The surgical techniques used at Chessington Veterinary Surgery allow for clean, safe operations, while keeping pain and stitches to a minimum. Surgery is performed in our sterile procedures theatre after the patient has been assessed and made ready in the separate preparation area. Advanced multiparameter monitoring is used to additionally improve the safety of our anaesthetic regimes.
Surgical facilities include the use of a radio surgery unit, which minimises blood loss during surgery (essential for some of our smaller patients like rabbits, guinea pigs and rats). Sterility of all our surgical instruments, gowns and drapes is ensured by our use of a vacuum autoclave. This reduces the risk of post-operative infections and helps to eliminate the need for antibiotics to be given after surgery in most cases.