Surgery
General Surgery for Pets
When your pet needs surgery, Ark Animal Hospital provides careful, compassionate surgical care focused on safety, comfort, and recovery. Our veterinary team performs a variety of general surgical procedures for dogs and cats, including spays, neuters, wound repair, growth removal, bladder surgery, abdominal exploratory surgery, tooth extractions, and Cesarean sections. Each patient is carefully screened before surgery, monitored with advanced equipment during the procedure, and supported with pain management before, during, and after surgery.
Some of the general surgical procedures we perform are:
- Spays
- Neuters
- Emergency surgery (laceration repair, wound repair, foreign object removal)
- Soft tissue/general surgery(growth removal)
- Urinary bladder surgery & stone removal
- Abdominal exploratory surgery
- Oral surgery (tooth extractions)
- Cesarean section
Surgeries at Ark Animal Hospital
All surgical procedures include the latest monitoring equipment and your pet will be monitored during surgery by trained staff. We utilize the most up to date advanced sterilization techniques and our fully-trained veterinary and technical staff will monitor your pet before, during and after their surgical procedure.
Pre-Surgical Care
Prior to surgery, all patients are carefully screened, and anesthetics are specifically tailored to your pet. We recommend pre-surgical blood work so we can evaluate your pet’s kidney, liver and heart function prior to undergoing anesthesia.
Anesthesia and Patient Monitoring
We utilize the safest, multi-modal anesthesia techniques available and provide the same level of patient monitoring that you would receive if you were having surgery. We use ECG monitoring during surgery to monitor your pet’s blood pressure, respiration, heart activity, oxygen saturation and temperature.
Pain Management
Your pet’s pain relief is our top priority. At Ark Animal Hospital, we ensure your pet has minimal pain before, during and after surgery. We utilize multiple therapies to control pain so that your pet is as comfortable as possible until they are fully recovered.