Neutering

Generally, we recommend most neutering procedures are performed by 6 months of age. It is typically the first surgery your pet will experience, so we work hard to make sure every aspect of their experience with us is a positive one.

For our canine patients: Following admission, the nurses will carry out a full pre-operative assessment, including blood tests and taking an accurate weight measurement. The blood tests check for key organ function, to ensure your pet is healthy prior to anaesthetic. Should there be any issues that could potentially increase the risk of anaesthetic, we will call you to discuss and agree the best plan. Pain medication and intravenous fluids are given during the procedure and throughout recovery. Fluids help to maintain good blood flow during the anaesthetic and help to remove drugs from the system following the surgery, making recovery as quick and comfortable as possible. We offer key-hole spays for all female dogs requiring surgery. Key-hole surgery is part of our on-going commitment to provide minimally invasive surgical procedures, to ensure the least discomfort and quickest possible recovery for our patients.

For our feline patients: Following admission, the nurses will carry out a full pre-operative assessment, including blood tests and taking an accurate weight measurement. For a rescue cat, we also recommend checking for the feline viruses: FeLV/FIV. The blood tests check for key organ function, to ensure your pet is healthy prior to anaesthetic and to confirm blood type. Blood-typing can be life-saving, because unlike dogs, cats must receive the correct blood type, so should your cat ever need a transfusion, we must know what blood type to give. In some instances, we may even ask if you would like your cat to be an occasional donor, to potentially help save the lives of other cats, as at present, there is no national donor scheme. Should there be any issues that could potentially increase the risk of anaesthetic, we will call you to discuss and agree the best plan. Pain medication and intravenous fluids are given during the procedure and throughout recovery. Fluids help to maintain good blood flow during the anaesthetic and help to remove drugs from the system following the surgery, making recovery as quick and comfortable as possible.

Neutering pets is a routine procedure and with our experienced team, we expect pets to be fully recovered in 2 or 3 days following surgery. Our surgical procedures are always performed in a dedicated operating room. This ensures a strict aseptic technique, to prevent the risk of infection and reduce the need for antibiotics following an operation. Our commitment is to provide the highest levels of standards and quality of care, for all aspects of surgery, anaesthesia and monitoring, for all our patients.