I’ve used this home vet for over 5years for my furbabies annual vaccinations and check ups.
He also put my sick old cat to sleep at home which was so stress free and calm.
I find this service so convenient and less stressful for me and my pets and have only had very positive experiences

Dr Michael Elek is amazing, and thanks to you. Very stress-free and easy experience. Highly recommend it to all with pets and want a fantastic VET

Really nice and compassionate vet.
Had to use his service twice for my dogs euthanasia .He was compassionate and his price very reasonable.
Will not hesitate to recommend him to others.

Have been using Michael for a couple of years now, initially for euthanizing our cat, and now for regular check ups and vaccines of the dogs.
Michael has been the most caring and thoughtful vet we have ever had, and reasonable prices too!

Easiest and most stress free experience for my cat and myself. Have used this service on several occasions now and never had a bad experience. Very reasonable cost as well.

This service is run by Dr Michael Elek. I saw his ad in my local paper, and decided to use the service when I was temporarily without transport and my cats were due for their annual checkup and vaccinations.

Unlike other reviewers, I can't honestly say that my cats loved Dr Elek, or that they were completely relaxed with the idea of undergoing an examination and injection at home. As soon as he walked in, they knew something was up, and started yowling in distress. But then again, they don't like ANY strangers at all. They don't even like ME handling them when I have to give them flea treatments or tablets! So it was nothing personal. Dr Elek was as competent, caring and professional as any other vet I've met, and he carried out the task to my complete satisfaction. He also arrived bang on time, which was much appreciated, and his rates for the consultation and vaccinations were very reasonable.

I did think long and hard about whether to make him my regular vet. Traumatic as it is for my cats to have a stranger invade their home and start manhandling them, it's even more traumatic to be shoved in a cage, driven to the vet, and subjected to an equal amount of manhandling. So the idea of switching vets was very tempting.

In the end I decided to stick with my existing veterinary clinic, for two reasons: (1) continuity of care (they've known my pets since they were young), and (2) specialist equipment and surgical facilities should the need arise.

However, my decision in no way reflects badly on Dr Elek. Quite the contrary - I was very impressed. I can highly recommend him for people without transport, and for people who have pets that get extremely distressed when taken to the vet. You may not be able to eliminate their distress entirely, but this service can go a long way towards minimising it. He may not have the equipment to handle really serious problems such as broken bones or tumours, but for all the routine stuff, plus minor injuries such as bites and scratches, he seems to be perfectly well equipped. And let's face it, isn't it the minor and routine stuff that accounts for most of your vet visits?

Another situation where I think Dr Elek's service would be invaluable would be if you have a pet with a terminal illness. Having a pet euthanased is a gruelling experience for anyone who loves animals, and made worse, I think, by having to make that final trip to the vet. If your pet has always been fearful of the vet clinic, it's upsetting to think that their final minutes will be spent in the vet's waiting room.

Not to mention the fact that you probably want some privacy to do your grieving. Twice in my life I have stood in a vet's reception area sobbing my heart out while attempting to pay the bill, on one occasion holding the body of my cat, who had suffered a stroke and died despite the best efforts of the vet to save her. People are sympathetic, but it is embarrassing. I would have preferred some privacy and dignity. That's not always possible if the condition that made euthanasia necessary was sudden and unpredictable - for instance, a road accident that has caused serious, untreatable injuries. But in the case of terminal illness, the timing of the end is under your control to a certain extent, and that makes it possible to have some choice in regard to where it should occur. Consider this: if euthanasia were legal for humans, we wouldn't expect the dying person and their loved ones to trot off to their local GP's clinic and have it done. We'd expect it to be done at home. And we should expect no less, I think, for our pets.

You may be lucky and have a vet who is willing to make a house call to euthanase your terminally ill pet, even if they don't normally make house calls. (I was lucky to have such a vet; see my separate review of Coburg Veterinary Clinic.) But if you don't, then I think Dr Elek's service would be a godsend. Your pet can die in its own familiar environment, and you can do your grieving in private rather than in a clinic surrounded by strangers. I don't know for certain that Dr Elek is equipped to perform euthanasia, but I would expect so - there is nothing about the process that requires it to take place in a vet surgery. Certainly, if you are in this situation, you have nothing to lose by phoning Dr Elek and asking.

I'm going to keep Dr Elek's number as a backup plan if I'm ever again without transport and my pets need treatment. For my next generation of pets (whenever that is), I'll consider using his services from Day 1 so that he can provide the continuity of care that I want my pets to have.

What can I say, 20/20 this guy's unbeatable...my dog loves him and does not stress out because he's at home and not in that sterile clinic where he always senses something unpleasant might happen

Approximate cost: $40

Our dog was completely relaxed with this vet and being at home relieved the stress of visiting the surgery. The vet gets to see the environment your pet is in and made the helpful suggestion to get rid of the wandering dew as it can aggravate our dog's skin.

Approximate cost: $95