Surgery

Surgery Department at Lakeshore Animal Health Partners in Mississauga

Our team at Lakeshore Animal Health Partners provides advanced surgical care for patients in need. Veterinary surgeons are medical specialists that are trained extensively in providing broad surgical care involving the soft tissues (skin, muscles, internal organs) or bones.

Lakeshore Animal Health Partners is equipped with 4 spacious and state-of-the-art surgical suites. Our team works together, ensuring that every patient undergoing surgery is provided with the most optimized and safest care. Anesthesia is provided by a board-certified anesthesiologist who has created an anesthetic plan specifically for your pet and their procedure. Our surgeons work in direct contact with all other services in our hospital to ensure your cat or dog receives the most optimized care for their condition.

Our team performs a variety of surgeries, including soft tissue procedures for the ear, nose, throat, cardio-thoracic, hepatic, gastrointestinal, urogenital systems, as well as skin reconstructive and oncological surgeries. Additionally, we conduct orthopedic surgeries to correct joint problems, repair torn ligaments, mend broken bones, and address congenital issues.

Services Offered

• Both internal and dedicated consultation on surgical procedures involving the orthopedic or soft tissue systems
• Orthopedic procedures including:
  • Cranial cruciate ligament rupture (tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO), extracapsular stabilization)
  • Patellar luxation correction
  • Femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHO)
  • Arthroscopy (stifle, shoulder, elbow)
  • Fracture repairs
  • Pancarpal arthrodesis, partial tarsal arthrodesis
• Soft tissue procedures including:
  • Urinary procedures (Cystotomy, urethrostomy)
  • Gastrointestinal surgeries
  • Abdominal and cardiothoracic surgeries
  • Congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt attenuation
  • Total ear canal ablation & lateral bulla osteotomy (TECABO), ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO)
  • Brachycephalic airway surgery (BAS)
  • Oral & maxillofacial surgery
  • Reconstructive surgeries and wound management
  • Hernia repair
  • Laparoscopic/laparoscopic-assisted procedures (case-specific)
    • Ovariectomy/ovariohysterectomy, ovarian remnant syndrome, abdominal cryptorchidism, liver biopsies, prophylactic gastropexy
  • Interventional procedures
    • Subcutaneous ureteral bypass (SUB) placement
• Oncologic procedures including:
  • Primary tumour removal
  • Sentinel lymph node mapping and lymphadenectomy
  • Maxillofacial tumour removal (partial/full/segmental mandibulectomy or maxillectomy)
  • Amputations (limb, digit, tail)

Common Reasons for Consultation

• Orthopedic abnormalities
  • Management of hip and elbow osteoarthritis
  • Hip/elbow dysplasia
  • Knee joint conditions (cranial cruciate ligament disease, patellar luxation)
  • Carpal/tarsal subluxation/luxation
  • Tendon/ligament conditions
  • Fracture management
  • Tumour removal in patients with cancer (i.e. Primary bone tumours)
• Soft-tissue
  • Brachycephalic airway obstructive syndrome (BOAS)
  • Urinary disease or urinary obstruction
  • Sepsis or gastric perforations
  • Minimally invasive procedures (preventative or elected for)
  • Intrathoracic disease
  • Solitary tumour removal
  • Wound management