Soft Tissue Surgery

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. 

Examples of soft tissue surgery include:

  • Desexing (Sterilisation)
  • Exploratory Laparotomies
  • Caesareans
  • Lump Removals
  • Biopsies
  • Wound stitch-ups
  • Removal of intestinal foreign bodies

....but the list is endless, and our expert team of veterinarians are adept at undertaking a wide variety of soft tissue surgeries in pets!

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 a lump has been removed we recommend sending the tissue 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.