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Animal Orthopaedics Wellington Elective orthopaedic surgery and rehab

02/03/2025

Today is a reminder of the importance of preserving our world’s wildlife. 🌍✨ Let’s take action to protect the beautiful creatures that share our home. 🦏🐅

27/02/2025

Meet Biscuit! 🍪

Biscuit visited us the other week for a TPLO procedure. He was such a good boy and loved his little photo shoot 📸

Fun Fact: The Swedish Vallhund breed is over 1,000 years old, its origins trace back to the time of the Vikings. They were originally used for herding, nipping at the heels of cattle without getting kicked 🐶🐾

19/02/2025

Today’s the day to shower your pet with all the love they deserve! 🐾❤️ Happy ! Let’s celebrate our loyal companions with extra snuggles, treats, and belly rubs! 🐕🐈

17/02/2025

Hugs are an essential part of recovery after surgery at AOW 🤗

Here is Joey enjoying lots of cuddles and head scratches with surgeon Yvonne after her TPLO procedure recently 💛🖤

13/02/2025

Happy Valentines Day 🌹🩷

12/02/2025

Who doesn't love puppy cuddles 🥰

Sweet Isabella visited AOW for Juvenile P***c Symphysiodesis (JPS) at 13 weeks old.

JPS is a procedure typically performed on puppies between 12 and 18 weeks old to manage hip dysplasia. Puppies who have painful hips and show laxity or radiographic signs of hip dysplasia can benefit from this procedure if caught early enough. The surgery involves using electrocautery to fuse part of the p***s which encourages the pelvis to develop in a way that improves the conformation of the hip joints.

Isabella is 5 months old now and loving her puppy walks! 🐶🐾

05/02/2025

Happy Waitangi Day! ❤️🤍🖤

We are closed Thursday 6th February. If you need veterinary assistance, please contact your regular veterinary clinic or a veterinary afterhours service 🐶

04/02/2025

Meet Martha! 🐾

Martha came to see us a few weeks ago for a TPLO procedure. She was incredibly brave during her stay and soaked up all the cuddles from our team 🥰

Wishing you all the best for your recovery Martha! 💛🖤

24/12/2024

Wishing you and your pets a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with love, laughter, and good health! 🌟🐶 Thank you for trusting us with your furry friends in 2024. Here's to a paw-some 2025!

- The Team at Animal Orthopaedics Wellington 💛🖤

23/12/2024

Nothing better than a good meal after surgery 😋 Here is sweet Mia enjoying her first meal after her TPLO procedure last week!

Wishing you all the best for your recovery Mia! 💛🖤

12/12/2024

🎄 Holiday Hours 🎄

Summer is just around the corner, and it’s almost time for us all to take a short break and enjoy time with family and friends!

Here's everything you need to know about our Christmas shutdown!
⭐Christmas Week 23rd - 28th Dec: We are open on the non - statutory days and available for surgery with a small team and will do our very best to help.

⭐New Year's Week 30th Dec - 3rd Jan: We are open on the non - statutory days for advice only over the phone and email. No surgery bookings are being taken for this week.

11/12/2024

Here is Ella all snuggled up after her TPLO procedure with us the other week 🥰🐾

Wishing you all the best with your recovery Ella!

03/12/2024

Animal Orthopaedics Wellington turns one today! 🎂🎉

One year ago, we opened our doors with a mission to provide exceptional care for your pets, and what an amazing year it’s been!

Thank you for trusting us with your pets and for making this year so special! 🐶🐱

28/11/2024

We want to thank everyone who participated in our very first 'Street Tails' Pets of the Homeless Project this Monday! 🐶🐾

We provided head-to-toe vet checks and medications, vaccinations, flea and worming, and physiotherapy to those who care so dearly for their pets, but sometimes struggle to afford it.

Pets went home with food, treats, toys, a new bed and blanket, a lead, collar, and harness.

We would like to thank Black Dog Physio who donated and volunteered on the day, HUHANZ for volunteering on the day and providing further treatment to the pets who need it, and DCM Wellington and their amazing staff for helping organise this event, helping us on the day and lending us their venue! ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who donated: Provet, SVS, The Cats & Dogs Dinner Company, Animates Paraparaumu, Central Vet Hospital and Animal Health Centre Vet Clinic. And a special thankyou to all those that gave so generously to our Give a Little page.

We had the best time at our first event and can't wait to do it again next year! 🥰

24/11/2024

14/11/2024

Do you know your pet's ideal weight? 🐶

Body weight plays a large role in many orthopaedic conditions such as arthritis, cruciate ligament injuries, hip dysplasia, and so much more 🦴

Excessive weight puts pressure and unnecessary strain on the joints, bones, and ligaments in the limbs, increasing deterioration and damage. On the other end of the spectrum, malnutrition can also negatively affect orthopaedic conditions.

