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Never Too Old To Go Under - Dr Sarah Goldsmid
Thursday, 4 September, 2025

It’s hard to believe but Medical teams have been progressively improving anaesthetic products since they were first invented more than 170 years ago.The result being that today’s surgeries being shorter and safer than ever before for both people AND pets.However, there’s been a long-held myth by some pet owners that their aged pets shouldn’t undergo the surgery – even if they’re in pain.Specialist Surgical Vet Dr Sarah Goldsmid from the Animal Referral Hospital is keen to alleviate those fears by explaining how pre-surgery tests enable them to adjust the anaesthesia for that particular pet’s condition enabling the surgery to go ahead.