Southpaw Veterinary Orthopaedic Centre – Vets in Cirencester
Clinic Overview
- Reviews focus heavily on orthopaedic referral work, especially TPLO surgery, cruciate ligament operations, luxating patella treatment, complex elbow fracture repair, and fracture treatment in cats. - Aftercare is a major theme, with several owners saying Bruce, Helen or the team stayed available for worries after surgery, including late at night. - Owners often describe the team as kind, calm, knowledgeable and reassuring, especially at stressful first appointments and during recovery.
Services
- •Orthopaedic investigations and treatment for dogs and cats: The clinic handles musculoskeletal trauma, injury and disease, including referral cases from other vets.
- •Knee surgery and related conditions: TPLO surgery for cruciate ligament tears is a clear feature of the clinic’s work, and recent reviews mention dogs having one or both knees operated on. Reviews also mention treatment for luxating patella and surgery for dogs that had gone lame with serious leg problems.
- •Elbow injuries, fractures and complex surgical cases: Website and review evidence includes treatment for elbow injuries and fractures, including CT scans to plan surgery and revision surgery after an unsuccessful operation elsewhere. The clinic also lists elbow dysplasia and hip dysplasia among the conditions treated.
- •Follow-up care and recovery support: Reviews mention post-op X-rays, ongoing recovery guidance, and responsive aftercare during rehabilitation.
- •Cats as well as dogs: Reviews include fracture treatment for cats, including a broken back leg.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
- •Bruce: Frequently named in reviews for surgical care, follow-up contact, and being available to answer questions during recovery.
- •Helen: Repeatedly mentioned for helping owners feel at ease, supporting pets through treatment, and providing reassurance after surgery.
- •The wider team: Reviews regularly praise the rest of the team for kindness, empathy, patience and attentive aftercare.
Reviews
Google rating: 5.0 stars from 31 reviews.
- •Reviews focus heavily on orthopaedic referral work, especially TPLO surgery, cruciate ligament operations, luxating patella treatment, complex elbow fracture repair, and fracture treatment in cats.
- •Aftercare is a major theme, with several owners saying Bruce, Helen or the team stayed available for worries after surgery, including late at night.
- •Owners often describe the team as kind, calm, knowledgeable and reassuring, especially at stressful first appointments and during recovery.
- •The clinic’s quiet, small-practice setting comes up more than once as a positive for nervous dogs that are unsettled by noise or busy waiting rooms.

