Independent specialist opinions

Your vet says surgery. Make sure it is the right call.

Send your pet's case to a specialist veterinary surgeon and get an independent written opinion before you commit to a four figure decision. No clinic, no upsell, just a surgeon's honest read on the diagnosis, the quote and the options.

A written opinion you can take back to your own vet.

A registered surgeon

Not a call centre vet. A surgeon who does these procedures.

Independent

No clinic to book you into. The opinion is the product.

In writing

A written opinion you can share with your treating vet.

How it works

1

Send the case

Tell us what your vet said, what was quoted, and what you want to know. Attach records, imaging or the quote if you have them.

2

The surgeon reviews it

Your case is read by a veterinary surgeon, not triaged by a chatbot or a call centre.

3

You get a written opinion

Plain language answers on the diagnosis, whether surgery is warranted, the technique, the quote and the questions to ask next.

When people come to us

Most people arrive holding a quote and a knot in their stomach. These are the four moments we help with.

The quote seems enormous

The same operation can cost $2,950 at one clinic and $9,000 at another. We tell you whether your quote is fair and what is driving it.

Is surgery even necessary?

Some conditions have real non surgical options. Some do not. A surgeon can tell you which one you are looking at, honestly.

Something is not right after surgery

Recovery is not going the way you were told it would. Get an independent read on whether what you are seeing is normal.

The hardest decision

When the choice is major surgery or goodbye, you deserve a second set of expert eyes before you decide either way.

Common procedures we get asked about

Plain language guides to the surgery, the Australian costs, the alternatives and the recovery.

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The surgeon

Eben Martin, Veterinary Surgeon

Every case sent through Vet Surgery Help is reviewed personally by Eben Martin, a veterinary surgeon who performs these procedures. Owners and GP vets bring him the cases that need a surgeon's eye: second opinions, complex diagnoses, and quotes that do not feel right.

"Most of the questions I get asked are ones a GP consult was never going to answer. That is not anyone's fault. Surgery is its own discipline."
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Not sure about a surgery your pet has been quoted?

Ask the surgeon. A written independent opinion, from $250.