Specialist Veterinary Surgeries and Procedures
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy for cruciate ruptures - Fracture repair with the use of advanced implants such as locking compression plates - Joint replacement (total hip replacement) - Triple pelvic osteotomy for selected young dogs with hip dysplasia - Repair of medially luxating patella, including corrective tibial/femoral osteotomies - Arthrodesis (joint fusion) - Some limb sparing surgeries for bone cancers
Neurological Surgery
- Decompressive procedures for intervertebral discs (slipped discs) - Spinal stabilization / fusion procedures for vertebral fractures/luxations and congenital spinal diseases such as atlanto-axial instability - Surgery for Wobbler’s disease - Craniotomy for feline meningioma and selected canine brain tumors
Cardiovascular Surgery
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus ligation - Pericardectomy - Persistent right aortic arch and left ligamentum arteriosum correction - Pulmonic stenosis (balloon dilation under fluoroscopic guidance) - Pacemaker implantation for dogs and cats
Soft Tissue Surgery
- Portosystemic shunt attenuation - Exploratory laparotomies with biopsies; pancreatectomy for insulinoma - Correction of other congenital defects such as diagnosis and treatment of ectopic ureter, colposuspension for intrapelvic bladder - Reconstructive surgeries for extensive tumour removals such as maxillectomy, orbitectomy, nosectomy. Thoracic wall mass excision and chest wall reconstruction. Includes creation of axial pattern flaps and subdermal plexus flaps - Intrathoracic surgery such as lung lobectomy (for lung tumors, bullae and blebs), thoracic duct ligation for idiopathic chylothorax, thymoma excision - Upper airway correction in brachycephalic dogs eg. pugs, bulldogs - Extraluminal ring prostheses for cervical tracheal collapse; endoluminal tracheal stents for intrathoracic tracheal collapse - Head and neck surgery including arytenoid lateralization surgery for laryngeal paralysis, thyroidectomy for thyroid adenoma and thyroid carcinoma as well as total ear canal ablation / bulla osteotomy for end-stage or neoplastic ear canal disease - Urogenital surgery including perineal and scrotal urethrostomies This list is definitely not exhaustive. Your surgeon will discuss all diagnostic tests, treatment protocols and surgeries with you during the initial consultation.
Anaesthesia
- Monitored by fully qualified Australian-trained veterinarians - Tailored anaesthetic plan that ensures a safe, pain-free and smooth recovery - Patient's progress is charted from the moment they are induced until they are fully awake - Blood pressure, heart rate, heart rhythm, temperature and expired carbon dioxide levels are monitored throughout procedures
