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Surgery Services

The following are a few of the surgeries we perform at Valley Central. 
We perform surgery on dogs, cats and “exotic” pets.

 

SOFT TISSUE SURGERY

 
   
     
  ABDOMINAL SURGERY:
  • Exploratory surgery
  • Porto-Systemic Shunt
  • Gall bladder and bile duct surgery
  • Liver surgery
  • Ectopic ureter reconstruction
  • Kidney, bladder and urethra surgery
  • Intestinal surgery
  • Colectomy (Megacolon)
  • Splenectomy
  • Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV)
  • Adrenal gland removal (including in ferrets)
THORACIC SURGERY:
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA)
  • Lung surgery
  • “Keyhole” lung biopsy
  • Esophagus surgery
  • Chylothorax
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY:
  • Thyroidectomy
  • Oropharyngeal and middle ear polyps in cats
  • Lateral Ear Resection
  • Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA)
  • Bulla osteotomy
  • Airway disorders
  • Laryngeal paralysis (“Tie back”)
  • Collapsing trachea
  • Stenotic nares
  • Everted laryngeal saccules
  • Tonsilectomy
  • Soft palate reconstruction
  • Eye and eyelid surgery
PERINEAL SURGERY:
  • Perianal fistulas
  • Perineal hernias
  • Inverted vagina
  • Perineal Urethrostomy (PU)
  • Anal sac surgery
 
   
  And many other specialized procedures, such as biopsies, wound management, skin grafts and flaps, mass removal, cancer surgery, etc.  
   

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

 
   
  FRACTURE REPAIR:  
 
  • Bone Plating
  • External Fixator
  • Intra-medullary pinning
HEAD AND NECK SURGERY:
  • Mandibulectomy/Maxillectomy
  • Rhinotomy
KNEE SURGERY:
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
  • Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
  • Patellar Luxation
HIP SURGERY:
  • Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
  • Femoral Head Ostectomy (FHO)
  • Juvenile Pubic Symphysiodesis (JPS)
And many other specialized procedures, such as amputations, bone biopsies, arthrodesis, angular deformities, luxation repair, carpal hyperextension, juvenile diseases, tendon ruptures, etc.
 
     
NEUROLOGY/NEUROSURGERY
 
   
 
  • Degenerative Myelopathy
  • “Slipped” disc (Back and neck)
  • Myelography
  • Discospondylitis
  • Wobbler Syndrome (Cervical Vertebral Instability)
  • Vertebral fractures and luxations
 
     
  And many other specialized procedures, such as brain and spinal tumors, spinal tap, etc.  
     
 
 
     
 
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