Southern Animal Health

03/09/2026

🎉 GREAT NEWS - OUR DENTAL OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED! 🦷🐾

You asked and we’ve extended our dental promotion until 30 September 2026! ❤️

Dental disease is incredibly common in our pets and because they’re experts at hiding pain, problems can be well underway before we notice anything is wrong.

That’s why a FREE dental check is such a great opportunity to get your pet’s teeth and gums checked and find any concerns early. 🐶🐱✨

And if your pet does need dental treatment, you can save too!

💙 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $250
💙 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $100

📅 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 30 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026

Don’t wait for bad breath or difficulty eating before checking those pearly whites! 🦷✨

📲 Book your pet’s FREE dental check today. Booking link in the comments or you can call us: 9584 6100.

T&Cs apply

🦷 Did you know? Around 80% of dogs and cats have some level of dental disease by the age of 3. 😮

The surprising part? Most owners have no idea because our pets are incredibly good at hiding pain.

Don't wait until there's bad breath, difficulty eating or obvious discomfort. A quick dental check could uncover problems before they become painful (and expensive) to treat.

✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 & 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞!

💰 If your pet requires dental treatment, you'll save too!
🐾 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $250!
🐾 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $100

📅 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 1 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 – 13 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026
🔗 Booking link in the comments.
T&Cs apply

01/09/2026

⚠️ 𝐁𝐈𝐑𝐃 𝐅𝐋𝐔 – 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐄 𝐕𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓

Following the recent detection of H5N1 bird flu in Bayside, we’re asking pet owners to take extra care when out with their dogs and cats.

ℹ️𝖱𝖾𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖡𝖺𝗒𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝖢𝗈𝗎𝗇𝖼𝗂𝗅: 𝗁𝗍𝗍𝗉𝗌://𝗐𝗐𝗐.𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄.𝖼𝗈𝗆/𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾/𝗉/1𝖩𝗁𝗒𝗒𝖥𝗎𝗈𝗊𝖸/

While the risk to people and pets is considered very low, 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. Please keep your pets away from sick or deceased birds and avoid allowing them to sniff, lick or come into contact with wildlife.

🐾 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝:

𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃 → 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 → 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓

🚫 𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃 contact and keep your pets and children away.
📸 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 the location and, if safe, take photos from a distance.
📞 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓it to Agriculture Victoria on 1800 675 888.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜. This could potentially expose other animals and people to infection. If you find a sick or injured bird and need advice, please call the hotline first or if you are unable to get through, call your veterinary clinic so they can advise you on the safest next steps.

Please stay vigilant and help us protect our pets, local wildlife and our community. 🐾

20/08/2026

🐾 WE’RE OPEN ALL WEEKEND! 🐾

Did you know Southern Animal Health/Melbourne Bulldog Clinic is open on both Saturday AND Sunday?

We know that life doesn’t always run Monday to Friday, and pets have a knack for needing us at the most inconvenient times! 🐶🐱

We’re proud to offer weekend appointments, including Sundays, but we need your help to keep this service available.

At the moment, our Sunday appointments aren't being utilised as much as we’d hoped. If we don’t start to see more paws through the doors 🚪🐾, we may unfortunately have to reconsider our Sunday opening hours.

So, if weekend appointments make life easier for you, please support our Sunday service! ❤️

Whether it’s a
🐶 Vaccination
🐱 Health check
🐾 Lump, bump
💊 Medication reviews

Or any concern or something you’ve been meaning to get checked, our team is here to help.

📅 Open Saturday & Sunday
📞 9584 6100
💻 https://www.southernanimalhealth.com.au/book-online/

Book an appointment and help us keep Sunday appointments available for our community! 🐾

PS) We also have a dental promotion running now so please head to our socials to learn more! 🩷

19/08/2026

🌟😍 Pearl living up to her name in today’s visit as she poses for a quick photoshoot 🌟😍

03/08/2026

🚨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐮 (𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚) 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 – 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚 🚨

With confirmed cases of avian influenza in Victoria, we are asking the community 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬.

While we understand the instinct to help a bird in distress, bringing potentially affected birds into a clinic can create a biosecurity risk for other patients, our team, and the wider community.

🦜 If you find a sick or dead bird:

❌ Please do not handle or transport the bird
📞 Call the 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐧 1800 675 888 for advice and reporting

If you are concerned about a bird, please contact the hotline before taking any action so the appropriate response can be arranged.

