Conditions we treat and

procedures we perform:

Soft Tissue

Exploratory celiotomy  (abdominal surgery)

  • Gastrotomy and enterotomy for foriegn body removal

  • Gastrostomy tube placement for feeding

  • Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)

  • Portosystemic shunt attenuation (PSS)

  • Gastropexy (prophylactic and fixation for GDV)

  • Common bile duct stenting

  • Intestinal resection with anastomosis

  • Subtotal colectomy

  • Colopexy

Hernia repair

  • Perineal herniorrhaphy

  • Diaphragmatic herniorrhaphy

  • Inguinal herniorrhaphy

  • Abdominal wall herniorrhaphy

Ear disease

  • Ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO)

  • Total ear canal ablation with lateral bulla osteotomy (TECA-LBO)

Head and Neck

  • Sialocelectomy

  • Cervical explore for foreign body/abscess

Perineal/anal surgery

  • Anal sacculectomy

  • Caudectomy for screw tails-primarily English bulldogs

Skin procedures

  • Wound management

  • Skin reconstruction

Urinary/reproductive disease

  • Cystotomy

  • Urethrostomy (perineal, scrotal)

  • Urethral prolapse

  • Caesarean section

  • Pyometra

Orthopedic

Lameness evaluation

Fracture repair  – all bones

Cranial cruciate rupture

  • Athroscopic assisted TPLO

  • Meniscectomy

Elbow Dysplasia

  • Arthroscopic assessment and treatment

  • Ununited anconeal process (UAP)

  • Fragmented medial coronoid process (FCP)

  • Elbow incongruence

Arthrodesis (joint fusion)

  • Carpus

  • Tarsus

  • Partial or full

Joint Disease

  • Osteochondrosis/Osteochondritis Dessicans (OCD)

  • Angular limb deformities – corrective osteotomies

  • Luxation – Reduction with non-surgical or surgical management

  • Arthrocentesis (joint tap)

  • Joint injections

  • Joint lavage

Ligament/tendon disease

  • Achilles tendon rupture

  • Biceps tendon

  • Patellar tendon rupture

  • Collateral ligament injuries

Medial/lateral patella luxation

  • Tibial tuberosity transposition

  • Block recession

  • Retinacular imbrication/release

  • Corrective osteotomies – if severe angular deformity

Pelvic/Hip Disease

  • Pelvic fracture repair

  • Sacroiliac luxation

  • Capital physeal fracture repair

  • Femoral neck fracture repair

  • Femoral head and neck ostectomy

  • Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (JPS)

  • Joint injections

Shoulder Disease

  • Osteochondrosis dessicans (OCD)

  • Medial shoulder instability

  • Shoulder luxation

ONCOLOGIC SURGERY

Thoracotomy

  • Lung Lobectomy

  • Pericardectomy

Mandibulectomy

Maxillectomy

Large tumor resections (skin) with reconstruction

Amputation

  • Forelimb

  • Rear limb

  • Digit

  • Tail

Abdominal

  • Nephrectomy

  • Adrenalectomy

  • Pancreatectomy

  • Splenectomy

  • Liver lobectomy

  • Bladder resection

Thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy

Mastectomy/mammectomy

Chest wall reconstruction

LAPAROSCOPIC/ THORASCOPIC SURGERY

Ovariectomy

Gastropexy

Cryptorchidectomy

Pericardial window

For more information on these conditions and more, please visit the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Animal Health Topics page here:

https://www.acvs.org/topics/?_animal_type=small-animal