Vet near Vermont
A vet who listens, explains what she finds in words you understand, and treats your pet like her own.
About five minutes by car from the Vermont shops, and the car park is behind the clinic
A $118 consult, with the full price list on the website before you book
Open until 7pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and Saturday until 3pm
X-ray, ultrasound and blood tests on site, with results the same day
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If the vet you trusted has retired, or your pet has been through a run of treatments somewhere else and is still not right, there is another clinic in your postcode.
Caring Paws is at 486 Burwood Hwy, Vermont South, 3133 like Vermont, on the Hartland Road corner opposite Vermont South Shopping Centre: 3 km from the Vermont shops, about five minutes down Terrara Road. It is independently owned, and Dr Jessica Goh opened it in 2026 with 15 years of practice behind her.
Say goodbye to
Goodbye cold, rushed appointments- Goodbye confusing treatment plans
- Goodbye feeling like just another case
- Goodbye leaving with more questions
- Goodbye uncertain expenses
- Goodbye unfriendly environments
What four pet owners found here
"We chose Dr Jess because she had picked up our dog's heart murmur while she was at another practice, which up till then no other vets had identified. When we brought her in this time, Dr Jess identified high blood pressure, also not previously identified, and suggested we try medication for that before going down the 'final' path. We tried this and now two weeks later she is back to her 'old' self."
"Our 15-year-old Spoodle wasn't doing well, and Jess immediately diagnosed the issue: a large tumour on his spleen. We were so worried about how a senior dog would handle surgery, but he defied the odds and bounced right back to his old happy self."
"Have been looking for a new vet after our vet retired, and have finally found one. Jess is friendly and warm, she explains everything that is needing to be known in terms that you can understand."
"Medication was prescribed promptly after the diagnosis. What impressed me most is that she made several follow-up phone calls afterwards to check on my dog Sylar's condition."
126 Google reviews at 4.9 stars. Read them all.
What you can book here
Vaccinations are $140 to $160 with a health check in the same visit, and a dental scale and polish is $850 to $890 with the anaesthetic, fluids and pain relief included.
Desexing is $450 to $850 for dogs and from $250 to $450 for cats, with pre-surgical bloods. X-ray and ultrasound are $180 to $550 and blood tests $120 to $350, all done at the clinic with results the same day.
Call first and the team fits urgent cases into the day; walk-ins are triaged on arrival during opening hours. Come in if your pet has:
Pets in Vermont
Vermont is backyard country, and from spring the garden is where the trouble starts: grass seeds between the toes and down the ear canal, snail and rat baits left within reach, and pollen. Each guide sets out the early signs and the point at which to come in.
On its eastern side the suburb runs down to the Dandenong Creek corridor, and the clinic's snake season guide is written for exactly that ground once the weather warms.
Two council rules are worth knowing before a walk on the Vermont South side: the wetland and ponds at Bellbird Dell Reserve and the Morack Billabongs are no-dog areas, so the off-lead run happens elsewhere, and Terrara Park, less than a kilometre from the clinic, is on the council's off-lead list.
Who you will see
Meet Dr Jessica
BVSc, MANZCVS (Surgery), CCRT
She founded the clinic after 15 years in practice, holds College membership by examination in surgery, and is a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist, so the dog that hesitates at the back step is assessed and treated here.
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Dr Angela
DVM
University of Melbourne graduate, registered in Victoria; medicine, surgery and diagnostic imaging. Her consults run in English, or in Mandarin if you would rather.
Veterinary nurses
Reanna
Senior Veterinary Nurse
More than ten years in general practice; on surgery days she is the one watching the recovery ward. About Reanna.
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Kayleen
Senior Veterinary Nurse
Laura
Veterinary Nurse
Brooke
Veterinary Nurse
Getting here from Vermont
By car, about five minutes (3.0 km). From Canterbury Road turn into Terrara Road and follow it south to the roundabout at Hanover Road, then follow Hanover Road to Burwood Highway. The clinic is on the Hartland Road corner on the far side of the highway, opposite Vermont South Shopping Centre. From eastern Vermont, Morack Road to Burwood Highway is 3.8 km and about seven minutes.
By bus. Route 736 from Vermont stops at the Vermont South terminus opposite the clinic in about 13 minutes; the 742 takes about 20. Check PTV for times and the stop nearest you.
Parking. Free behind the clinic and on the street. The entrance and the parking are wheelchair accessible.
When you arrive. Two entrances and separate cat and dog rooms: say when you book if your dog is reactive or your cat panics, and you go straight through to a room.
Questions from Vermont pet owners
How far is Caring Paws from Vermont?
Three kilometres from the Vermont shops on Canterbury Road, about five minutes by car down Terrara Road and Hanover Road to Burwood Highway; from the Morack Road side allow seven minutes. The clinic shares Vermont's 3133 postcode and sits on the Hartland Road corner opposite Vermont South Shopping Centre, with parking behind it. Buses 736 and 742 stop at the terminus opposite.
Vermont has a vet on Canterbury Road. Why come to Vermont South?
The drive is five minutes, and the reason owners give is a second pair of eyes. Two public reviews describe Dr Jessica Goh finding what an earlier vet had missed: a heart murmur, then high blood pressure, in a 15-year-old dog, and a spleen tumour in another senior dog. Add a $118 consult with every price published, and an estimate before any procedure.
My pet was treated elsewhere and is not improving. Can you take a second look?
Yes. Book a consult and bring the notes, test results and current medications from the other clinic, or ask them to send the records ahead. Dr Jess or Dr Angela examines your pet from the start, explains what they find in plain words, and tells you what a further test or a change of treatment would cost before it happens.
What do I do if my dog is bitten by a snake on the creek side?
Keep your dog calm and as still as you can, carry rather than walk them, leave the snake alone, and call 03 9968 7771 as you head for the car. During opening hours the team tells you whether to come straight in; when the clinic is closed the same number reaches a vet nurse who names the nearest emergency hospital. Go even if your dog seems to recover, because a collapse can be followed by an apparent recovery.
Can I walk in from Vermont if my pet is sick?
During opening hours, yes: walk-ins are triaged on arrival, and a call on the way lets the team prepare. Signs that mean you should call from the car rather than the driveway are a collapse, laboured breathing, a seizure, heavy bleeding, or a bait your pet may have eaten.
Where do I go for an after-hours emergency from Vermont?
The clinic number, 03 9968 7771, is answered after hours by a vet nurse through the phone prompts, at no charge and whether or not your pet is a patient here. If the nurse thinks it cannot wait, they send you to the nearest emergency hospital by name. If it can wait, you get advice for the night and the clinic phones in the morning to book the follow-up.
Book a visit from Vermont
Book online, or call 03 9968 7771 to be booked in by the team. Bringing records from another clinic? Ask them to email the file to the clinic before your visit, and fill in the new client form so the desk has the rest.
Owners also drive in from Forest Hill, Burwood East, Glen Waverley, Blackburn South and Wantirna; the clinic itself is in Vermont South, in the same postcode as Vermont. See all suburbs.
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