Equipment, Surgery and Anaesthetics

Stephen Terrace Veterinary Clinic keeps and maintains an extensive range of surgical, medical, dental and imaging equipment. The facilities available here are similar to a small human medical, dental, surgical and diagnostic imaging centre. These include a digital radiographic suite, flexible and rigid scoping equipment and ultrasound facilities. Every effort is made to maintain and upgrade equipment to ensure we can provide quality care to our patients in a professional facility.

Every conceivable measure is taken to reduce the anaesthetic risk to patients. Pre-operative blood testing is performed routinely. More comprehensive blood panels are advised for aged patients or those perceived to be at increased risk or suspected of having a concurrent disease process.

Constant monitoring by a trained technician is undertaken from the time of anaesthetic induction, throughout the procedure until the time of recovery. Heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen saturation, end-tidal carbon dioxide levels and core temperature are monitored on every patient, not just selected cases. The anaesthetic regimen is tailored to the individual with a protocol set in place for each breed, age group or organ dysfunction.