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PCEATECGAORREY HERE
VETERINARY
HOSPITAL
Small animal surgery and • Arthroscopy: Cartilage disease,
medicine specialists. microfractures, juvenile joint diseases, OCD,
and elbow dysplasia.
Dr Sara Boyd and Dr Martin de Scally
respectively head up a team of veterinarians, • Osteoarthritis clinics: Specialist
nurses and animal care givers that give attention consultation and diagnosis, radiology,
to detail for every patient treated by us. Hilton ultrasonography, joint fluid analysis, weight
Veterinary Hospital unashamedly pushes control, pain control, palliative, and corrective
the barriers of patient care and treatment of surgery, PRP and physiotherapy.
small animals. As a referral centre, the hospital
receives referrals locally, provincially, nationally, • Medical and surgical management of
and even internationally from other African chronic ear conditions: Endoscopic ear
countries. flushing, ear canal ablation surgery.
Our goal is to make a significant difference to • Endoscopic diagnosis and medical treatment
the quality of life of every animal presented to of gastrointestinal diseases.
us. Preventative care medicine is a priority to
us; however, it is not always going to be healthy • Advanced imaging: MRI and CT in
pets that come our way. We have invested in collaboration with Veterinary Imaging
the highest levels of equipment and expertise Specialists.
possible to manage medicine and surgical
cases. This enables us to manage referrals • Oncology: Oncological surgery, general
and cases that are sometimes considered chemotherapy, electroporation intralesional
untreatable. According to research, prognosis chemotherapy, and targeted chemotherapy.
is what most pet owners are chasing, we have
aligned ourselves with patient outcome as a • Medical and surgical management of
priority for your animals. Some examples of endocrine diseases.
these cases that we are equipped to handle
include: • Intensive care monitoring: 24-hour
monitoring and intensive care facilities allowing
• Airway disease: Brachycephalic surgery, the treatment of poisonings, snake bites,
laryngeal paralysis, tracheal collapse. seizure cases, trauma management and other
severe illnesses.
• Advanced neurosurgery: Brain tumours,
spinal tumours, intervertebral disc disease. • Medical and surgical management of
nasopharyngeal (ENT), gastro-intestinal
• Advanced orthopaedic surgery: endoscopy.
Complicated limb, pelvic, jaw and spinal
fractures. • Advanced cardiology: Radiographic,
electrocardiographic, ultrasonographic,
• Ligamentous repair: Achilles’ tendon sero-chemical and surgical, cardiac analysis
rupture and interventions.
• TPLO cranial cruciate rupture repair: • Basic and advanced dentistry and
Considered the canine cranial cruciate repair maxillofacial surgery.
technique of choice world-wide.
A CT machine has recently been added to our
diagnostic equipment to enhance our in-house
diagnostic capabilities and patient care.
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