Surgery (Soft Tissue)
Your pet should be fasted from 7pm the night before but allow access to water as usual. Any medications can be given with a small treat unless the vet has advised you to withhold them.
Surgical Services
Routine surgery such as desexing all the way to more complex orthopedic surgery is offered at Brighton Vet. We also have the ability to perform lifesaving emergency surgery and if indicated, can arrange a specialist anaesthetic for higher risk patients. We ensure that each patient is fully examined prior to surgery, and we will provide an estimate of cost and offer multiple post-op checks to ensure the best outcome possible.
Soft Tissue
Our veterinarians’ high level of expertise and our practice’s fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform the vast majority of soft tissue surgical procedures that your pet may require. Soft tissue surgery encompasses any surgery that is not related to bones. It includes procedures such as desexing, exploratory laporotomies, caesareans, lump removals, biopsies, wound stitch-ups, removal of intestinal foreign bodies – the list is endless!
A very common soft tissue surgery is the removal of lumps. Some lumps may require a biopsy prior to removal to help understand whether they are cancerous or not. This information assists us in planning the surgery accordingly to give your pet the best possible outcome. Once they have been removed we recommend sending them to our external laboratory for analysis.
Although most lumps are benign (not harmful), a minority are more serious (malignant). In the case of malignant (cancerous) tumours, early removal and an accurate diagnosis is extremely important to maximise the chances of a good outcome.
If you find a lump or bump on your pet please make an appointment to visit one of our veterinarians to discuss any surgery your pet may require.
Please see our section under desexing for more details about this surgery.
