A team of anaesthetist, specialist surgeon and nurses are on stand by 24 hours a day to perform elective and emergency procedures. In our dedicated surgical suite. Many procedures can be performed standing on the sedated horse; however, other procedures require general anaesthesia. A dedicated trained anaesthetist will be in charge of the standing sedation or the general anaesthesia while the surgery is completed.
Patients are carefully monitored during general anaesthesia by trained veterinary surgeons using ECG, arterial blood pressure monitoring, blood gas and electrolyte monitoring.
Positive pressure ventilation can be used where appropriate to help anaesthetised horses to breathe, the induction of and recovery from anaesthesia takes place in our fully padded recovery stalls. A rope system is available and in use to help horses stand up after general anaesthesia.