Pet Surgery
Many pet owners feel uneasy about pet surgical treatments. If you fall into this category, we can help! At Animal Health Services, Columbus, MS, we have ample experience with pet surgery and can help put your mind at ease. Modern advances in pet surgical technology have made surgical treatments safer than ever for your furry friend. When you bring your pet to our facility for surgery, you can have confidence that he’s in the best of hands.
Reasons for Pet Surgery
Your Columbus veterinarian may recommend pet surgery for a number of reasons. If you don’t want to deal with pet pregnancies and litters, you can have your pet sterilized through spay or neuter surgery. This surgery is quick, safe, and effective in preventing unwanted pregnancies. It also protects your pet from developing reproductive tumors, infections and cancers in later years.
Your pet may need surgery to remove an unusual skin growth or mass to determine if it’s cancerous. Dental extractions to remove an infected tooth is also considered surgery. Surgery may be needed to treat a medical condition like bloating, bladder stones, cancer, broken bones, or other health issues. We may need to perform emergency surgery to treat serious injuries from a car accident or animal fight or to extract an object from your pet's stomach that he shouldn't have swallowed.
Common Pet Surgical Procedures
Through surgery, your Columbus veterinarian can provide the treatment your pet needs to restore or improve his health. At Animal Health Services, we can perform the following procedures to help your furry friend:
- Spay and Neuter Surgery – To prevent unwanted pregnancies
- Dental Surgery – To extract a damaged or infected tooth that can’t be repaired
- Soft Tissue Repair – To treat open wounds from car accidents, falls, animal fights, etc.
- Mass Removal – To remove unusual masses or tumors on your pet’s skin
- Abdominal Surgery – To treat gastrointestinal problems or remove foreign objects your pet has ingested
- Orthopedic Surgery – To correct problems with your pet’s muscles, ligaments or joints that are impairing his mobility
Anesthesia
We use anesthesia for our surgical treatments to keep your pet calm, comfortable and pain-free. Before your pet’s procedure, we’ll perform blood tests to confirm he has no hidden health issues that could interfere with anesthesia. We'll also carefully monitor the administration of anesthesia throughout your pet’s procedure to ensure no complications arise. By taking these precautions, we ensure your pet's safety during pet surgery.
See Our Columbus, MS, Veterinarian for Pet Surgery
If your pet requires surgery, there’s no better place than Animal Health Services in Columbus, MS, to meet your pet’s health care needs. Schedule a consultation with your Columbus veterinarian today by calling 662-328-2821.