Welcome to Good Boy!

Keperra’s premiere (if only) independent, full service, general practice veterinary clinic. Scroll down to see what we’re about, and be sure to stop by from time to time to stay up to date with Good Boy related news and events. Appointments are now open! Consider signing up to our mailing list so we can keep you informed of our progress.

If you need to contact us for any reason, please email goodboy@goodboyvets.com.au, or call us on 07 3319 7729

We thank you for your support,

Rob, Brigitte, Dalida
& the Good Boy Team

News & Events

Our Values

The principles behind Good Boy Veterinary Clinic

Authenticity

Good Boy is independently owned

We have the freedom to innovate and adapt our services to best serve our community

Experience compassionate, personalised care in a welcoming environment. Your pet’s health and happiness comes first

Community

We prioritise client autonomy

Control everything online - including appointment bookings & prescription requests. Stay in the loop and be clear about the plan with access to your pet’s health information

Commitment

Good Boy offers you a unique combination of veterinary skills and services, all under one roof

Our veterinarians and nurses have post-graduate training that goes beyond what is required to practice, especially in the historically feared disciplines of surgery and anaesthesia

Click here to view the qualifications and skills that set them apart, and see why your Good Boy or Girl is in safe hands

The Good Boy Team

 the talent making the dream work

  • Dr Brigitte Roos

    Veterinarian

    BVSc (Hons)
    MANZCVS (Small Animal Surgery)

    Book with Brigitte

  • Dr Robert Wilkinson

    Veterinarian

    BVSc (Hons)
    MSc (Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia)
    MANZCVS (Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia)

    Book with Rob

The Good Boy Difference

you can rest assured we’ll provide the care we promise

Q: What is “MANZCVS”? 

A:

Membership to the Australia and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists

“Membership of the College is an official recognition of a veterinarian’s knowledge and experience in a designated field of veterinary science. To become a member of the College a candidate must have at least three and a half years post-graduate experience as a veterinarian and have successfully completed both written and oral/practical examinations...”
— ANZCVS

Q: In what fields has

 Good Boy

 achieved membership?  

A:

Dr. Brigitte Roos is a member of the Small Animal Surgery chapter

Dr. Robert Wilkinson is a member of the Anaesthesia & Analgesia chapter

Q: In what fields has Good Boy achieved membership?

Study and training for membership status was undertaken as part of a commitment to quality of care for patients

Rob has also completed a Masters degree in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia. His final dissertation was on the Anaesthesia of Geriatric Dogs. Few veterinarians in general practice have Rob’s knowledge of anaesthesia

Brigitte & Rob have gained knowledge and skills in these disciplines above that of the average veterinarian, however, they are not specialists. Good Boy maintains relationships with several specialists and will recommend referral as required by your pets condition

If you have concerns about your older pet and anaethesia, be sure to talk to Rob

A safe combination 

Surgery and anaesthesia contain a small element of unavoidable risk, but are essential to proper care of our companion animals. The more knowledgeable the staff conducting these procedures, the safer and more comfortable these procedures will inevitably be

These disciplines are complimentary - surgery and anaesthesia go hand in hand when it comes to achieving results. It makes sense to combine these skills under one roof, and to deliver them in a general practice setting where patients of all complexities can benefit

Q: What is “RVN” and “RVT”?

A:

Registered Veterinary Nurse

Registered Veterinary Technician

“Under current Australian legislation there is no definition of what a veterinary nurse is. There is no regulation or statutory code of conduct [in QLD] and no requirement to maintain currency and fitness to practise within veterinary nursing. The VNCA has taken the position that unqualified and unregulated veterinary staff potentially expose the public and animal patients to harm ... .

By creating the AVNAT [Australian Veterinary Nurses and Technicians] Registration Scheme, the VNCA has established a thorough and transparent self-regulation program that will set standards of professional practice across the veterinary nursing industry.”
— Veterinary Nurses Council of Australia (VNCA)

At Good Boy, you will find only AVNAT registered RVNs and RVTs involved in your pet’s medical care

  Services 

for good boys & girls  

    • Health Examinations

    • Vaccinations

    • Paralysis Tick Prevention

    • Flea Prevention

    • Heartworm Prevention

    • Intestinal Worm Control

    • Behaviour Advice

    • Dental Assessment

    • Routine desexing

    • Complicated desexing

    • Mass removals

    • Biopsies

    • Cruciate Ligament Surgery (TPLO)

    • Brachycephalic surgery (BOAS)

    • Splenectomies

    • Foreign Body Removals

    • and many more…

      The list of procedures we can’t do is probably shorter…

    • Surgical Anaesthesia for any patient

    • Sedation & Anxiety Relief

    • Geriatric Anaesthesia

    • Pain Holidays

    • Osteoarthritis Management

    • Diabetic Anaesthesia

    • Epidural injections

    • Minimal Anaesthesia Techniques

    • Allergy management

    • Hot spot treatment

    • Skin biopsies

    • Hair thinning investigation

    • Food elimination trials

    • Hospitalisation

    • Diabetes Management

    • Hyper & Hypothyrodism management

    • Cushing’s disease management

    • Chronic Kidney Disease management

    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) management

    • Scaling & Polishing

    • Preventative care

    • Dental X-rays

    • Tooth extraction

    • Dental nerve blocks

    • Upper airway examination

    • In-house blood & urine testing

    • X-ray on-site

    • Ultrasonography on-site

    • Mobile specialist bookings

    • Analgesia trials

    • End of life planning

    • Pain relief (analgesia)

    • Non-curative surgery

    • Comfort in twilight years

    Every member of the Good Boy team has been through this before, we understand it can be a hard time for everyone involved

    • Surgical Tumor Removal

    • Reconstructive Surgery

    • Chemotherapy

    • Chronic Pain Management

    • Full body clips

    • Difficult area clips

    • Sedation & anxiety relief

    • Nail trims

Breadth & Depth of Service 

We provide the full gamut of services that any independently owned veterinary practice offers, and even a few more you might not expect. We understand that everyone is busy; our goal is to provide as much as we can under one roof, limiting the number of places you need to visit. Vaccinations, parasite control, desexing, dental, surgical, sedation, grooming…. if your pet needs it, we probably offer it

Location

where to find us

1/65 Gilston Street

Keperra QLD 4054

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