SURGERY

Veterinary Specialist Services (VSS) provide a range of specialist services that include Surgery. Surgery may be recommended for a variety of conditions. VSS has a team of surgeons who have experienced, friendly, and have deep knowledge in a wide range of surgical fields. We work as part of a multi disciplinary team of veterinarians, nurses and support staff to provide the best care and outcome for our patients.

VSS offer surgery for a wide range of emergencies, injuries, and conditions. Some of the common conditions we treat and assessments we can do are:

• Management of patients with medical comorbidities and who need surgery e.g. concurrent heart problems or medical disorder
• Lameness assessment - identify the cause of a limp if it is difficult to diagnose
• Assessment of sports and performance dogs
• Management (surgical and non surgical) of the full range of surgical conditions including:
  • Joint problems
  • Spinal and other neurosurgical problems
  • Bone fractures
  • Abdominal surgery
  • Urinary tract surgery
  • Thoracic and cardiac surgery
  • Head and neck surgery
  • Gastrointestinal and liver surgery
  • Skin and reconstructive surgery

With surgery comes anaesthesia and understandably, many pet owners are concerned about veterinary procedures that require an anaesthetic on their dog or cat.

While this is a very legitimate concern, the risks of anesthesia can be minimised with proper planning before the procedure, careful monitoring while the dog or cat is anaesthetised, and diligent aftercare.

Every pet is different and anesthesia protocols are customised to meet the needs of each individual animal. For example, a senior pet, or one with a health problem, would probably require a different anesthesia protocol than a young, healthy dog or cat.

We aim to have our patients feeling well and comfortable by the time of discharge.

Underwood

Open for consultations 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Emergencies available Saturday 8:00am - 12:00pm. Hospitalised patients are cared for 24/7/365 by our team of veterinarians. MRI machine available.

Carrara

Open for consultations 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Hospitalised patients are cared for 24/7/365 by our team of veterinarians. CT machine available.

Jindalee

Referral and emergency hospital, staffed 24/7. CT machine available.

To learn more about our specialist surgery team and the locations you'll find them, please visit the pages below:

• Surgery Team
• Underwood Hospital
• Carrara Hospital
• Jindalee Hospital

Please feel free to open or download the brochures below detailing some of the surgeries and procedures VSS perform:

• Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome
• Cranial Cruicate Ligament Disease
• Elbow Dysplasia
• Fracture Fixation
• Hip Dysplasia
• Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD)
• Lumbosacral Degenerative Stenosis