The latest and safest anesthetic equipment and drugs
ECG and respiratory and heart monitors for improved anesthetic safety.
Heated surgical table
The latest dental equipment for scaling teeth, polishing and restorative procedures.
Electrosurgical unit
Skilled nursing care
Large comfortable recovery area

We currently offer a wide variety of surgical procedures for your pet including: dental cleanings, spays, neuters, cat de-claws, tumor removals, most types of soft tissue surgery, and some limited orthopedic surgery.  For more complex surgeries, we do offer referrals to other board certified specialists in our region.

Note:  We are philosophically opposed to elective, cosmetic surgical procedures which provide no redeeming value to the animal.  Therefore, we do not perform ear crops, tail docking, or dewclaw removals unless there is a compelling medical reason which would relieve pain and suffering for the animal.

Routine surgical procedures are performed Monday-Friday between 8AM and Noon and do require an appointment.   Please call our front office at 457-5521 to schedule your appointment.

Your pet's safety and comfort is our number one priority.  We have taken the following steps to ensure this high level of safety and comfort for your pet's surgical stay with us:

Presurgical examinations:   We like to give each animal a thorough clinical examination on the morning of the procedure so that we are sure that he or she is not a poor anesthetic risk.

Preanesthetic bloodwork:  Modern anesthetics have made these surgical procedures extremely safe for your pet.  However, anesthesia is never trivial.  Almost all anesthetics are removed from the body by either the kidneys or liver.  Perfectly normal appearing patients will occasionally have serious problems with these organs or may be anemic.  To properly evaluate your pet's ability to utilize and metabolize the drugs needed, and to help maximize safety, pre-surgical bloodwork is required for all procedures utilizing general anesthesia.   

Vaccinations:  In order to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases to your pet and our other hospitalized patients,  it is essential that each animal have had his or her annual vaccinations and preventative tests according to our recommendations for all hospitalized procedures.

Pain Management:  To further enhance the comfort of your pet's stay with us and postoperative recovery, we have included in all of our surgery procedures an adequate amount of pain management medication to help relieve the pain associated with soft tissue surgery.  Each pet is treated differently, but most pets will receive pain management medications while here and some to be administered at home while recovering.