Lort Smith - Melbourne's Animal Hospital

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Pets looking for their new home.

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Lort Smith Animal Hospital

Since 1936, Lort Smith has been here for Melbourne’s pets and their people.

 

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Spring Companion 2024

Donate today to help Lort Smith continue to provide essential and urgent services to Melbourne’s people and their pets.

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Dog and puppy vaccines

Learn about the importance dog and puppy vaccines, as well as how to protect your puppy before they’re fully vaccinated.

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Our Locations

North Melbourne

Centrally located in Melbourne’s medical precinct, our emergency animal hospital and vet clinic provides critical care for sick and injured animals, as well as routine clinical services.

Campbellfield

A brand new purpose-built vet clinic, adoption centre and community dog park located 16 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, enables us to serve more pets and people.

In an emergency

If you have an emergency, bring your pet to Lort Smith – 24 Villiers Street, North Melbourne. If it is outside our opening hours, please refer to our list of 24-hour clinics.

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in your Will

Let your legacy live on by leaving a Gift in your Will to support animals in need.

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Impact
Report

Last year saw some big changes at Lort Smith that we are delighted to share in our 2023 Impact Report, featuring inspiring stories from our hospital, clinics, and Adoption Centre.

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Available for adoption

Lort Smith Adoption Centre Campbellfield rehomes approximately 600 surrendered animals each year. If you are considering adopting a pet, the first step is to carefully read the ‘before you adopt’ section.

 


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Our stories

Countless colourful interactions occur every day at Lort Smith. While our community is incredibly diverse, we share one commonality – a love of our pets, and a deep respect for the human-animal bond.

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