Our operating theatre is  a strictly controlled aseptic room  fully equipped with some of the most advanced anaesthetic and monitoring equipment currently available. We have set rigorous standards for our theatre practices, and all operations are carried out by a surgeon wearing appropriate theatre suits, hat, mask, gloves and theatre only shoes. This is still not a routine in many veterinary practices!
We have dual Oxygen and Nitrous carrier gases , which deliver the anaesthetic isoflurane to the patient through a Humphrey ADE circuit. Waste gases are actively scavenged.

All patients are monitored under anaesthetic by our fully trained nursing staff. This is backed up by monitoring equipment of the same standards seen in hospital theatres and intensive care bays.

We can monitor ecg, heart rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygen concentration (pulse oximetry), pulse rate, non-invasive blood pressure, invasive blood pressure, capnography (inspired and expired carbon dioxide levels), inspired oxygen and nitrous levels.

There is also a mechanical ventilator which can be used to take over breathing when necessary.

This degree of equipment may seem over the top for veterinary practice, but it means that we can anaesthetise older, sicker and riskier patients than ever before, and we are less likely to refuse an operation simply based on age. Each patient is carefully assessed as an individual before undergoing any anaesthetic procedure.