Advanced Surgery for Pets

Our Board-Certified Surgical Services are available at the Gold Coast Center for Veterinary Care by appointment Monday through Friday.

Surgical diseases treated and procedures performed by the board-certified surgeons include, but are not limited to:

Orthopedic
·      Amputations
·      Angular limb deformity
·      Bone cancer
·      Cruciate ligament repair (TPLO, TTA and Extracapsular repair)
·      Elbow dysplasia
·      Fracture Repair
·      Joint and Ligament repair
·      Juvenile bone diseases
·      Oral fractures
·      Pelvic/Hip Surgery
·      Patella Luxation

Head and Neck
·      Brachycephalic Airway Syndrome Repair (Soft palate, Stenotic nares, laryngeal saccules)
·      Ear surgery (TECA, Polyps, Bulla Osteotomy)
·      Esophageal surgery
·      Oral surgery (Mandibulectomy/Maxillectomy)
·      Laryngeal paralysis
·      Nasal surgery
·      Salivary gland removal
·      Thyroid and Parathyroid gland removal

Abdominal/Perineal
·      Adrenalectomy
·      Anal gland conditions
·      Biopsies
·      C-section
·      Gall Bladder disease
·      Gastrointestinal surgery (foreign body, tumors)
·      GDV
·      Hernia repair
·      Kidney disease (Biopsy, Nephrectomy)
·      Liver surgery (biopsy, portosystemic shunts, tumor removal)
·      Lower urinary tract disease (cystotomy, ectopic ureters, urethrostomy)
·      Pancreatic surgery
·      Perianal fistulas
·      Perineal urethrostomy
·      Splenectomy

Skin
·      Reconstructive surgery (skin grafts and flaps)
·      Tumor removal
·      Wound management and repair

Thoracic
·      Cardiac surgery (congenital, cancer)
·      Chylothorax
·      Pericardectomy
·      Lung disease (bullae, cancer, torsion)
·      Rib Resection
·      Thoracotomy

Minimally Invasive Procedures
·      Arthroscopy
·      Cystoscopy
·      Laparoscopy
·      Otoscopy
·      Rhinoscopy
·      Thoracoscopy

Our Surgery Service offers Minimally Invasive Surgery. This involves utilizing scopes to look into the abdomen, chest, joints, bladder, intestinal tract, nasal cavity, and other orifices. By putting small cameras into the body and utilizing smaller access points, this minimizes pain, discomfort and scarring post-operatively. We currently have a Karl Storz HD Endoskope tower and ForceTriad Ligasure machine, the same type of equipment used on humans!

Stem Cell Therapy

Stem Cell Therapy is a part of the growing field of regenerative medicine, in which medical therapy aids in the repair, replacement or restoration of damaged and diseased tissues. While much controversy has erupted regarding the use of embryonic stem cells in people, stem cell therapy available to our veterinary patients is not met with the same ethical considerations, as the cells are derived from the same patient in whom we are treating.

If you would like to schedule an appointment with our Surgery Service, please call 631-923-2530 or ask your primary veterinarian for a referral. If you have a primary veterinarian and would like them to be kept updated of your pet’s progress, our Surgery Service will happily contact them both before and after your pet’s surgery and send all diagnostics and medical records to allow for continuity of care.