very difficult decision ๐Ÿซถ

๐€ ๐›๐จ๐ฑ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌโ€ฆ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ?๐Ÿ“ฆ๐ŸพNot long ago, Coco the Labrador came to us for a caesarean sec...
22/05/2026

๐€ ๐›๐จ๐ฑ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌโ€ฆ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ?๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿพ

Not long ago, Coco the Labrador came to us for a caesarean section โ€” and now look at her beautiful pups! We recently welcomed the whole crew back for their first health checks, vaccinations, and microchipping.
One minute it was a box full of wiggly, curious puppiesโ€ฆ the next? Fast asleep after all that excitement.
Turns out being this cute is exhausting ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’›

Mum Coco is doing an amazing job, and all of her little ones are growing strong and healthy. These early visits are so important to give every puppy the best start in life โ€” with plenty of cuddles along the way, of course. ๐Ÿถโœจ

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ. โ›ฑโ˜€๏ธ๐ŸพOne of our owners, Michelle, spending her day off the best way possi...
19/05/2026

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ณ๐ž๐ฌ. โ›ฑโ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿพ

One of our owners, Michelle, spending her day off the best way possible - walking her beloved pooch Edwina along the beach, soaking up the sunshine, and taking some well-earned time to recharge. Weโ€™re so grateful to live and work in such a beautiful part of the world.

In veterinary care, taking time to fill our own cups is so important. Rest, fresh air, and quality time with our pets help us recharge so we can continue giving 100% to the patients and clients who trust us every day.

Our pets have a pretty special way of reminding us to slow down and enjoy the moment.

Whereโ€™s your favourite spot to unwind with your furry friend?

15/05/2026

๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’š After years of caring for our furry friends, handing out treats, and bringing plenty of Irish charm (and craic!) to the clinic, next Tuesday will officially be Dr Mikeโ€™s last day with us.

โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Mike is heading off on his next adventure and while weโ€™re absolutely gutted ๐Ÿ˜ข to see him go, he assures us everything will be โ€œgrand.โ€

If Mike has cared for your pets over the years, weโ€™d love for his regular clients to pop in before Tuesday to say goodbye. Whether itโ€™s a farewell cuddle, a cheeky Guinness, or a little Aussie keepsake to remember us by (preferably easier to declare at customs than a kangaroo ๐Ÿฆ˜), we know heโ€™d love to see some familiar faces before he heads off. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿฉบ Thank you, Mike, for all the laughs, compassion, calm advice, hard work, and dedication youโ€™ve brought to our clinic family over the years. The clinic definitely wonโ€™t be the same without the Irish accent, the daily dose of craic, and hearing โ€œAh sure, heโ€™ll be rightโ€ during consults.

โœจ Wishing you nothing but happiness and success for the next chapter, Mike. Youโ€™ll be deeply missed by staff, clients, and patients alike. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’š

๐Ÿ€ Slรกn go fรณill, Mike! ๐Ÿ‘‹

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328 Cranbourne Road
Melbourne, VIC
3199

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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