Soft Tissue Surgery

Our soft tissue surgery referral service is led by vets Daniel Lloyd and Luke Strickland, with support from our dedicated nursing team. 

Taverham Vets provide a comprehensive in-house soft tissue surgery service with a brand-new theatre equipped for anaesthesia and patient monitoring.  

The team offers a range of procedures, using both traditional and cutting-edge minimally invasive techniques to ensure the very best outcomes for patients in our care.  

The service is happy to see cases that require urogenital, head and neck, thoracic and abdominal surgery as well as performing oncological and reconstructive surgery.  

Surgical procedures regularly performed include;

• Parathyroidectomy 
• BOAS surgery 
• Thyroidectomy 
• Liver lobectomy 
• Splenectomy 
• Ectopic ureter 
• Enucleation 
• Mandibulectomy (partial) 
• Mandibulectomy (total or partial with plate reconstruction) 
• Maxillectomy 
• Cystotomy (open and laparoscopic assisted surgery) 
• Urethrostomy 
• TECA (Total Ear Canal Ablation) 
• Cystectomy 
• Anal sacculectomy 
• Sialoadenectomy 
• Perineal hernia 
• Complex perineal hernia with organ pexy 
• Cholecystectomy 
• Diaphragmatic/body wall rupture 
• Prostatic abscess/cyst 
• Tumour removal and reconstruction including CT scan and lymph node extirpation if needed 
• Septic peritonitis 
• Gastropexy (Open surgery and Prophylactic endoscopic treatment) 
• Biopsies eg Liver (Endoscopic) 
• PDA 
• PRAA 
• Lung lobectomy 
• Pericardiectomy (Thoracoscopic) 

As a practice we offer a 24-hour emergency service, supported by our veterinary team at our fully equipped hospital in Taverham. Our services are not limited to the above therefore, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.