Your pet’s in good hands.
We have a fully equipped modern operating suite in our hospital where we carry out major surgical procedures.
Elective surgery is booked in advance. Animals are usually admitted by appointment between 7.30 am and 8.30 am Monday to Friday or by arrangement.
We advise that our day stay patients do not have any food from 10 pm the night before, but access to water is needed.
All of our surgery patients receive a pre-anesthetic blood test to assess the kidneys, measure the red blood cells and assess hydration status.
All patients have a checkup before giving any premedications.
They are then placed on IV fluids for the length of the procedure. All of our patients receive these as well as pain relief and antibiotics as appropriate. These are not an optional extra; they are part of our duty of care to all patients.
During anesthesia, respiration, oxygen, and carbon dioxide levels, heart rate and blood pressure are monitored continuously to help ensure the safety of your pet.
After the procedure – all patients are moved into recovery in the main room of the hospital so that they can be closely monitored by our team. And when they are awake enough, they will be moved to either the Dog Ward or Cat Ward, to recover without excessive noise or stress.
Discharge from hospital varies, as it all is dependent on your pet’s recovery. But as soon as the procedure is complete, a team member will contact you with an update and book a discharge at an appropriate time.
You are welcome to visit your pet in the hospital to discuss treatment and progress.
Types of Surgery
The team at Belmont Vet Centre provide a full range of
These include:
Soft Tissue Surgery:
- desexing (spay, castration, and vasectomy)
Caesarean section (everyone loves babies)- biopsy
- abscess surgery
- eye and eyelid surgery
- ear surgery
- hernia repair
- airway obstruction treatment (soft palate, larynx)
- abdominal or chest surgery
- Surgical
tumour removal
- Fractures and ligament repairs both simple and complex.
- Conventional plates, Linear, and hybrid external fixation
- Correction of angular limb deformities
- Cranial Cruciate ligament rupture “ACL.”
- Tibial-plateau-leveling osteotomy (TPLO)
- Extracapsular
stabilisation (lateral fabella suture or De Angelis repair) - Patella luxation
- Distal femoral wedge
ostectomy for distal femoral bowing - Femoral head and neck removal
- Juvenile pubic
symphysiodesis – prevents Hip Dysplasia.
Orthopaedic surgery performed at Belmont Vet Centre is usually either Bone Fractures, or Joint/Ligament Injury surgery and
Bone Fractures
Fracture investigation and repair in animals involves
Ligament/Joint/Tendon injuries
The surgical procedure for other
Spinal Surgery
Pets that have spinal injuries or suspected spinal problems are
We treat you and your pets as family.
If you need immediate assistance, our contact information is below.

Location
208 High St.
Belmont VIC 3216
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Contact

Hours
Mon – Fri: 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Sun: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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