Small Animal Referral Services - Oncology

The team at Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit provides a caring, compassionate and complete oncology service that aims to link seamlessly with your practice.

Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit supports your clients' pets with many different types of cancer including:

• Lymphoma
• Mast cell tumours
• Other Round Cell tumours
• Primary bone tumours
• Nasal tumours
• Gastrointestinal tumours
• Oral tumours
• Pulmonary tumours
• Urogenital tract tumours
• Soft Tissue Sarcomas
• Haemangiosarcoma
• Endocrine tumours
• Brain tumours
• Cutaneous tumours including Squamous Cell Carcinomas

We believe that communication is the key to successful co-operative management of emotionally charged cases; we will ensure you are kept fully informed over the course of treatment.

The priority of the Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit will always be to choose medical and surgical options that give the patient the best quality of life, whilst giving the owner the best chance of cure or, if appropriate, the longest Indian Summer possible.

Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit is co-ordinated by Dr Fleur James with assistance from key staff, including specialists, in the Medicine, Surgical and Critical Care sections. This cooperative model facilitates a holistic approach to patient management.

Murdoch University Veterinary Hospital has embraced many recent advances in intensive care, anaesthesia and pain management support. This has allowed improved outcomes for many cancer patients.

Access to Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit services is available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

Referral to Murdoch Animal Cancer Care Unit is straightforward. You may refer a client at any time, using either the online referral form or our faxable referral form.

Find out more about our services, facilities and fees.