Our veterinarians’ high level of expertise and our practice’s fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform the vast majority of surgical procedures that your pet may require.
Please call us on 07 5494 3622 or book online to discuss your pet’s surgical needs with one of our veterinarians.
Soft Tissue
Soft tissue surgery encompasses any surgery that is not related to bones. It includes procedures such as:
- Desexing
- Exploratory laparotomies
- Caesareans
- Lump removals and biopsies (read more below)
- Wound stitch-ups
- Removal of intestinal foreign bodies
- …the list is endless!
A very common soft tissue surgery is the removal of lumps. Some lumps may require a biopsy prior to removal to help understand whether they are cancerous or not. This information assists us in planning the surgery accordingly to give your pet the best possible outcome. Once they have been removed we recommend sending them to our external laboratory for analysis. Although most lumps are benign (not harmful), a minority are more serious (malignant). In the case of malignant (cancerous) tumours, early removal and an accurate diagnosis is extremely important to maximise the chances of a good outcome.
Orthopaedic
Orthopaedic surgery encompasses any surgery that is related to bones or joints. It includes procedures such as fracture repairs, ligament repairs and spinal surgery to name a few.
Our veterinarians’ high level of expertise and our practice’s fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform certain orthopaedic surgical procedures that your pet may require. These include:
- Cranial cruciate ligament repair – Triple Tibial Osteotomy (TTO) and DeAngelis technique
- Medial luxating patellar correction
- Fracture (broken bone) repair
- Amputations for severe injuries or bone cancer cases
Complicated orthopaedic cases, such as spinal surgery and some complicated fractures, will need to be referred to a specialist orthopaedic surgeon. Our veterinarians will assess each case individually and provide the best advice for you and your pet.
Ophthalmic
Ophthalmic surgery is the specific area of pet care involving treatment of an animal’s eyes. For certain breeds, this service also involves the examination and certification of breeding dogs to verify their eyes are in good condition.
Eye examinations require specific equipment, such as an ophthalmoscope (a magnifying light to look into the eye). Our veterinarians may also use a special dye called fluorescein (it glows a green/yellow colour under a UV light) to identify damage to the cornea (the clear layer at the front of the eye). Many eye conditions can be treated medically, however, specific conditions may require surgery.
Our practice is fully equipped to offer the following eye surgeries:
- Enucleation (removal) of the eye for severe glaucoma or cancer cases
- Entropion surgery to prevent ocular damage from inward pointing eye lashes/eyelids
- Ectropion surgery to correct outward facing lower eyelids
- Eyelid tumour removal
Our veterinarians can also refer your pet to a specialist veterinary ophthalmologist for specialised procedures such as eye ultrasound, vision testing, cataract removal and artificial lense implantation, conjunctival grafting to treat complicated corneal ulcers.
We are open seven days a week so if you have any questions, please give us a call on 5494 3622 or book online!