Surgery

The surgeons and their dedicated
nursing staff also work closely with
our 24 hour critical care staff to
provide optimal comfort and care
before, during and after surgery.

Availability

The surgical service consults week days, generally from 9am to 11am and 3pm to 5pm.

Surgeons at QVS happily endeavour to accommodate clients unable to come at these times.

After hours surgery

After hours on call surgical team are always available for all surgeries outside the regular hours of QVS.

Patients can be stabilised by Pet Emergency staff and the surgical team called in immediately.

Client requirements

After being referred from a general veterinary practice, clients should bring with them their animals medical history and any previous radiographs taken at the general practice.

Emergencies

We accept emergency surgery referrals at any time.

If a surgical emergency is coming to QVS please contact us on 3359 0777 to enhance the preparation time for our surgical team.

Surgery team—

Surgeons at QVS provide a range of soft tissue, oncologic and orthopaedic procedures, working closely with other specialists to ensure we provide the best patient care.

Utmost importance is placed on anaesthetic safety and pain control for each patient.

Typical surgery referrals

Surgeons are available to advise on all aspects of orthopaedic, soft tissue, spinal and oncological surgery, including—

Orthopaedic surgery

Joint replacement and arthrodeses (fusion)
Simple and complex fracture management
Arthroscopy
Congenital limb deformities
Various joint diseases
TTA, TPLO and TWO options for cruciate ruptures

Soft-tissue surgery

Abdominal and thoracic surgery
Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy
Correction of congenital cardiovascular defects
Portosystemic shunt management
Reconstructive surgery
Hernia repair

Spinal surgery

Intervertebral disc disease
Spinal trauma
Fractures
Wobbler syndrome
Lumbosacral disease