Soft tissue surgery

The most common soft tissue procedure is the sterilisation surgery most pets have at about 6 months of age but it covers a very board range of procedures.

It includes everything from surgery on

• The skin
  • (Tumor resections,
  • Skin reconstruction),
• Ear nose and throat procedures
  • (Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome,
  • Pinnectomies,
  • Total ear canal ablations,
  • Bulla osteotomies,
  • Tracheal collapse,
  • Laryngeal paralysis etc.),
• Intrathoracic (chest) surgery
  • (intra thoracic tumors,
  • Pericardiectomis,
  • Chylothorax, lung lobectomies),
• Liver surgeries
  • (liver lobectomies, portosystemic shunts,
  • Gallbladder resection etc.)
• Urogenital surgery
  • (incontinence surgery,
  • Prostatic surgery,
  • Nephrectomy, ectopic ureter etc.),
• Endocrine surgery
  • (partial pancreatectomies,
  • Adrenalectomies,
  • Thyroidectomy),
• Gastrointestinal surgery
  • (Tumor and foreign body resections,
  • Partial colectomies,
  • Gastric surgery etc.)

Some of the surgeries are simple with patients just being here for the day, others are much more complex / high risk and patients require in-hospital post-operative care