Castration is a routine surgical procedure that offers long-term health and behavioural benefits for your pet. By removing the testicles, castration helps reduce the risk of prostate disease, testicular cancer, and certain hormone driven behaviours such as roaming, urine marking and aggression. The procedure is performed under a general anaesthetic, with careful monitoring to ensure your pet's comfort and and safety throughout. Most pet's recover quickly and our team provides detailed aftercare instructions. 

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Castration is a simple way to promote a healthier, calmer and happier life for your pet.

Speying is a routine surgical procedure that provides important long-term health and behavioural benefits for female pets. By removing the ovaries and uterus, speying helps prevent life-threatening infections such as pyometra, reduces the risk of mammary tumours, and eliminates unwanted heats and associated behaviours. The surgery is performed under general anaesthesia with careful monitoring to ensure your pet’s comfort and safety throughout the procedure. Most pets recover well with rest and simple home care, and our team will guide you through every step of the process. ​​​​​

Caesarean section is a surgical procedure performed to safely deliver puppies or kittens when a natural birth becomes difficult or dangerous for the mother of the litter. 

At West Coast Vets our team is prepared to respond quickly to these situations either during or after-hours.

Caesareans may be planned for high risk pregnancies or carried out as an emergency when labour is not progressing normally.  After the procedure we provide attentive post operative care, support with the new born management, and guidance to help ensure a smooth recovery for the mother and the litter. 

At West Coast our team provide comprehensive wound and lump surgery. Whether your pet has a traumatic injury, an infected wound, or a lump that needs removal our team will access every situation individually. Lumps are carefully evaluated and when appropriate, sent for pathology to determine their nature and guide any further treatment. After surgery, we provide personalised aftercare plans and follow-up support to help your pet recover smoothly and return to normal routine.