Our surgical team can create the surgical model you require prior to transportation to your facility. All enquiries are discussed closely with the customer to ensure your scientific objectives are achieved, including detailed coverage of the surgical method and peri-operative care regimes. Inotiv surgical facilities are divided into prep, surgery and recovery areas allowing us to operate efficiently whilst upholding excellent aseptic technique. Our animal holding rooms allow for the best pre and post-operative care, and the dedicated surgical team oversee the animal’s recovery. Once recovered, your animals will be sent to you in our dedicated transport vans with environmental controls. Our team will follow up on the animal’s progress with you and ensure feedback is actively sought as part of our commitment to the 3R’s principle of refinements; all under A(SP)A.

Our surgical principles:

Whatever the location our team use

• Excellent aseptic technique (as defined by LASA Guidelines 2010)
• Gentle tissue handling to minimise surgical trauma
• Detailed peri-operative care, including multimodal analgesia
• Close anaesthetic monitoring
• Supply of surgical and peri-operative records
• Detailed instructions supplied for post-operative care
• All under guidance of our Inotiv veterinary surgeons and our facility NACWOs
  
  

Species available:

We can offer surgical supply of all our UK Inotiv rodent species and strains, including guinea pigs. Our team can also offer surgical supply of rabbit models. For larger species please contact us for details at rms.uk@inotiv.com

Common surgical techniques:

• Implantation of vascular catheters with or without vascular access ports (VAPs)
• Telemetry device implantation
• Soft-tissue procedures e.g. ovariectomy or castration
• Neurological procedures
  
  

Whatever your model please contact us. Our team can perform bespoke surgical models to our customer’s specification (either as a method transfer or with our team performing method development).