Surgery

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We proudly offer a wide variety of out-patient surgical services at our clinic including, but not limited to:

• Spay, Neuter, and Gastropexy
• Biopsy or tumor removal with send-out histopathology
• Bladder stone removal
• Splenectomy
• Laceration repair
• Entropion repair/Enucleation
• Foreign-body removal
• Quill removal

We are also grateful to be able to offer advanced surgical procedures with help from Dr. Garrett Levin at Ascend Veterinary Surgery. Dr. Levin is a board-certified veterinary surgeon and generously visits our clinic as the need arises to perform a variety of orthopedic, soft tissue, and oncologic surgeries. To learn more about him and his work visit his website here.

Your pet's health and safety during their stay is of the utmost importance to us. This process begins at check-in where one of our skilled team members will gather all the necessary information to ensure your pet is prepared for surgery that day. Next steps include: 

• Receiving a pre-surgical exam, an IV catheter, and bloodwork. At any step in the process, if something comes up precluding your pet's ability to undergo surgery, their veterinarian will contact you to discuss next steps. 
• During surgery, patients are monitored by the veterinarian and technician team who utilize our modern equipment to observe respiration, heart rate, oxygen saturation, blood pressure, blood CO2, temperature, and EKG. If indicated, patients receive IV fluids. Patients are warmed using specialized temperature-controlled water or forced-air-based warming equipment.  
• Patients are supervised under the careful watch of our team after surgery. Once your pet has recovered, you can expect a call from one of our veterinarians or receptionists to tell you how your pet is doing and when you can come pick them up.
• Upon checkout, a team member will go over all the take-home instructions and medications with you so you feel prepared to keep your best friend as comfortable as possible at home.