Keeping track of your pet's body weight and giving them a balanced diet is crucial to their overall quality of life. Talk to your vet about your dog's ideal weight and make sure they are on track to feel their best! 🐕💪

$Meet Mortsy! 🐾🐱Mortsy was surrendered to HUHANZ after he fractured his pelvis. HUHA reached out to us and we were more ...$

12/11/2024

Meet Mortsy! 🐾🐱

Mortsy was surrendered to HUHANZ after he fractured his pelvis. HUHA reached out to us and we were more than happy to help with the surgery.

Dr Stuart Ashworth reduced and stabilised the fracture of his ilium (or "wing" of his pelvis) with a 6-hole 2.0mm locking plate (see before and after xrays).

The team loved having Mortsy in the clinic! He was so smoochy and loved head scratches and smooshes from the whole team 🥰

Wishing you all the best for your recovery Mortsy!

10/11/2024

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31 Tongariro Street
Paraparaumu
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+64221114730

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https://www.aowellington.com/

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Videos

We have created a quick educational video that reviews arthrocentesis of the elbow joint, which is a really useful tool that can be easily performed to rule out inflammatory joint disease (such as septic arthritis or immune-mediated joint disease) in dogs 🐕 We might perform this in dogs that present with pain and effusion of multiple joints to rule out immune-mediated polyarthritis; or in dogs where we are suspicious of septic arthritis - for example post-operatively, or with a sudden worsening of lameness in chronic arthritis cases 🔬💉 While the elbow can seem like a more daunting joint on which to perform arthrocentesis; if you know the landmarks it is actually pretty straightforward! We hope this video helps you confidently perform your next elbow arthrocentesis 💪

We have created a quick educational video that reviews arthrocentesis of the stifle joint with analysis of cytology in clinic, which is a really useful tool that can be easily performed to rule out inflammatory joint disease (such as septic arthritis or immune mediated joint disease) in dogs 🐕 We might perform this in dogs that present with bilateral stifle effusions as part of a work up for cranial cruciate ligament disease to rule out immune mediated polyarthritis; or in dogs where we are suspicious of septic arthritis - for example post-operatively, or with a sudden worsening of lameness in chronic arthritis cases 🔬💉 Enjoy!

One of the most common things we see at AOW is cruciate disease! Here are some tips and tricks for positioning stifle xrays 🐾 🦴 Centre the x-ray on the stifle. 🦴 Extend the collimation to include the hock. 🦴 For the mediolateral view, elevate a calibration ball off the plate/table to the level of the center of the patella. 🦴 Remember your L/R marker. 🦴 For the caudocranial view position the calibration ball, again to the level of the center of the patella, which may be resting on the plate/table or elevated if you are using positioning aids. * We use the calibration ball to increase accuracy for surgical planning. This is particularly important for dogs weighing under 25kgs, but ideally used for all patients. For dogs over 25kgs, if you don't have a calibration ball you can use a standard L/R marker (with the ruler markings) positioned fully within the collimation, placed at the level of the plate/table.

AOW applies an evidence-based multimodal analgesia protocol to provide comfortable home-care after orthopaedic surgery. Here is what we send home with our post-surgical patients: NSAID consistent with the preoperative dosing regime. Paracetamol 20-30mg/kg orally q8h Gabapentin 20-30mg/kg orally q8h Amantadine 3-5mg/kg orally BID Rescue Analgesia - Buprenorphine 0.05mg/kg oral transmuscosal, formulated into CMC gel (see our previous video on how to make it up). Rescue Anxiolysis - Trazodone 3-7mg/kg orally, with dose determined on an individual patient basis considering temperament and ASA level. **The above is modified in feline patients (see link) see link for the protocols we use!https://www.aowellington.com/_files/ugd/5ef700_bc7bc35c8b9243c89f68004a99ea172d.pdf

Bup Gel

Everyone comes to AOW for the drugs!!! 😉 Absorption of opiates via the oral transmucosal (OTM) route in dogs has historically been recognised to be poor. Administration of buprenorphine into the cheek pouch, when formulated into a CMC gel**, appears to have more reliable absorption. The original paper described the formulation by mixing 0.5G of CMC powder with 17 mL of buprenorphine 0.3mg/mL injectable solution to get a desirable consistency. Adding 0.3G CMC to 10mL of buprenorphine is an equivalent ratio and we've found this is practical in-clinic. See the link for the paper Link https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20960411/ ** CMC powder bought from Spotlight!