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Our board certified surgeons support your family veterinarian by providing surgical solutions that require specialized equipment and expertise. Together, the veterinary surgeon and your family veterinarian ensure a continuum of care with an absolute commitment to the well-being of your pet.

MidWestVET is equipped to diagnose and provide advanced care for a full range of surgical conditions including:

Orthopedic Surgeries

  • Amputation
  • Bone biopsies
  • Arthrodesis
  • Arthroscopy
  • Angular limb deformities
  • Luxation Repair
  • Carpal hyperextension
  • Juvenile diseases
  • Tendon ruptures
  • Bone Plating
  • External Fixator
  • Intra-medullary pinning
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
  • Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
  • Patellar Luxation
  • Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
  • Femoral head ostectomy (FHO)
  • Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (JPS)
  • Mandibulectomy/Maxillectomy
  • Rhinotomy

Soft Tissue Procedures

  • Biopsies
  • Wound management
  • Skin grafts and flaps
  • Mass removal
  • Cancer surgery
  • Exploratory surgery
  • Porto-Systemic Shunt
  • Gall bladder and bile duct surgery
  • Liver surgery
  • Ectopic ureter reconstruction
  • Kidney, bladder and urethra surgery
  • Intestinal surgery
  • Colectomy (Megacolon)
  • Splenectomy
  • Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV)
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Adrenal gland removal
  • Thyroidecto
  • Oropharyngeal and middle ear polyps in cats
  • Lateral Ear ResectionTotal Ear Canal Ablation (TECA)
  • Bulla osteotomy
  • Airway disorders
  • Laryngeal paralysis (“Tie back”)
  • Stenotic nares
  • Everted laryngeal saccules
  • Tonsilectomy
  • Soft palate reconstruction
  • Perianal fistulas
  • Perineal hernias
  • Inverted vagina
  • Perineal Urethrostomy (PU)
  • Anal sac surgery

Minimally Invasive Procedures

Arthroscopic

  • Stifle – OCD, diagnose partial ligament tears, debriding meniscal tears
  • Elbow – OCD, fragmented medial coronoid process removal
  • Shoulder – OCD, bicipital tenosynovitis, joint laxity (ligament tears) 
  • Elbow, Shoulder, Stifle – Exploration, culture, biopsy, and lavage for
    diagnostic and therapeutic purposes

Laparoscopic

  • Laparoscopic-assisted gastropexy
  • Exploration and biopsy (liver, splenic, lymph node, masses) 
 

Neurosurgical Procedures

  • Degenerative myelopathy
  • Myelography
  • Discospondylitis
  • Wobbler syndrome (Cervical vertebral instability)
  • Vertebral fractures and luxations
  • Spinal tap
  • Spinal tumors
  • Intervertebral disc extrusion decompression, or
    hemilaminectomy & dorsal laminectomy