Orthopedic Pet Surgeries
We perform many orthopedic (bone) pet surgeries in our office. Because we want to provide our patients with the best possible outcome, we have a board-certified veterinary surgeon who performs all our orthopedic surgeries. The orthopedic surgeries performed at our clinic include:
- Fracture Repair: This procedure involves realigning broken bones and securing them with plates, screws, pins, or casts to ensure proper healing and restore functionality.
- Cruciate Repair (TPLO / Extra Capsular): We offer two techniques for repairing a torn cranial cruciate ligament. TPLO (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) involves reshaping the tibia to stabilize the knee joint, while the Extra Capsular technique uses sutures to stabilize the joint externally.
- Amputation: In cases where a limb is severely damaged or diseased, amputation involves surgically removing the limb to relieve pain and improve your pet’s quality of life.
- Femoral Head Osteotomy: This procedure involves removing the femur’s head and neck to alleviate pain from conditions such as hip dysplasia or arthritis, allowing your pet’s body to form a false joint for improved mobility.
- Patella Luxation: This surgery realigns and stabilizes the patella properly for pets with dislocated kneecaps, reducing pain and preventing future dislocations.
Soft Tissue Pet Surgery
Our veterinary surgeons offer a range of soft tissue surgeries, focusing on procedures not related to bone. These surgeries can greatly benefit your pet’s health. Common soft tissue surgeries we perform at our clinic include:
- Lump/Mass Removal: This pet surgery involves excising abnormal growths or tumors to prevent potential health issues and improve your pet’s overall well-being.
- Laceration Repair: We treat and stitch up wounds or cuts to promote proper healing, prevent infection, and restore the skin’s integrity.
- Foreign Body Removal: When your pet ingests or becomes embedded with a foreign object, this procedure removes the object to alleviate discomfort and prevent further complications.
- Exploratory Surgery: This diagnostic surgery involves opening the abdominal cavity to investigate and identify underlying issues or diseases that are not easily detected through other means.
- Cystotomy: This surgery involves making an incision into the bladder to remove bladder stones, tumors, or other obstructions that may be causing urinary issues.
- Perineal Urethrostomy: This procedure is performed to create a new opening for urination in cases of severe urinary obstruction, typically in male pets with recurrent urinary blockages.
- Splenectomy: This surgery removes the spleen, often due to conditions such as tumors or trauma, to improve health and prevent further complications.
- C-Section: A cesarean section is performed to assist in delivering puppies or kittens when natural birth is not possible or poses risks to the mother or her offspring.
- Enucleation: This procedure involves the removal of a diseased or damaged eye to alleviate pain and prevent further health issues, improving your pet’s quality of life.
Anesthesia and Patient Monitoring
Some procedures require us to use general anesthesia to keep your pet unconscious and pain-free during the process. It’s understandable to have concerns about anesthesia, but modern techniques are generally very safe. To further reduce risk, we perform a thorough physical examination and run any necessary diagnostics beforehand to detect any underlying health issues.
Our team monitors your pet during surgery and other medical procedures to enhance their safety. We monitor every procedure, regardless of whether it is routine or more advanced. A highly trained veterinary technician will continually assess your pet’s heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs during their procedure.
To start most procedures involving general anesthesia, we first give your pet a sedative to help them relax and reduce anxiety or discomfort. Next, we administer intravenous medication to achieve full anesthesia and insert a breathing tube into the trachea (windpipe). To keep your pet unconscious throughout the procedure, we deliver a gas anesthetic mixed with oxygen through the breathing tube.
