Welcome to Pet ICU
Australia’s Critical Care Specialists
Pet ICU is a purpose-built animal intensive care unit and is one of the only stand-alone dedicated animal ICUs in the country. Our clinic is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with a team of emergency vets, critical care nurses, and vet specialists.
Pet ICU – we’re here because we care
Our patients are in the care of Dr Ellie Leister and the team of intensive care vets and nurses.
The Pet Intensive Care Unit team are specialists in emergency and critical care. We pride ourselves on the ability to practice ground-breaking critical care medicine, allowing owners to bring home the sickest of pets.
With the added advantage of being located in the same building as Animal Emergency Service (AES) and Veterinary Specialist Services (VSS), our patients have access to the highest standards of emergency and critical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This includes a team of emergency vets, critical care nurses, and vet specialists.
With medicine, surgery, and advanced diagnostics such as cardiology all together in the same location, our patients benefit from the highest standard of care by our team of vet professionals. Our patient’s care and comfort is our primary focus.
What Pet ICU does
Though the smallest of the Animal Emergency Australia teams, Pet ICU makes an incredible impact on the lives of critically ill patients.
We run our own dedicated canine and feline blood bank program to administer life-saving transfusions when required. Our team provides intensive care and monitoring of patients with medical emergencies, recovering from a trauma, or surgery. Patients in ICU may require many specialised treatments, such as:
Life Support (mechanical ventilation)
You can directly admit to Pet ICU
Most of our patients are internally referred via AES or VSS. If you are a primary vet, you may need to directly admit a pet to us if they have a diagnosis that requires critical treatment and monitoring due to;
- Snake envenomation
- Tick paralysis
- Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
- Severe trauma
- Require a blood or plasma transfusion
Call us at any time to discuss a patient’s treatment and care by dialing our 24/7 Pet ICU HOTLINE number (07) 3130 1000.
Onsite Blood Bank Program
We run a dedicated canine and feline blood bank program
Having 24/7 access to our onsite blood stocks can often mean the difference between life and death. If you are an owner interested in your pet becoming a donor, please submit your interest through our online form.
Meet the Heartbeat of Pet ICU
Our dedicated team of veterinary professionals is driven by a shared passion for saving and protecting the furry members of your family. Get to know the faces behind our mission to keep tails wagging
Hayley Strain
Jane Roberts
Melanie Hammond (Scott)
Dr Ellie Leister
Dr Kellie Doyle
Gary Owen
