Dr. Siavash Noor (Dr Sivan Vet) – Veterinary Surgeon in Perth

When I encounter a sick patient, I always work towards two main goals:

1. Treating the symptoms and signs.
   This part is usually straightforward — for example, giving the right type of pain relief when an animal is in discomfort. However, not all signs should always be treated immediately. For instance, if I suspect an intestinal obstruction as the cause of vomiting, giving anti-vomiting medication could actually harm the patient rather than help.
2. Finding the underlying cause.
   This is often the complex part for every vet and requires experience and use of diagnostic methods. What’s causing the pain? Could it be arthritis, a cruciate ligament rupture, an infection, or perhaps even a behavioural response — your pet’s way of seeking more of your attention!? Until we identify the cause, treatment may only provide temporary relief and not cure.

During my consultations, I develop a set of appropriate options and explain each one clearly — including estimated costs. I discuss the purpose of every option and diagnostic step. While I won’t make decisions for you, I’ll always share what I would do if your pet were mine. Having said that, I’d like to remember our beloved pet, Lucy, who passed away last March at the remarkable age of 18 years and 9 months. Living with her taught me more about animals’ feelings than any book or professor ever did.

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Outside of work, Sama and I enjoy oil painting, nature walks, camping, card games, while we eagerly await the arrival of our son in the coming months 👼🏻. Personally, I have a deep passion for astronomy and modern physics, which have profoundly shaped the way I view life and the world around us.

As a child growing up in a metropolitan apartment, I tried to keep every animal I could find or convince my parents to buy for me. From silkworms, frogs, bees, various types of fish, parrots, casco (African Grey Parrot), finches, turtles, pigeons, and chickens, to cats and dogs—I was endlessly fascinated by them.

My first childhood pet was named Abtulus — a name I imagined when I was just three or four years old. Years and years later, I named my current mobile vet practice Abtulus Vet in his memory. But I quickly found that people struggled to pronounce and remember it.

So I went back to the drawing board. I asked myself: What’s the true essence of this practice?

Two things stood out:
• Kindness — towards animals and their people.
• Precision — in diagnosis, care, and communication.

These two qualities work like two arms that meet at the point of my care with a hope to cure the diseases — the Latin word for which is cura in medical language.

That’s where the “X” in X VET comes in.
Simple, sharp, and abstract — it stands for me as a quiet reminder of the exact point where kindness and precision meet: the aim to heal and preferably “cure” when possible.

For as long as I can remember, I was drawn to the veterinary profession. I used to think: how lucky are vets, seeing so many animals every day—and doing it as their job! By the time I turned 18, I knew I wanted to become one.

However, what seemed like a lovely, rewarding career turned out—right from the beginning—to be a path filled with long hours deep study, sleep deprivation, and personal sacrifice. Learning how a healthy animal body works, then understanding what happens when it becomes diseased, all while comparing species as different as horses, cattle, dogs, cats, birds, and fish… it was mind-boggling. A single leg in a dog has more than 500 distinct features—each with its own Latin name (not English); things like “Musculus extensor digitorum lateralis longus manus” or “Ligamentum femoropatellare mediale” – to memorise and compare across species and then sit exams for!

There were days and nights filled with hope and hopelessness, pride and shame, success and defeat…

I didn’t land here by chance.

I earned my place through 12 years of schooling, followed by a year of intense preparation for the university entrance exam—competing among 500,000 applicants and ranking within the top 1,600.

I completed six years of full-time study in general veterinary medicine overseas and was awarded my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree with high distinction. That foundation shaped the way I practice today. Most veterinary graduates in the world stop there. But my passion for surgery drove me further. I then pursued an additional 4.5 years of full-time surgical training through a competitive national residency program. That period gave me deep experience in advanced procedures, surgical decision-making, and clinical leadership — foundations I still rely on in my practice today. Then I established my own brick-and-mortar clinic and parcticed for several years while keeping in touch with academy by teaching and research. By that time I was offered a position at the University of Western Australia as manager and surgeon of their animal intensive care unit. That opportunity brought me to Perth over 11 years ago.

A few years later, I undertook 1.5 years of rigorous study to pass the Australian Veterinary National Examinations to practice as a General Veterinary Practitioner—a demanding process that included a six-hour theoretical exam with hundreds of questions covering all areas of veterinary medicine, along with 10x practical exams and interviews across multiple animal species. All of this took place while I was simultaneously mastering a new language, navigating immigration barriers, and reshaping my skills within a different veterinary system.

That journey—from raising silkworms and butterflies as a child, to the operating rooms of a variety of clinics I have serviced so far, and now the living rooms of Perth—has taught me what truly matters: a genuine love for animals, calm presence, honesty, and high-quality care. That’s the standard I bring to every case in XCura Vet.

Academic Background

For those curious about my academic background: I hold three award-winning, granted patents registered with the United States Patent Office for invention of emergency medical devices designed for use in resuscitating both animals and humans (Details here).

I have conducted 23 research projects, authored 44 papers presented at national and international scientific conferences, and published 29 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious veterinary and medical journals. You can find a selection of these under Scientific Publications: Dr Siavash Noor – Google Scholar. I have also published nine books on veterinary topics—two of which have received awards—and have taught over 100 academic courses in various veterinary topics.