Barkers Veterinary Clinic has a separate surgical suite to ensure that surgical procedures are carried out in a sterile environment. The veterinarian scrubs up, wears a sterile gown and gloves and a surgical hat and mask for the surgery, and anyone entering the operating theatre must wear a protective scrub top, hair cover and mask.  All of our surgical instruments are autoclaved (sterilized) to minimize any chance of infection or wound contamination during surgery.

At Barkers Veterinary Clinic we perform many different operations, including desexing, exploratory surgery, lump and tumour removals, wound stitch-ups and caesarians.

A trained surgical nurse monitors your pet’s anaesthetic at all times using the latest technology available – this includes a respiratory monitor, pulse oximetry (the level of oxygen in the blood), carbon dioxide monitor (expired carbon dioxide gas), a Doppler blood pressure monitor, and a heart rate monitor.  Patients are kept warm on heating pads to maintain their core body temperature through out any procedure.

The anaesthetics we use at Barkers Veterinary Clinic are tailored individually to every pet, depending on their age, body weight, organ function (liver and kidneys) and the procedure being performed.  Analgesia (pain relief) is given pre-operatively and in recovery.  Your pet’s recovery is monitored continually until they are able to sit up by themselves.

On the morning your pet is scheduled for surgery, you will have a free-of-charge admission consultation with one our team members to discuss your pet’s procedure in more detail – including pain relief and options such as a pre-anaesthetic blood test and intravenous fluids (a “drip”).

Dr Jane Kohler during a desexing procedure		Dr Andrew McKay in surgery