Common Surgeries
ORTHOPEDICS
Torn cruciate surgery (TPLO)
Surgical correction of a torn cruciate ligament can be done most commonly with a plating technique called a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO). We also perform cranial closing wedge osteotomy (CCWO) or lateral suture procedures in small breed dogs.
Luxating patella surgery
A medial patellar luxation (MPL) is a knee cap that pops out of place. Surgery is completed to realign the knee cap with a variety of techniques.
Femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHO)
Femoral head and neck ostectomy removes the “ball” of the hip joint reducing hip pain in animals with hip arthritis, dislocated hips, or fractures of the hip joint.
Amputations
Limb, digit, or tail amputation may be needed because of tumor growth or trauma. Animals tolerate these procedures very well and can adapt very quickly and happily after surgery.
Fracture repair
We offer repair of a variety of fracture repairs with plates and screws.
Joint Injections
Help your pet move more comfortably with joint injections at Jewel Veterinary Surgery. We offer PrecisePRP™, Arthramid®, and SPRYNG® to help manage arthritis and support select patients with early partial cruciate ligament disease, with treatment tailored to your pet’s needs.
Read Dr. Kate Margalit’s SPRYNG case study featuring Pratchett.
SOFT TISSUE
Ear surgery
Total Ear Canal Ablations (TECA) are commonly performed to alleviate dogs of severely chronic and scarred ear canals from chronic infection or to remove cancer in the ear canal.
Airway surgery
Upper airway surgery improves the ability of brachycephalic, shorter-nosed breeds like French and English Bulldogs, to breathe more comfortably. Shortening their soft palate and widening the narrow nostrils are two of more common procedures we perform.
Gastrointestinal surgery
We offer a variety of procedures, including gastropexy (tacking of the stomach) and gastrointestinal foreign body removal.
Oncologic (Cancer) surgery
We perform a wide breath of surgical procedures to address many cancers, such as removal of mast cell tumors, soft tissue sarcomas, and mammary masses.
Hernia repair
We repair a number of different kinds of hernias (including the umbilical area, inguinal/groin area, or perineal region) by closing the abdominal wall defect or weakened area of muscle.
Urinary surgery
Bladder or urethral surgery is most commonly done to remove stones and address an obstruction of flow to urine in the urinary tract in both dogs and cats.