Bay Vets Referrals Milnthorpe | Orthopaedic & Soft Tissue Specialist Centre

In Milnthorpe, many practices encounter complex surgical cases that benefit greatly from specialist referral – whether it’s a badly displaced fracture, or complicated wound closure involving muscle/tendon. Bay Vets Referrals is here to support you with high-level surgical expertise. As a specialist Veterinary Referral Centre, we combine expert surgical care with excellent post‑operative and rehabilitation support. We function as a Referral Hospital for both elective and urgent orthopaedic and soft tissue cases.

Core Surgical Services

• Fracture repair: plates, screws, external fixation where needed
• Cruciate and ligament surgeries, joint stabilisation and cartilage preservation techniques
• Soft tissue tumour removal, skin flap reconstructions, management of significant wound defects
• Revision surgery for complications, limblength discrepancies or malunions

When to Refer from Milnthorpe

Consider referral if you see:

• Fractures that have failed to heal or where alignment is poor
• Joint disease causing significant lameness and quality‑of‑life reduction
• Large, deep wounds especially involving under‑lying tissue or muscle
• Tumours in soft tissue or bone needing wide excision
• Cases where surgical outcome may benefit from advanced stabilisation

Referral Process

• Referral form or phone contact via our 24‑hour telephones for urgent cases.
• Provision of imaging (radiographs, CT if available) and treatment attempted so far
• Assessment by Veterinary Specialists to plan surgery and anticipate challenges
• Follow‑up plan that you can implement in your clinic, including analgesia, mobility, dressing changes

Practice Partnership

We see every referral from Milnthorpe as a partnership: you provide pre‑referral work, we provide surgical and hospital care, then you manage rehabilitation and long‑term monitoring. That continuity gives clients confidence and better patient welfare.