Our Lead Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Ben Lourie accepts referrals from the Greater Wellington Region for complex surgeries, advanced diagnostics and endoscopy. For a list of procedures that Dr. Ben accepts referrals for, please see below and click on our ‘Submit Referral’ button if you wish to organise an appointment:

Laparoscopic ‘keyhole’ Surgery:

Laparoscopic Spey

Laparoscopic Biopsies

Laparoscopic Assisted Gastropexy

Endoscopy:

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsies

Endoscopic foreign body removal

Endoscopic Assisted Gastropexy

Endoscopic guided PEG tube placement

Rhinoscopy (dogs only)

Orthopaedic Surgery:

Tibial Plateau Levelling Osteotomy (TPLO)

Extracapsular Repair for Cruciate ligament rupture

Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis for Hip Dysplasia prevention (JPS)

Femoral Head and Neck Osteotomy (FHO)

Soft Tissue Surgery:

Perineal urethrostomy for surgical correction of repeat urinary blockage (PU surgery)

Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Surgical Correction (BOAS Surgery)

Anal Sacculectomy

Complex abdominal/ exploratory laparotomy (including intestinal anastomosis, abdominal biposies, drains, GDV surgery etc)

Cherry Eye Repair

Advanced Diagnostics:

Bone marrow biopsies

Bone marrow aspirates

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling

Arthrocentesis (joint fluid sampling)

Please note for specialist level care, our nearest specialist hospital is Massey University Teaching Hospital in Palmerston North.

Referral Request

Referring Vet, please complete all sections of this form so we can provide you with the appropriate advice or action.