Facilities

Diagnostic tools

Anaesthesia

Surgery

Fluid therapy

Hospitalisation

At Ivy lodge Veterinary Clinic we offer a wide range of surgical procedures, many of which are considered ‘specialist’ operations.

Our veterinary surgeon, Elisa Best, has a particular interest in surgery and holds the Certificate in Small Animal Surgery. We have a massive range of both soft tissue and orthopaedic specialist equipment. This means we are also able to see second opinion cases and we offer a referral service.

We maintain very high standards of aseptic technique for all surgery - including so-called ‘routine’ procedures such as spays and castrations. For example, staff wear hats, masks, shoe covers and scrub suits to enter the theatre area.

We do not routinely prescribe antibiotics to surgical cases; instead we prevent infection by providing high standards of sterility during all procedures. This is especially important since misuse of antibiotics has led to the emergence of ‘super bugs’ such as MRSA.