Surgeries & Clinical Procedures

A diagnostic or therapeutic puncture of the abdominal wall using a needle or catheter to aspirate free peritoneal fluid.

A surgical incision into the urinary bladder, most frequently performed to remove bladder stones (uroliths) or biopsy bladder tumors.

The microscopic evaluation of cells collected from body fluids, ear exudate, skin scrapings, or fine-needle aspirates.

A comprehensive medical procedure performed under general anesthesia to scale plaque and calculus above and below the gumline, polish tooth surfaces, and take dental radiographs.

The surgical removal of the eyeball and associated eyelid margins, usually performed for blind, persistently painful, or cancerous eyes.

A quick, minimally invasive diagnostic procedure using a fine needle to collect cells from a lump, organ, or fluid for microscopic cytology.

A minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedure using a flexible video endoscope to visualize the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.

A surgical procedure that permanently attaches the stomach to the abdominal body wall to prevent gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV / bloat).

A neurosurgical spinal decompression procedure that removes one side of a vertebral lamina to access and extract herniated intervertebral disc material crushing the spinal cord.

The surgical removal of both testicles in a male animal to prevent reproduction, eliminate testicular tumors, and reduce androgen-driven behaviors.

The surgical removal of a female animal’s ovaries and uterus (ovariohysterectomy) or ovaries alone (ovariectomy) to prevent reproduction, heat cycles, and reproductive diseases.

A surgical reconstructive procedure in male cats that removes the narrow penile urethra and creates a permanent, wider urethral opening to prevent urinary obstruction.

An endoscopic examination of the internal nasal passages and nasopharynx using rigid and flexible scopes.

The surgical removal of the entire spleen, most commonly performed for bleeding splenic masses, trauma, or splenic torsion.

The surgical excision of a cutaneous, subcutaneous, or internal tissue mass with appropriate surgical margins to diagnose and treat tumors or cysts.

An emergency diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in which a needle or catheter is inserted through the chest wall into the pleural space to evacuate fluid or air.

An orthopedic surgical procedure that cuts and rotates the tibial plateau angle to eliminate cranial tibial thrust in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture.

A minimally invasive diagnostic sampling procedure using real-time ultrasound guidance to direct a fine needle into deep internal organs or masses to harvest cells for cytology.