Our Services

Critically ill animals are provided with 24-hour care until they are suitable for treatment as a day or outpatient. We can help you with animals that require staff resources or equipment that general practices don’t have. 

Cases we see include, but are definitely not limited to:

• Unstable diabetics including DKA
• Endocrine cases: Addisonian crisis, unstable Cushing’s disease
• Oxygen dependant cardiac and respiratory cases
• Major trauma cases: hit by car, serious dog fight wounds
• Severe gastroenteritis or pancreatitis
• Seizuring animals and neurological disease
• Toxicities
• Postoperative management
• Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
• Pain management
• Transfusion medicine
• FLUTDz cats

Animals can also be referred for critical care procedures including:

• Thoracic drain placement and care
• Feeding tube placement
• Central venous catheter placement
• Urinary catheter placement and care
• CT or MRI

Further investigation of complex medical and surgical cases can also be undertaken at TRC.  

Skin and ear disease can be highly uncomfortable for pets, frustrating for owners and time consuming for busy general practice veterinarians. Very commonly, owners seek a second opinion when they become frustrated with their pet’s ongoing or recurrent skin disease. Referring an animal with skin disease to somebody with advanced skill level can be helpful to retain existing clients.

Intradermal Allergy Testing can be performed and allergy vaccine for Allergy Specific Immunotherapy (ASIT) can be offered as part of the service. Detailed notes with diagnostic results and treatment plans will be provided to the referring veterinarian to allow consistency in ongoing care.

Animals having surgery at TRC have a dedicated team of experienced surgical nurses and 24-hour care before and after surgery. Our referral surgeon has experience with cruciate surgeries, fracture repair, surgery to help brachycephalic dogs breathe more easily, skin mass removal as well as general abdominal and intra-thoracic surgeries.  

Hydropaws is devoted to canine rehabilitation, health & fitness. Our primary aim is to improve quality of life for your dog.

Hydropaws offers a holistic approach to canine care integrating hydrotherapy into rehabilitation programs to promote good health and mobility, performance and recovery from injury  allowing dogs to live life to the full.

If your dog has been diagnosed with any of the following conditions, please get in touch to see how hydrotherapy can help your dog.

• Joint disease including hip and elbow dysplasia
• Arthritis, reduced function, stiffness and muscle weakness in senior dogs
• Spinal injuries, disc disease and paralysis
• Cruciate ligament disease
• Pre and post orthopaedic surgeries
• Obesity and weight related issues
• Performance improvement in the athletic and working dog

Email rachel@hydropaws.co.nz

Dr Ivan Aleksic is available to perform abdominal, pregnancy and cardiac ultrasounds every Tuesday and Wednesday, and other days by arrangement. Ultrasounds can be performed as part of a workup by one of our TRC clinicians, or on an ultrasound-only basis when will image the animal and provide a full written report to the referring vet within 24 hours. 

Here at TRC we have digital radiology, digital fluoroscopy and cone-beam CT capability.

We also have access to off-site fan beam PET CT and MRI imaging and can usually get an appointment within a week, occasionally on the same day depending on their human case load and staff availability.

All referrals for advanced imaging have a consultation with Dr Trudi McAlees to assess the stability of your pet for general anaesthesia and to discuss which of the different imaging modalities is best in your particular case.

Imaging of the oesophagus, stomach and colon can be performed via endoscopy. Non-invasive gastric foreign body retrieval can also be performed using our endoscope.

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