Surgery
Specialised surgery and rehabilitation services for dogs and cats.
We provide 24 hour surgical support and care for all patients.
Surgical treatments provided
- Lameness and neurological evaluations
- Orthopeadic surgery (including but not limitied to TPLO and MPL)
- Feline orthopeadic surgery
- Total hip replacement
- Joint surgery
- Fracture repair
- Abdominal surgery
- Emergency trauma surgery
- Correction of congenital problems
- Treatment for heart defects
- Thoracic surgery (including minimally-invasive thoracoscopy)
- Airway surgery
- Spinal surgery
- Laparoscopy (including laparoscopic speys and gastropexies)
- Reproductive consults and surgery (including caesarian)
Small animal surgery
Total hip replacement surgery
UVTHS offers total hip replacement surgeries using the Helica System, designed by Dr. Volker Hach, head of the veterinary clinic Tierärztliche Klinik für Kleintiere located in Frankfurt, Germany. The system is cementless, less invasive, has reduced operative time for implantation, and mimics the biomechanical forces through the femur of an intact hip joint. The system has a reduced incidence of femoral fractures and luxations postoperatively; and because it does not use cement, it can last up to 10 years or more.
Small animal rehabilitation and physical therapy
UVTHS offers consultations and development of therapeutic plans by a board-certified sports medicine and rehabilitation specialist (American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation). We also offer a wide range of therapeutic modalities for the management of many conditions including arthritis, neurological injuries, tendon and ligament injuries, sports and working dog conditioning and geriatric patient conditioning. Our service can provide hospitalised patient support or outpatient/day stay patient treatments.
