Soft tissue surgery

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.

Anal sacculectomy (removal of anal glands)

Mandibulectomy/maxillectomy

There is a lot of variation in these procedures so please enquire for more details.

Diaphragmatic hernia repair

Perineal hernia repair

This procedure includes castration in male dogs as this improves prognosis.

Laryngeal tieback surgery

Surgery to treat laryngeal paralysis.

TECA (total ear canal ablation and lateral bulla osteotomy)

This surgery is used to treat chronic ear problems or ear masses.

Ventral bulla osteotomy

This is used to treat inner ear polyps in cats.

Thyroidectomy

Removal of the thyroid in cats or dogs with a thyroid problem.

Cleft palate repair

Urethrostomy surgery

Surgery to alleviate urinary strictures or stones in cats and dogs.

Salivary mucocoele surgery (sialadenectomy)

This procedure treats dogs with a salivary gland rupture.

Oesophagotomy

Surgery to remove a foreign body or obstruction from the oesophagus.

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.

Gall bladder removal (cholecystectomy)

This procedure includes hospitalisation for as long as needed.

Liver lobe removal (lobectomy)

Surgery to remove diseased liver lobes or liver masses. Multiple lobes can be removed in one surgery if needed.

Gastrectomy

This surgery involves removal of part of the stomach, usually because of a mass.

Enterectomy

Surgery for removal of intestinal tumours.

Keyhole gastropexy

This procedure involves fixing the stomach to the abdominal wall to prevent bloat/GDV.

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.

Colon surgery

This can be a subtotal or total colectomy depending on the patient.

Kidney surgery

Surgery to remove stones, tumours (nephrotomy) or remove a whole kidney (nephrectomy).

Adrenal gland surgery

Surgery to remove a diseased adrenal gland.

Thoracoscopy

Keyhole procedure to diagnose conditions of the heart and lungs.

Pericardectomy

Surgery to remove the pericardium (membrane surrounding the heart).

Lung lobectomy (lung lobe removal)

These are used to treat severe lung abscesses and lung tumours.

Patent ductus arteriosus surgery (PDA)

This includes the cost of a CT scan to diagnose the condition.

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.

Keyhole gastropexy

This procedure involves fixing the stomach to the abdominal wall to prevent bloat/GDV.

Keyhole biopsies

We can take biopsies from the lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, abdomen in a safer non-invasive way using keyhole surgery.

Keyhole elbow surgery

This is detailed further in the orthopaedic section.

Keyhole retained testicle surgery (cryptorchid castrate)

This cost is in addition to the regular castrate fee of £340-390.

Entropion/ectropion repair

Surgery to repair turning in or turning out of the eyelids.

Eyelid mass removal and reconstruction

Cherry eye surgery

This surgery involves replacing and anchoring a prolapsed third eyelid gland.

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