Veterinary Associations and Societies

Northern Ireland Veterinary Specialists

Address
50 Old Coach Road
BT26 6PB Hillsborough
United Kingdom

Tel: 02892 680681

Email: info@nivetspecialists.co.uk
Web: https://nivetspecialists.co.uk

Key Personnel

Name: Aidan McAlinden
Position: Clinical Director / Surgeon

Name: Rob Adams
Position: Clinical Director / Surgeon

Name: Julie Kavanagh
Position: Cardiologist

Name: Julie Hamilton-Elliott
Position: Cardiologist

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NiVetSpecialists
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NiVetSpecialist
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northern-ireland-veterinary-specialists/

Key Product Areas

Specialist Veterinary Orthopaedics
We accept referrals for any orthopaedic problem or lameness investigation, including but not limited to:
• Complex and simple fractures
• Cranial Cruciate ligament surgery (TPLO)
• Patellar luxation corrective surgery
• Elbow dysplasia and arthroscopy
• Hip dysplasia
• Arthrodesis incl pancarpal and pantarsal
• Angular limb deformity corrective surgery
• Humeral Intercondylar Fissure (HIF)
• Osteoarthritis management including intra-articular therapy
• Musculoskeletal trauma e.g luxations/dislocations
• Prosthetic ligament repair
• Musculoskeletal neoplasia and limb salvage

Specialist Veterinary Cardiology
Referrals are welcomed for investigation of heart murmurs, arrhythmias, exercise Intolerance, syncope or collapsing episodes, coughing, congestive heart failure, pericardial effusion, heart testing

Diagnostics:
• Echocardiography with spectral and colour flow Doppler
• 12-lead ECG
• Holter monitoring
• Digital radiography
• CT scanning
• Blood pressure assessment

We also offer a range of interventional procedures:
• Pacemaker implantation
• Patent Ductus Arteriosus occlusion via Amplatz canine ductal occluder (ACDO)
• Balloon valvuloplasty
• Implantable loop recorders

Specialist Soft tissue surgery
Surgical conditions treated include, but are not limited to:
• BOAS surgery
• laryngeal paralysis/collapse
• Ectopic ureter
• Perineal urethrostomy
• Urinary incontinence (USMI)
• Total ear canal ablation & lateral bulla osteotomy
• Salivary mucocoele
• Thyroid- & parathyroid-ectomy
• GDV
• Portosystemic shunt
• Liver and gallbladder surgery
• Adrenalectomy
• Intestinal resection/anastomosis
• Perineal hernia
• Gastropexy
• Anal sacculectomy
• Vascular ring anomalies
• Pericardectomy
• Thoracotomy
• Diaphragmatic hernia
• Wound reconstruction
• Oncological resections and tumour staging