Veterinary Referrals
Veterinary referrals
Our Lead Veterinary Surgeon Dr Ben accepts referrals from the Greater Wellington Region for complex surgeries, advanced diagnostics and endoscopy. For a list of procedures that Dr Ben accepts referrals for, please see below.
Please note for specialist level care, our nearest specialist hospital is Massey University Teaching Hospital in Palmerston North.
Procedures that Dr Ben accepts referrals for
Laparoscopic ‘keyhole’ surgery
- Laparoscopic Spey
- Laparoscopic Biopsies
- Laparoscopic Assisted Gastropexy
Endoscopy
- Upper GI endoscopy with biopsies
- Endoscopic foreign body removal
- Endoscopic Assisted Gastropexy
- Endoscopic guided PEG tube placement
- Rhinoscopy (dogs only)
Orthopaedic surgery
- Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO)
- Extracapsular Repair for Cruciate ligament rupture
- Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis for Hip Dysplasia prevention (JPS)
- Femoral Head and Neck Osteotomy (FHO)
Soft tissue surgery
- Perineal urethrostomy for surgical correction of repeat urinary blockage (PU surgery)
- Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Surgical Correction (BOAS Surgery)
- Anal Sacculectomy
- Complex abdominal/ exploratory laparotomy (including intestinal anastomosis, abdominal biposies, drains, GDV surgery etc)
- Cherry Eye Repair
Advanced diagnostics
- Bone marrow biopsies
- Bone marrow aspirates
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling
- Arthrocentesis (joint fluid sampling)
