Port City Surgery 

Port City Emergency Vets works closely with many GP veterinary practices in the area. When a surgical case presents to us as an emergency, our goal is to:  

1. Stabilise the patient, ensuring adequate analgesia.  

2. Achieve a diagnosis.  

3. Assess surgical options.  

If the case requires surgery:  

For emergency surgeries, we proceed as soon as the patient is stable, and it is deemed safe to do so.  

For non-emergency surgeries, the role of Port City Emergency Vets is as follows:

    -  Stabilise the patient and communicate with the owner's regular GP vet to determine the next steps. These may include:  

   1. Returning the patient to their GP vet for surgery.  

   2. Referring the patient to a Board-certified specialist surgeon if required.  

   3. Performing the surgery at Port City Emergency Vets. Option 3 occurs only when options 1 and 2 have been declined, and both the GP vet and the owner request this service.  

Keely McGregor, our dedicated orthopaedic surgeon, brings a wealth of experience in veterinary care. Keely oversees our small team of veterinarians who are skilled in a variety of soft tissue surgeries.  

Keely successfully passed the small animal surgery membership exams, in 2023, to become a member of the Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. While Keely is not a specialist, her extensive training and experience are invaluable.  

A 2019 graduate of Murdoch University, Keely has gained significant expertise in orthopaedic and soft tissue surgery, having worked in a busy small animal clinic in Perth and undertaken an orthopaedic internship under specialist surgeon Mark Newman at VetSurg.

Procedures available include:

Orthopaedics:  

- TPLO  

- MPL surgery  

- Fracture repair  

- Lameness workups  

- FHO (femoral head ostectomy)  

- Bone biopsies  

- Joint taps  

Soft Tissue:

- Complex exploratory laparotomy  

- Cholecystectomy  

- Nephrectomy  

- Cystotomy tube placement  

- Urethrostomy/urethrotomy  

- Gastropexy  

- Anal sacculectomy  

- Tumour staging and removal  

- Perineal hernia repair  

- Other herniorrhaphy (abdominal, scrotal, inguinal)  

For any questions or assistance, feel free to contact Keely at surgery@portcityemergencyvets.com.