To care for your pet with compassion and understanding
Veterinary Specialist Surgeon
What is a Vet Specialist?
Veterinary specialists undertake long post graduate study to gain in-depth practical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and soft tissue.
Registration requires the meeting of rigorous and stringent criteria in terms of clinical expertise, training programmes, publishing of original material and examinations.
Charles is a registered specialist in small animal orthopaedics and soft tissue.
Why refer to a Specialist?
Your Vet will refer if the animals condition is more complicated than can be undertaken in a general practice surgery.
We have modern imaging X-Ray and surgery facilities staffed by a trained and experienced team.
Read MoreGeneral Practice
The General Practice component of Highway Vets offers medical diagnostics and care backed up by New Zealand Veterinary Pathology, a highly rated pathology laboratory with 24 hour turn around on blood samples. (Pathology and cultures can take a little longer).
The practice is equipped to supply good dental care with extractions, scaling,polishing and extractions routinely performed. Bad teeth can significantly affect the health of our patients and in many small animals can lead to heart valve damage due to infection spreading via the blood
The Cattery
The Cattery with its rural outlook consists of three inter-connecting zones built around a large central aviary, containing a variety of birds and guinea pigs that provide stimulating visual live entertainment for our feline guests.
Each area contains individual well appointed airy cages opening into a cosy indoor communal area and out to a colourful planted garden space furnished with plenty of lounging surfaces and viewing platforms.
Every guestroom provides soft warm beds, fresh toileting facilities, with water and dry food available at all times.