Mobile Service
Southpaws Specialty Surgery for Animals is proud to announce the development of a mobile veterinary surgery centre, the first of its kind anywhere. In this mobile centre, we are able to perform almost any kind of orthopaedic surgery, soft tissue surgery or cancer surgery. We are only limited by available after-hours care. The use of this mobile surgical facility has been approved by the Veterinary Practitioners Board of Victoria. Concept and design by Southpaws Specialty Surgery for Animals.
Our new Mobile Surgery Centre and Dr. Charles Kuntz sitting on the lift gate
Our intent is increase client’s accessibility to specialist-level referral surgery while allowing veterinarians to maintain primary case control. We also hope to benefit primary care clinics through education, support and exposure to referral level practice on a regular basis.
- Eliminates travel to referral centres
- Reduced cost
- Surgery is performed in the controlled environment of a state-of-the-art surgical facility by surgeons with advanced training
Facilities in the Mobile VeterinarySurgery Centre:
- Inhalational anaesthesia
- Oxygen generator system
- Advanced monitoring (ECG, SPO2, Respirometry, Blood Pressure, Temperature)
- Full-arthroscopy and laparoscopy facilities
- Electrocautery
- Suction
- Sterilisation
- Medical records
- Harmonic scalpel
- Air conditioning and heating
- Electrically independent with inverter-generator, battery backup and optional connection to mains power
Left: Surgical Suite in the Mobile Surgical Centre. Equipment including Arthroscopy, Electrocautery, Suction, Surgical Power Tools, Anaesthetic Delivery and Monitoring and Defibrillator are shown.
- Knee reconstruction (TPLO, TTA, Extracapsular repair)
- Hip revision (Triple Pelvic Osteotomy, Femoral Head Excision)
- Head and neck surgery (Mandibulectomy, Maxillectomy, Total Ear Canal Ablation, Thyroid Carcinoma Removal)
- Shoulder and Elbow Arthroscopy
- Correction of Angular Limb Deformities
- Abdominal Procedures including laparoscopy
- And Virtually any other kind of surgery done in veterinary medicine today.
