Veterinary Surgery in Southgate

At Southgate Animal Hospital, we offer declawing services for your pet. 

We can answer any questions about the procedure and how we can help your pet through the recovery process.

The most common reason to declaw a pet is to keep it from being destructive and scratching furniture, woodwork, doors, etc.

Our veterinarians provide dental surgeries for dogs and cats. These surgeries can range from tooth extractions to gum disease treatment and jaw fracture repairs.

For pets suffering from ear, nose, and throat disorders, we offer soft tissue surgical procedures.

These procedures are also available for hepatic, urogenital, oncological, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, and skin disorders. 

When we spay or neuter a cat or dog, we surgically sterilize them to prevent disease and provide them with an extended life expectancy. 

During Cesarean sections, we surgically remove puppies or kittens from their mother's uterus.

C-sections are typically performed when the mother is unable to give birth naturally. 

If your pet is experiencing pain, redness, or other symptoms in or around their eyes, they may need ocular surgery.

Common ocular procedures for cats and dogs include eyelid tumor removal, cataract surgery, ectropion surgery, entropion surgery, exenteration of the orbit, and cherry eye surgery.

If your cat or dog requires a veterinary surgical specialist to perform the surgery, our veterinarians will refer you to a pet surgeon near Southgate and work closely with your animal surgeon to ensure that your pet receives the best possible care. 

Cats and dogs can develop masses associated with the skin. Masses can also grow inside a body cavity and can be serious or life-threatening.

Mass removal surgery is a fairly common procedure for both cats and dogs.

Sometimes, foreign objects are ingested or can get stuck inside a cat's or dog's body.

Whether your pet has eaten an object they shouldn't have or an accident has left them injured, we can perform foreign body surgery to remove it.

In some cases, specialized skills or equipment are needed to perform pet surgery. If that is the case for your animal, your vet will refer you to a cat or dog surgeon near Southgate and work closely with your veterinary surgeon to ensure that your dog or cat receives the very best care.

Wounds occur when living tissue has been cut, broken, burnt, torn, or otherwise damaged.

These wounds must be cleaned, disinfected, and appropriately cared for by a qualified veterinarian as soon as possible.

Orthopedic surgeries correct injuries and diseases of the bones, ligaments, joints, tendons, and other skeletal structures in your pet.

If your dog or cat is suffering from a condition or injury that requires advanced specialized care your vet will refer your dog or cat to a vet surgeon near Southgate.

An FHO, or femoral head ostectomy, is a surgical procedure that aims to restore pain-free mobility to a diseased or damaged hip by removing the head and neck of the femur (the long leg bone or thighbone).

Our Southgate Animal Hospital vets can safely perform this surgery on your pet if needed.

If the pieces of bone are out of place (displaced), your pet will most likely need surgery. Fractured patella bones that are not close together often have difficulty healing or may not heal.

The thigh muscles that attach to the top of the patella are very strong and can pull the broken pieces out of place during healing.