Gentle palliative care at home for pets with serious illness, and a peaceful goodbye when the time comes. We come earlier — so when the hardest moment arrives, you already know us.
We designed our services to work together — so your pet receives consistent, compassionate care from diagnosis through to a peaceful goodbye.
Ongoing at-home care for cats and dogs living with chronic or terminal illness. Pain management, quality-of-life monitoring, and support for you and your family — at every stage.
When your pet has a known diagnosis and the goal is comfort rather than cure — that is when Next Animal steps in. As part of your pet's palliative care plan, Dr Shine manages ongoing comfort needs at home — including pain management, arthritis injections, chronic skin conditions, cardiac monitoring, and prescription treatments — so your pet never has to leave the place they feel safest.
When the time comes to say goodbye, we provide compassionate in-home end-of-life care for cats and dogs — peaceful, unhurried, and completely on your terms. In the place they feel safest.
The hardest part of caring for a seriously ill pet is not knowing what to do — or when. Palliative care gives you a plan, a vet you trust, and the confidence to make the right decisions.
When the hardest moment comes, you are not calling a stranger. You are calling someone who has been in your home, who knows your pet's name.
Chronic pain in cats and dogs is often silent. We assess and manage it proactively — not reactively.
Our daily QoL tool helps you track your pet's wellbeing objectively — so the decision, when it comes, feels clear rather than impossible.
"The hardest question in veterinary medicine is not how to treat — it is when to stop. Palliative care gives families the time, the support, and the clarity to answer that question with love rather than panic."
Next Animal — our philosophyOur Feline & Canine Quality-of-Life Assessment helps you track your pet's daily wellbeing, spot changes early, and have more informed conversations with your vet.
We believe you should know exactly what to expect. All prices are inclusive of the home visit.
Ongoing at-home care for pets with chronic or terminal illness. Regular visits, pain management, and daily QoL monitoring.
A peaceful, dignified goodbye at home — unhurried and completely on your terms.
Our Compassionate Guarantee: refunded in full if you cancel, or if your pet passes away naturally before we arrive — processed as soon as you tell us.
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We service Brisbane's southside and surrounding suburbs — evenings and weekends.
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If your pet needs urgent 24-hour care, please go straight to Animal Emergency Service (AES) — 1 Lexington Road, Underwood QLD 4119 · 07 3423 1888
Palliative visits are secured with a $50 deposit, credited toward your visit fee. Available evenings and weekends.