Surgeries

General Surgery:

• Abscesses (draining and treatment of infected wounds)
• Laceration repair (“stitches” for cuts and wounds)
• Amputation (removal of a toe, tail, ear, front or rear limb)
• Mass removal (removal of cancerous and non-cancerous tumors, masses, and lumps)
• Hernia repair (surgery to close a hole in the wall of the abdomen)
• Splenectomy (removal of the spleen)***

Ears:

• Aural hematoma (surgery to reduce swelling of the outer ear)
• Pinna amputation (removal of the outer ear)

Eyes:

• Cherry Eye (surgery to correct a prolapse of the gland of the 3rd eyelid)
• Entropion (surgery to correct inward turning of the eyelid)
• Enucleation (eye removal)

Reproductive/Urogenital:

• Vulvoplasty (surgery to remove excess tissue folding around the vulva)
• Pyometra (surgery to remove an infected uterus) - see also urgent care
• Dystocia - see also urgent care
• Spay/Neuter (surgery to remove reproductive organs) (available at all clinic locations) - see also Spay/Neuter

Gastrointestinal:

• Foreign body removal (surgical removal of ingested items from stomach or intestines)
• Gastropexy (surgical procedure to prevent bloat in large breed dogs)***

***The Splenectomy and the Gastropexy procedures are only performed at our Norwood Park clinic.