Preparation Room

The preparation room is the hub of the practice and is where many tests and some minor procedures are carried out.

After your pet is admitted for an anaesthetic or surgical procedure a thorough clinical examination is carried out and if necessary blood samples may be taken for pre-operative information or for diagnostic purposes. Our nurses will advise you about this on admission and you will be asked to sign a consent form for the procedure being treated.

Pre-medication is administered shortly after patients are admitted for surgical procedures and will lead to sedation so that stress is reduced. Balanced pre-medication which includes pain relief will also significantly reduce the amount of anaesthetic used so that recovery is rapid and as comfortable as possible.

Minor procedures, such as the repair of small wounds and dental work are carried out here. We have ultra-sonic dental scaling which achieves superior cleaning and polishing equipment for the perfect finish.

Our veterinary dental instrumentation allows us to deal with extractions, which unfortunately are ofen necessary when dental disease has advanced, and various other dental procedures.

The X-ray machine is ready for use whenever the need arises and automatic processing has radiographs ready for viewing in a very short time so that rapid decisions can be made for ongoing treatment.

Before more major surgery a catheter is placed in a vein, usually in the fore leg, and general anaesthesia is induced with a rapid acting intravenous agent. Once the pateint is asleep an endotracheal tube is placed in the airway so that oxygen and anaesthetic gas can be delivered directly from the anaesthetic machine.

The surgical site is prepared by clipping hair from over and around the surgical site to prevent contamination during the surgical procedure. The skin is then thoroughly cleansed and disinfected before sterile surgical drapes are applied.