Facilities

Diagnostic tools

Anaesthesia

Surgery

Fluid therapy

Hospitalisation

Fluids are routinely used for all anaesthetics lasting more than 30 minutes, for dogs and cats over eight years and any debilitated animal or animals showing liver or kidney problems on pre-operative blood screens.

Blood pressure (photo, right) is carefully monitored to prevent kidney damage.

Fluids can be administered by a hospital grade infusion pump, which accurately measures both the amount of, and rate at which, fluids are given to the patient.

For animals who are hospitalised for longer than a day on fluids, we have spiral extension sets which allow them to move about more freely - as well as connectors enabling drips to be disconnected so that dogs can be taken out for regular walks.