Rivervale Veterinary Clinic has full operating, recovery and inpatient facilities. We have a large Preparation Room and two Operating Theatres.

Nurse and Veterinary Surgeon clip up an anaesthetised patient in the preparation room.

The patient is transferred to one of our operating theatres and Veterinary Nurse Rachel Holland prepares the dog for her spaying operation.

Operation under way and Rachel is monitoring the anaesthetic.

If we recommend an operation for your pet we can arrange a day for the operation to be carried out. We will tell you for how long your pet will need starving before coming to us. Normally we check your pet on admission and confirm the procedure to be carried out and answer any last minute questions you may have. We usually give a sedative so your pet is relaxed whilst they are with us and we make them comfortable in one of our kennels with a thick, snuggly vetbed. We make a fuss of your pet whilst they are with us and treat them just as if they were our own. We make sure your pet comes round safely from the anaesthetic and we will go through aftercare and answer any questions you may have when you come to collect them.