Soft tissue surgery
General procedures
BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome) surgery
A combination of techniques is used depending on what is most appropriate for the patient. These can include soft palate resection, laryngeal saccule excision, widening of nares, and tonsillectomy.
Simple
£2,500
Complex
£3,500
Anal sacculectomy (removal of anal glands)
£2,500
Mandibulectomy/maxillectomy
There is a lot of variation in these procedures so please enquire for more details.
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£5,000
Diaphragmatic hernia repair
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£5,000
Perineal hernia repair
This procedure includes castration in male dogs as this improves prognosis.
One side
£3,000
Both sides
£5,000
Laryngeal tieback surgery
Surgery to treat laryngeal paralysis.
£3,500
TECA (total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy)
This surgery is used to treat chronic ear problems or ear masses.
£3,000
Ventral bulla osteotomy
This is used to treat inner ear polyps in cats.
£2,000
Thyroidectomy
Removal of the thyroid in cats or dogs with a thyroid problem.
Simple
£1,000
Complex
£2,000
Cleft palate repair
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£4,000
Urethrostomy surgery
Surgery to alleviate urinary strictures or stones in cats and dogs.
Simple
£2,500
Complex
£3,500
Salivary mucocoele surgery (sialadenectomy)
This procedure treats dogs with a salivary gland rupture.
£2,500
Oesophagotomy
Surgery to remove a foreign body or obstruction from the oesophagus.
Simple
£2,000
Complex
£4,000
Cancer surgery
We can perform large tumour removals including skin/muscle grafts as needed. We can also perform staging using our CT scanner and follow up chemotherapy.
Prices vary depending on the patient but generally start at £2,000, please enquire for more details.
£2,000
Abdominal surgery
Gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy)
This procedure includes hospitalisation for as long as needed.
Simple
£4,000
Complex
£5,000
Liver lobe removal (lobectomy)
Surgery to remove diseased liver lobes or liver masses. Multiple lobes can be removed in one surgery if needed.
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£5,000
Gastrectomy
This surgery involves removal of part of the stomach, usually because of a mass.
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£4,000
Enterectomy
Surgery for removal of intestinal tumours.
Simple
£2,000
Complex
£4,000
Keyhole gastropexy
This procedure involves fixing the stomach to the abdominal wall to prevent bloat/GDV.
When performed with keyhole spay
£395
When performed by itself
£695
Liver shunt surgery (portosystemic shunt)
These costs include a special type of CT scan used to diagnose the liver shunt, this is all performed in-house.
Simple
£4,000
Complex
£6,000
Colon surgery
This can be a subtotal or total colectomy depending on the patient.
Simple
£2,000
Complex
£3,000
Kidney surgery
Surgery to remove stones, tumours (nephrotomy) or remove a whole kidney (nephrectomy).
Nephrotomy
£2,000
Nephrectomy
£3,000
Adrenal gland surgery
Surgery to remove a diseased adrenal gland.
Simple
£3,000
Complex
£4,000
Thoracic surgery
Surgery of the heart and lungs
Thoracoscopy
Keyhole procedure to diagnose conditions of the heart and lungs.
£2,000
Pericardectomy
Surgery to remove the pericardium (membrane surrounding the heart).
£4,000
Lung lobectomy (lung lobe removal)
These are used to treat severe lung abscesses and lung tumours.
£4,000
Patent ductus arteriosus surgery (PDA)
This includes the cost of a CT scan to diagnose the condition.
£4,000
Keyhole (laparoscopic) surgery
Keyhole spay
Also known as a laparoscopic ovariectomy. This procedure is a modern alternative to the traditional spay.
The recovery from this period is 2 days, compared to 2 weeks for a traditional spay.
£695
Keyhole gastropexy
This procedure involves fixing the stomach to the abdominal wall to prevent bloat/GDV.
When performed with keyhole spay
£395
When performed by itself
£695
Keyhole biopsies
We can take biopsies from the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, abdomen in a safer non-invasive way using keyhole surgery.
Surgery + lab analysis fee
£695
Pathology fee for sample analysis
£203
Keyhole elbow surgery
This is detailed further in the orthopaedic section.
£2,800
Keyhole retained testicle surgery (cryptorchid castrate)
This cost is in addition to the regular castrate fee of £340-390.
£250
Ophthalmology
Entropion/ectropion repair
Surgery to repair turning in or turning out of the eyelids.
Simple
£1,500
Complex
£3,000
Eyelid mass removal and reconstruction
Simple
£1,500
Complex
£3,000
Cherry eye surgery
This surgery involves replacing and anchoring a prolapsed third eyelid gland.
One eye
£1,500
Two eyes
£2,800
Corneal surgery or cryotherapy
These are used to treat complex eye conditions or abnormal eyelash growth. For these we refer to our sister practice The Hadleigh Vets
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