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Small Animals Health Checks • Annual Vaccination • Parasite Control • Microchipping • Skin & Ear Checks • Dental Check-up • Geriatric Check-ups • Weight Loss Programs • Acupuncture Diagnostics • Radiography • Ultrasonography • Electrocardiography (ECG) • Blood Pressure monitoring • Microscopy: Cytology & Urinalysis • In-house Blood Testing • Desexings • Soft tissue surgery • Orthopedic surgery: Fracture Fixation & Cruciate Tendon Repair • Dental surgery: Ultrasonic Scaling & Surgical Extractions Puppy Pre-school Main Ridge Veterinary Clinic offers early age puppy pre-school run by Nicole White one of our Veterinary Nurses. Please contact the Clinic on (03) 59 896 232 for more infomation or to book a place in the program.
Surgery: Each Surgery uses the safest monitoring systems, Isoflurane gaseous anaesthesia. (The safest gas anaesthetic available), heating pads to maintain body temperature, sterile gloving and autoclaved draping and instrumentation. Our surgeons perform a wide range of procedures from speys, and castrations to orthopaedics such as cruciate ligament repair, exploratory abdominal surgery e.g. (removal of intestinal foreign bodies), caesarean sections and many more surgical procedures and technique. Radiography: We have a high-powered machine for standard radiography or specialist e.g. contrasts x-rays, with automatic film processing. Anaesthesia: We use Isoflurane gaseous and oxygen anaesthesia after induction from an ‘out of circuit’ CIG anaesthetic machine. For the safety of your pet we use a “pulse oximeter” that monitors oxygenation and end carbon dioxide levels. We also monitor respiration with an “ap-alert”. Each surgery has a certificate trained dedicated nurse monitoring the anaesthetic. Dental Care: We have recently purchased the most modern dental technology available. The ultrasonic scaler is the most gentle cleansing way to remove tarter and not damage the tooth’s enamel. Each tooth and gum is flushed with a special CSL solution that kills bacteria, leaving the mouth fresh and healthy. Unhealthy teeth that require removal can be split by a high-speed drill bit that speeds up the procedure with less risk of bone injury. We detail the health of each tooth with a record of your pet’s dental status supplied on discharge. Pharmacy: We stock a wide range of medicines with a broad choice available to our vets so they can utilize and dispense the most appropriate drug for your animals situation. If your animal requires very specialized pharmaceutical products and we do not stock it, then we will order the medicine in especially for you. Diagnostic Laboratory: We have an "in house" IDEXX machine that enables us to run full blood profiles within one hour or taking the blood sample. The blood testing can be used for biochemical tests e.g. liver or kidney enzymes, electrolytes and haematology. Our Microscope allows us to examine tissue sample smears for things such as skin mites. Bacteriology and cytopathology such as ‘fine-needle aspirates’ on lump examinations can be performed Ancillary Services: Micro-chipping: This can be implanted during a routine consultation or at the time of surgery e.g. speys or castration. We strongly advise that all pets be Microchipped to ensure their safe return if they wander or get lost often by misadventure. We have had many cases where a relative or neighbors looking after the owners pet inadvertently leave a door or gate open where the animal ‘disappears’. Clipping and Grooming: We do not offer a full service, however Please ask us in cases where your pet may need sedation or a general anaesthetic if uncooperative or severely matted |
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