Southpaw Veterinary Orthopaedic Centre

- Reviews centre heavily on orthopaedic surgery and recovery, including TPLO procedures, revision surgery for a badly fractured elbow, luxating patella surgery, and fracture repair in cats. - A consistent theme is responsive aftercare, with several owners saying Bruce, Helen or the team replied to worries after surgery late at night or in the middle of the night. - Owners also mention a calm, quiet setting, which seems to help nervous pets feel more settled.

Southpaw Veterinary Orthopaedic Centre in Cirencester focuses on orthopaedic investigation and treatment for dogs and cats, particularly musculoskeletal injuries and joint disease. Its work includes referral cases, with TPLO surgery and treatment for elbow and hip conditions specifically noted. Recent reviews continue to highlight strong post-operative support and a calm setting that suits nervous pets.

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 mentioned on the website and in several reviews. Recent reviews also mention surgery for a luxating patella and treatment for a dog that had gone lame and needed knee surgery.
•Elbow injuries and complex fracture work: 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.
•Other orthopaedic conditions and follow-up care: The website lists elbow dysplasia and hip dysplasia. Reviews also mention follow-up imaging such as post-op X-rays, along with ongoing recovery support after surgery.
•Cats as well as dogs: Recent reviews include fracture treatment for cats, including a broken back leg and an injured foot.

Pricing

No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.

People

•Bruce: Repeatedly named in reviews for surgical care, follow-up contact, and being available to answer post-operative questions during recovery.
•Helen: Mentioned several times for helping owners feel at ease at the first visit and for providing ongoing support after treatment.
•The wider team: Reviews regularly praise the wider team for kindness, patience and supportive aftercare.

Reviews

Google rating: 5.0 stars from 26 reviews.

•Reviews centre heavily on orthopaedic surgery and recovery, including TPLO procedures, revision surgery for a badly fractured elbow, luxating patella surgery, and fracture repair in cats.
•A consistent theme is responsive aftercare, with several owners saying Bruce, Helen or the team replied to worries after surgery late at night or in the middle of the night.
•Owners also mention a calm, quiet setting, which seems to help nervous pets feel more settled.
•Other positive details include clear recovery advice, friendly and reassuring staff, and one report that the practice dealt directly with the owner’s insurer to reduce paperwork and upfront payment.

Reviews for Southpaw Veterinary Orthopaedic Centre

Note: Showing the 10 most recent Google reviews out of 26 we track in total. Recent reviews may not be representative of overall sentiment.

Cheryl Wellsbury

2 months ago

Our young Cockalier Daisy suffered with a Luxating Patella and our vet recommended Bruce and Southpaw to examine her further and then operate. I can't praise the practice highly enough, Bruce, Helen and team have been amazing. Always available to answer questions throughout Daisys recovery. The operation has been successful and she is now about to become an active youngster for the first time in a long time. Thankyou !!!!!

Nigel Sheppard

3 months ago

We were referred to Bruce and his team at Southpaws after our dog broke her elbow in three places. She had had surgery somewhere else, which was not successful. On meeting Helen, we were put completely at ease and knew our girl would be in safe hands. Bailee first went for CT scans to discover what was needed and then had surgery to re-address the fracture. We can honestly say we have never found anywhere we trust as much as we do Southpaws. Our dog is very nervous and with it just being a small practice and in such a quiet location there isn’t a lot of noise or too many other dogs around to upset our girl The initial after-care was excellent and Bruce keeps in touch asking for updates and we go in again as and when needed. She’s still not fully recovered and has to have work on her other elbow, but I know she will be so well looked after. I would thoroughly recommend Southpaws

Steve Impey

Natalie J

4 months ago

We were referred to Southpaw Vets earlier this year when our sighthound tore her cruciate and needed TPLO surgery. We could not imagine a better place for her to receive the care she needed. The Southpaw team are incredibly knowledgeable, caring, kind, and patient—just genuinely lovely people who are clearly passionate about what they do. The post-op support has also been fantastic, with Bruce and Helen even responding to emails and calls late at night to put our minds at ease whenever we were worried. When she tore the cruciate in her other leg only four months later and needed a second TPLO operation, the team could not have been more empathetic or kind. Thanks to their skill and exceptional care, she is well on her way to recovering from her second surgery and is now the proud owner of two bionic knees! We’re truly grateful for everything Southpaw have done for our girl and we would not hesitate to recommend them!

David Parfect

6 months ago

Our 8 year old beagle recently had surgery on her cruciate ligament. Couldn’t be more grateful to all the staff for looking after her so well. Excellent customer service, even getting back to us in the middle of the night post surgery when we were a little concerned about her. Picture of Lulu post her follow up x-rays looking a little sleepy 😴

lynne lee

We would very much like to recommend Southpaw. Our cat Loki broke his right back leg in June and we were referred to them. They did a sterling job fixing his leg and have shown us nothing but kindness during his recuperation. Thank you Bruce. Helen and all the team! From Lynne, Peter and Loki

Robbie Bradbury

10 months ago

Couldn't recommend southpaw enough! They patched up our 6 year old Boston Terrier when she went lame and now it's like she's 3 or 4 again! They didn't just fix her knee, they gave her a new lease of life.. I haven't seen her personality shine through this much in years. On top of doing an amazing job with the surgery, they've been really supportive and giving great advice throughout the recovery. And they worked directly with our insurer, pet plan, so we didn't have to front it ourselves and go through the paperwork which meant we could just focus on getting our little Wednesday better. Been a brilliant experience, start to finish.

John

1 year ago

A nice calm atmosphere, the staff made you feel comfortable, where helpful and friendly. We received good advice and we expect our pet to make a full recovery.