Surgical

Commitment
We offer to every surgical patient the most advanced surgical center available. We have the most advanced surgery rooms, anesthesia monitoring equipment, anesthetic drug regimens, preoperative in house laboratory, advanced sterility, multifocal pain management protocols, registered veterinary technicians, and compassionate and experienced veterinarians to insure every detail of your pet's surgery is attended to.

Preventative Health Care
Ovariohysterectomy and Castration (Spay and Neuter)
The most common surgery we perform is OHE and castrations.(spay and neuters). Other than the obvious benefits of population control and stopping the heat cycle many health benefits exist for spayed and neutered animals. In female dogs and cats if they are spayed prior to their first heat there has been shown to be an 86% decrease in mammary tumors. Moreover, by spaying females we eliminate the risk of ovarian and uterine tumors and pyometra (infection of the uterus). Spaying your female pet can without question leads to a happier longer life. Male pets have less desire to roam, lower aggressive tendency, and many health benefits from neutering. Male neutered dogs are practically or total unaffected by for prostate infections, benign enlargement of the prostate, perianeal adenomas (benign growths on the perineal area), and testicular cancer. See the Oregon Veterinary Associations web page (link) for the why to spay or neuter question.

Preventative Gastropexy in large breed dogs
Stomach twisting or bloat is a life threatening condition that affects many large breed dogs every year. This condition is time dependant. If surgical intervention occurs in less than 2 hours and the dog does not become overheated - outcomes are favorable. However, if times to surgical intervention exceed 2 to 3 hours and the dog becomes overheated - death can be imminent. One method to drastically reduce the chance of this condition affecting your Labrador, German Sheppard, Great Dane, Golden Retriever, or other large breed dog is to do a surgical procedure called a gastropexy while your pet is spayed. During your pets routine spay the incision can be extended slightly and the stomach is stitched to the right side of the abdominal wall in a procedure called an incisional gastropexy. In some breeds like the Great Dane it may be worth a special surgery to perform a gastropexy. However, typically we do not perform preventative gastropexy surgery in male dogs as the abdomen is not entered during a neuter.

Orthopedic
    Fractured bones
    TTA
    Femoral Head ostectomy
    Amputation
    Arthrodesis
    Wound care
    Patella ligament realignment/repair

Soft tissue surgery
    Tumor removal
    Enterotomy
    Resection anastamosis
    Gastrotomy
    Biopsy
    Soft palate resection
    Nasal fold resection
    Mastectomy
    Perineal urethrosomy
    Csytotomy
    Analsacculectomy
    Entropion
    Cryptorchid retrival
    Cesearian section
    Laser surgery