Orthopaedic Surgery
Orthopaedic surgery encompasses any surgery that is related to bones or joints. Our veterinary hospital has a fully equipped surgical facility which allows us to perform certain orthopaedic surgical procedures that your pet may require. These may include:
- Fracture repairs
- Cranial cruciate ligament repair (TPLO procedure)
- Amputations
- Arthrodesis procedures
- Excision arthroplasty
Soft Tissue Surgery
Soft tissue surgery encompasses any surgery that is not related to bones. It includes procedures such as desexing, exploratory laporotomies, caesareans, lump removals, biopsies, wound stitch-ups, removal of intestinal foreign bodies - the list is endless!
Ophthalmic Surgery
Ophthalmic surgery is the specific area of pet care involving treatment of an animal’s eyes.
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, trauma, chronic conditions, 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
- 'Cherry eye' surgery to correct a protruding third eyelid in dogs
- Surgery to repair corneal ulcers (ulcers on the eye surface)
- Surgical repair of eyelid lacerations
Our veterinarians can also refer your pet to a specialist veterinary ophthalmologist for specialised procedures such as eye ultrasound, vision testing or cataract removal.