Thank you for helping us protect our local wildlife, pets and community through responsible practices 💙

28/07/2026

🦷 Did you know? Around 80% of dogs and cats have some level of dental disease by the age of 3. 😮

The surprising part? Most owners have no idea because our pets are incredibly good at hiding pain.

Don't wait until there's bad breath, difficulty eating or obvious discomfort. A quick dental check could uncover problems before they become painful (and expensive) to treat.

✨ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 & 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞!

💰 If your pet requires dental treatment, you'll save too!
🐾 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $250!
🐾 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 $100

📅 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 1 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 – 13 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026
🔗 Booking link in the comments.
T&Cs apply

13/07/2026

❄️ Slowing down isn’t always old age 🐾

Have you noticed your pet taking a little longer to get up in the morning?
🐶 A slower walk to the door?
🚗 Hesitating before jumping into the car?
🐱 More time stretching before moving around?

It’s easy to assume these changes are simply part of getting older, but Winter can often highlight discomfort that has been quietly building over time.

The good news? Many mobility and joint issues can be managed with the right support 💙

This July, we are offering $20 off a Winter Health Check for new and existing clients.

Our Winter Health Check is a standard consultation with a special focus on joint health and mobility for dogs and cats aged 7 years and over.

📅 Available 1st–31st July 2026
💰 Save $20 on your pet’s check-up
🐾 Help your older pet stay comfortable, active and happy

Don’t wait until slowing down becomes the new normal.

👉 Book online via the link in our bio.



🐾 Want to learn more about recognising arthritis signs in your pet?

Read more here:
🐶 Arthritis signs in dogs: https://bestforpet.com.au/pet-advice/arthritis-assessment-dog/
🐱 Arthritis signs in cats: https://bestforpet.com.au/pet-advice/arthritis-assessment-cat/

BOOK ONLINE: https://www.southernanimalhealth.com.au/book-online/

07/07/2026

🐾 20% OFF DESEXING THIS WINTER! 🐾

Southern Animal Health is proud to be participating in the RSPCA Desex My Pet Campaign from 1 June – 31 August 2026.

For a limited time, eligible pet owners can receive 20% off desexing surgery when they register through the RSPCA Desex My Pet program.

✅ Reduce the risk of unwanted litters
✅ Help prevent certain health and behavioural issues
✅ Enjoy 20% off your pet's desexing procedure

How it works:

1️⃣ Register via the RSPCA Desex My Pet website:
https://www.desexmypet.com.au/

2️⃣ The RSPCA will email you a voucher.

3️⃣ Contact our team to let them know about your voucher and arrange your pet's desexing procedure. (Voucher to be presented on procedure day).

📅 Offer valid from 1 June to 31 August 2026

Important: This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount, promotion, or https://bestforpet.com.au/ membership discount.

If you've been thinking about desexing your pet, now is the perfect time to book and take advantage of this fantastic initiative.

📞 Contact us to discuss whether desexing is right for your pet - 9584 6100.

🐶🐱

07/07/2026

🚨 Stray Cat Currently With Us 🚨

Domestic Short Hair Cat Located in Cheltenham

To check your pets microchip information is up to date, please visit our website: https://www.southernanimalhealth.com.au/general-pet-health/microchipping-your-pet/

https://www.southernanimalhealth.com.au/found-dsh-cat-in-argus-cheltenham/

We'd love to get this gorgeous guy home with your help 💙

Do you recognise this handsome fella?His microchip details aren’t up to date unfortunately, so we are unable to make contact with anyone. If you recognise him or know who he belongs to, please get in touch with us as soon as possible. Thank you for helping us reunite him with his fami

29/06/2026

Meet the little 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐨 🐾

These two gorgeous pups popped in for a check-up and we were taking a closer look at their eyes - specifically something called “𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞”, which can be quite common in certain breeds.

Cherry eye occurs when a small gland in the third eyelid becomes visible and prolapses, creating that characteristic red appearance. While it can look a bit concerning, it’s a condition we see regularly and it’s very treatable with the right care.

If you’ve noticed anything similar in your own pet, you can read more here:
👉 https://www.southernanimalhealth.com.au/veterinary-surgery/cherry-eye/

And honestly… how cute is this duo keeping each other company while they wait 🥹🐶