Our registered specialist surgeons are supported by a team of specialist anaesthetists, on-site pathology and diagnostic imaging services, as well as experienced theatre nurses and horse handlers.
The surgery team is highly skilled and uses techniques to reduce stress on your horse during surgery and ensure optimum recovery.
Our facilities include two fully equipped operating theatres, standing surgery stocks, and two padded induction and recovery stalls.
The team are available to perform a number of elective and emergency surgeries in hospital hours, surgeries include:
Other procedures are available but should be discussed in conjunction with a member of our specialist surgery teams.
Emergency surgeries such as colic surgery, urgent wound intervention, or caesarean section are not available at this time.
Aftercare is provided on site until 11pm.
Follow-up care for bandage changes, suture removal, or other interventions can be provided on site by our ambulatory teams.
Limited capacity for emergency surgery is currently available for wound management, septic joints, or other semi-urgent procedures on consultation. No after-hours surgical service is currently available. Emergency surgeries such as colic surgery, urgent wound intervention, or caesarean section are not available at this time.
We do not currently run a 24 hour service in hospital. Our on-site nurses monitor patients until 11pm. Veterinary support is provided on an as needed basis after 4pm.
Arthroscopic surgeries and fracture repairs can be performed routinely depending on the type of injury present.
Airway surgery (tie back, tie forward, epiglottic entrapment revision, sinus interventions), mass removal, cryptorchid castration, ovariectomy, some ophthlamic procedures and wound revision/reconstructions can be performed on site.
A large range of specialist surgical equipment is available, including arthroscopic instrumentation, carbon dioxide and diode laser, wound debridement instrumentation (Versajet), vessel sealing (Caiman), and fracture repair (locking compression) kit. Advanced imaging equipment, including nuclear scintigraphy, magnetic resonance imaging, digital x-ray and ultrasound, is also available.
Skin tumours are typically treated with a combination of surgery (either traditional or laser) and chemotherapy, either topical or injectable/implanted. Immmunotherapy is also available for selected tumours on request.
No referral is required. We see horses for both primary consultations and second opinions, and we also welcome referrals from other veterinarians.
Our horses are anaesthetised by our anaesthesia team, which includes veterinary technicians and nurses, and is led by a board-certified anaesthesiologist. Horses are continuously monitored throughout anaesthesia and receive specialist management based on individual conditions.
At the end of the procedure, horses are recovered in a specialised, padded recovery box and can be assisted to stand by our anaesthesia team using a bespoke rope recovery setup.
