About
We built the practice we always wanted to work in.
Our story
A neighbourhood hospital, built on purpose.
I have spent my career working in veterinary practices across Melbourne, building the kind of experience that eventually makes you certain about what good care actually looks like. I founded Eastern Animal Hospital because I wanted to build the practice I had always wanted to work in. One where the physical space was designed around reducing animal stress, where diagnostics happen the same day rather than days later, and where a cat never has to share a waiting room with a dog.
Irene and I have been doing this long enough to know what matters. Two entrances. Two waiting areas. Isolation rooms. In-house pathology and imaging. Hydrotherapy for recovery. A cat zone that, from the moment you arrive, feels nothing like a dog ever passed through it.
The goal is not to be the biggest vet in Croydon. It is to be the one serious pet owners choose because the care is clearly better.
— Dr Martina Saeid, founder
The team
The people your pet will meet.
Dr Martina Saeid
Founder and lead veterinarian
Martina brings extensive experience in small animal medicine and soft tissue surgery, with a background across clinical practice and the National Veterinary Exam (NVE) Australia. She founded Eastern Animal Hospital to build the kind of purpose-built, stress-free facility she had long envisioned: genuinely designed around the animals walking through the door, not just the humans. Her clinical strengths span veterinary medicine, laboratory diagnostics, and animal welfare, and her approach to care is grounded in building long-term relationships with families and their pets.
Dr Irene Mitry
Co-founder and veterinarian
Irene holds two veterinary degrees and has spent her career championing preventative medicine and the idea that a well-designed clinic environment is part of the care itself. She is the founder of Clyde Veterinary Hospital in Clyde North, which she built from the ground up in 2018 as a purpose-built, stress-free facility with dedicated cat and dog zones. She brings more than a decade of surgical experience across bone and soft tissue procedures for dogs, cats, and small animals including rabbits, guinea pigs, and ferrets. At Eastern Animal Hospital, Irene continues the philosophy she has refined across her career: that the best veterinary outcomes start with a calm animal and a confident owner.
The hospital
Come and see what we have built.
A purpose-built space designed around calm, hygiene and serious clinical capability.
Reception & cat zone
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Consult rooms
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Surgical suite & recovery
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What we stand for.
Compassionate care
We treat your pet the way we’d want ours treated.
Clinical excellence
Evidence-based medicine, never shortcuts.
Lifetime relationships
A familiar team that knows your pet by name.
Stress-free environment
Separate cat and dog zones, calm rooms, unhurried visits.