Operations

Routine dental scaling with ultrasound

Operations are carried out every day at all three surgeries. Radiology (X-ray) is done at Barnhill and Dundee surgeries only. Specialised procedures are only done at the larger Kings Cross Road site. (endoscopy, cardiology, ultrasound and orthopaedics)

When your pet comes in, a nurse will fill in an admission sheet and consent form with you, then your pet is weighed and given a "pre-med" injection, which causes relaxation and sleepiness, preparing them for anaesthesia. The pre-med allows us to give less anaesthetic for the same effect, so it makes the procedure safer. Also, we use the drug Propofol for the rapid induction (knock-out) of the anaesthetic, using Isoflurane in Oxygen for the safest maintenance of anaesthesia. This allows us to guage anaesthetic depth very accurately, with a rapid, hangover-free recovery.

This is the gold standard of anaesthesia which all your pets receive at Parkside. We have eight anaesthetic machines in the practice, all of which use Isoflurane in Oxygen. We feel your pets are worth that extra investment.

Occasionally an Xray may be done under sedation only. This involves an injectible drug which will cause a dog or cat to become very sleepy, but maintain an swallow reflex. We can then carry out the procedure and administer an antidote, to cause a rapid return to consciousness. This is not necessarily the safest way for an old or ill dog and we would always advise you of the best method we thought appropriate.