About Vet Surgery Help

One surgeon, one job: giving Australian pet owners an honest, independent read on surgical decisions before they commit to them.

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Eben Martin, Veterinary Surgeon

Eben Martin is a veterinary surgeon who performs the procedures this site writes about. For years, friends, clients and GP vets have brought him the same kinds of questions: does my dog really need this operation, is this quote normal, is this recovery going wrong, is there another way. Vet Surgery Help exists to answer those questions properly, for anyone, without needing to know a surgeon personally.

Every opinion issued through this site is written by Eben. There is no panel of anonymous vets and no outsourcing. If a case is outside his expertise, we say so and point you toward the right kind of specialist instead.

"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."

Why independence matters

Almost every surgical opinion an owner hears comes from someone who would also be paid to do the operation. That does not make the advice wrong, but it does make a genuinely independent voice valuable. Vet Surgery Help does not perform the surgery, does not sell the follow up and does not take referral fees from clinics. The opinion is the entire product, so it only has to be right.

Have a surgical question for Eben?

Send the case. A written independent opinion, from $250.