Surgery and Anaesthesia
Grafton Veterinary Clinic provides anaesthesia & patient monitoring for all patients who are scheduled for surgery. Our aim is to make your pets visit as safe, comfortable & stress free as possible. Our theatre is well equipped with modern surgical & anaesthetic equipment, as well as patient monitoring devices for measuring heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, body temperature, oxygen saturation levels in the blood, and carbon dioxide levels in expired exhaled breaths.
Our monitors are routinely used for anaesthetised patients undergoing surgery, recovering patients, and sedated patients. Patient monitoring allows our staff to have access to additional information as to what is happening inside the patients body in real time, allowing for appropriate treatment to be tailored to the individual pet.
Pre-anaesthetic blood testing is strongly recommended by our vets for many patients prior to their surgery, depending on their age, breed and disease status. This will help us decide if your pet is a good candidate for the operation to be performed. Liver and kidney function are two organs routinely tested in our panel. The benefits of pre-anaesthetic blood testing for your pet are to identify any underlying abnormalities, allows us to modify our anaesthetic protocol if required, and also to establish baseline data for your pet, allowing us to improve our abiity to identify developing health problems in future visits.
Our monitors are routinely used for anaesthetised patients undergoing surgery, recovering patients, and sedated patients. Patient monitoring allows our staff to have access to additional information as to what is happening inside the patients body in real time, allowing for appropriate treatment to be tailored to the individual pet.
Pre-anaesthetic blood testing is strongly recommended by our vets for many patients prior to their surgery, depending on their age, breed and disease status. This will help us decide if your pet is a good candidate for the operation to be performed. Liver and kidney function are two organs routinely tested in our panel. The benefits of pre-anaesthetic blood testing for your pet are to identify any underlying abnormalities, allows us to modify our anaesthetic protocol if required, and also to establish baseline data for your pet, allowing us to improve our abiity to identify developing health problems in future visits.
Orthopaedics & Soft Tissue
Fractures can occur from car injuries, kicks from cattle or horses or even falling from height, and just like kids, our pets are sometimes in the wrong place at the wrong time. Repairing a torn cruciate ligament, bone plating, pinning and wiring fractures find their place on our surgery lists.
Fractures can occur from car injuries, kicks from cattle or horses or even falling from height, and just like kids, our pets are sometimes in the wrong place at the wrong time. Repairing a torn cruciate ligament, bone plating, pinning and wiring fractures find their place on our surgery lists.
Trauma
Accidents happen; dog fights, farm accidents, cuts and wounds. All requiring an anaesthetic, cleaning, stitching and bandaging.
Accidents happen; dog fights, farm accidents, cuts and wounds. All requiring an anaesthetic, cleaning, stitching and bandaging.
Caesareans
A decision to proceed with a surgical intervention means that the welfare and often life of the litter or mother is in question. There is a very good outcome generally when first signs of distress are noticed and a bitch is brought straight in for an examination. If left too late the bitch and pups can be in a very toxic state.
A decision to proceed with a surgical intervention means that the welfare and often life of the litter or mother is in question. There is a very good outcome generally when first signs of distress are noticed and a bitch is brought straight in for an examination. If left too late the bitch and pups can be in a very toxic state.
Abdominal Surgery
Intestinal anastomosis, removal of bladder stones, kidneys, tumours, obstructions, are common requests on our surgery lists.
Intestinal anastomosis, removal of bladder stones, kidneys, tumours, obstructions, are common requests on our surgery lists.
Eye Surgery
Irreparable blindness can be the end result if ulcers, puncture wounds and glaucoma are not are treated immediately.
Irreparable blindness can be the end result if ulcers, puncture wounds and glaucoma are not are treated immediately.
Speys and Castrations
Desexed pets live longer and healthier lives. They are less likely to wander, fight, and mark their territory; thus making them more affectionate and enjoyable to have around. Our procedure includes the surgery, fluids, antibiotic injection, oral pain relief for home and a cone if needed.
Desexing also means no surprise pregnancies and therefore less unwanted animals on our streets and in shelters.
Desexed pets live longer and healthier lives. They are less likely to wander, fight, and mark their territory; thus making them more affectionate and enjoyable to have around. Our procedure includes the surgery, fluids, antibiotic injection, oral pain relief for home and a cone if needed.
Desexing also means no surprise pregnancies and therefore less unwanted animals on our streets and in shelters.
Ear Surgery
Scratching from fleas, trauma or grass seeds can cause aural haematomas, where the whole ear flap becomes painfully swollen. Needing to be surgically lanced, drained, and sutured in order to heal.
Scratching from fleas, trauma or grass seeds can cause aural haematomas, where the whole ear flap becomes painfully swollen. Needing to be surgically lanced, drained, and sutured in order to heal.
Reconstructions
Different breeds are known to suffer with familiar genetic weaknesses, which cause a range of external and internal problems from drooping eyelids, nasal and airway obstruction, soft palate and dental misalignment, joint weaknesses and hip dysplasia. These tend to manifest with growth and aging.
Different breeds are known to suffer with familiar genetic weaknesses, which cause a range of external and internal problems from drooping eyelids, nasal and airway obstruction, soft palate and dental misalignment, joint weaknesses and hip dysplasia. These tend to manifest with growth and aging.
Abscesses and Fight Wounds
Wounds from cat or dog fights are a common problem that we treat. The resulting abscesses, punctures & lacerations often require surgical lancing, wound flushing, stitching and antibiotics.
Wounds from cat or dog fights are a common problem that we treat. The resulting abscesses, punctures & lacerations often require surgical lancing, wound flushing, stitching and antibiotics.
