Surgery

Dedicated Veterinary Surgery Services in Para Hills, Salisbury &

Surrounding Suburbs

Making Sure Your Pet’s Surgery is as Pain & Stress-Free as Possible.

When your pet is in for a surgical procedure, you can have confidence the veterinarians and medical team at Para Hills Veterinary Clinic will work hard to ensure each operation is completed according to the highest surgical standards and is as stress-free as possible for you and your pet.

Our Animal Doctors have experience performing a wide range of surgical procedures, including:

Spays and castrations (Desexings)
Eye surgery
Bladder surgery
Tumour removal
Gastrointestinal surgery
Orthopaedic surgery including cruciate ligament surgery
Cancer surgery
Skin surgery
Thyroid surgery
Trauma surgery
Rabbit and exotic pet Desexings and surgery
Dentistry

The Para Hills Veterinary Clinic's medical team fully understands that allowing your pet to undergo surgery is never easy. We encourage you to call us prior to your surgery for any questions about your pet's surgery, or ask one of our surgical team on the morning of the surgery.

Anaesthesia

Ensuring the health and safety of your pet during surgery is our utmost concern. It requires a pain management, anaesthetic and monitoring regimen that adheres to the highest principles of quality care. We utilise a multi-parameter monitoring and anaesthesia system to ensure your pet's safety during all surgeries.

Your pet is examined before surgery, and a pre-surgical blood screen is performed if consented for. The results of these tests and your pet's past anaesthetic history, breed, pre-existing conditions, and age are used to create an individualised pre-surgery pain medication and anaesthesia protocol for your pet. Pre-medication helps with relaxation and provides pain relief in advance of surgery.

During surgery, your pet is cared for by a well-trained and experienced veterinary nurse using our state-of-the-art monitoring system, which tracks blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and, if needed, body temperature and oxygen level.

After surgery, a trained nurse will be with your pet until they are able to sit up and look around. The nurse will not just be checking their vital signs but also providing the comfort and hugs on your behalf while your pet recovers.

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Compassionate Pain Management

We all know pain hurts, but pain also has many other detrimental effects on your pet's body. Pain slows healing, decreases activity and causes behavioural changes such as aggression, anxiety and depression. Pain worsens diseases like arthritis and potentially some cancers. It also interferes with the bond between you and your pet.

As part of our commitment to keep your pet comfortable and protect the bond you share, we practice the most up-to-date and comprehensive pain management protocol. For surgeries and acute and chronic conditions, we use all our available and safe resources, including local anaesthetics, NSAIDs (non-steroidal medications) and oral and injectable analgesics for the complete comfort of your pet.

Attentive Postoperative Care

Following surgery, one of our nurses closely monitors and cares for your pet for a safe recovery. As your pet is discharged from the hospital, you will be provided with detailed information on administering any medication and properly caring for your pet after surgery. After you and your pet return home, we will answer any questions or concerns.