Surgery

Surgery Department at Toronto Animal Health Partners in North York

A veterinary surgeon is a specialist that has been trained to provide advanced surgical care and procedures to patients in need. Our team of specialty surgeons perform procedures to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of your pet.

The surgical team works in close association with all services in our hospital, including the critical care specialists, oncologists, internal medicine specialists and others, both in case management and direct in-hospital referrals. This ensures that your dog or cat receives the best care from the most detailed and specialized team.

At Toronto Animal Health Partners, we are equipped with 5 state-of-the-art surgical suites dedicated to orthopedic, soft tissue or neurologic surgical procedures. We have equipment to perform minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy and thoracoscopy) as well as image guided surgery with an OEC 9900 C-arm fluoroscopy system to assist with real-time position and interventional procedures.

Services Offered

• Consultation for a wide array of surgical procedures, both orthopedic and soft tissue
• Surgical treatment of elective orthopedic conditions – TPLO, TTA, MPL, FHO, arthroscopy
• Fracture repair and surgical management of complex traumatic wounds
• Routine soft tissue surgery – BAS, cystotomy, abdominal and thoracic procedures
• Oncologic surgery, including skin and reconstructive procedures
• Routine laparoscopic procedures, including liver biopsies, ovariectomies, cryptorchids, and prophylactic gastropexies
• Advanced laparoscopic procedures – cholecystectomy, adrenalectomy
• Thoracoscopic procedures – PRAA, chylothorax, pericardiectomy, lung lobectomy
• Interventional procedures – tracheal stenting, urethral and ureteral stenting, SUB catheters
• Total hip replacements – Biomedtrix Universal Hip Replacement (Certified)

Common Reasons for Consultation

• Trauma
• Diagnosis and surgical management of lameness
• Diagnosis and treatment of developmental diseases – hip and elbow dysplasia
• Cancers requiring surgical intervention
• Acute abdomens
• Urinary tract disease
• Intrathoracic disease
• Airway disease
• Complex wound management
• Minimally invasive preventative procedures (i.e. laparoscopic spay/gastropexy)
• High-risk anesthetic patients for preventative procedures (i.e. VWF dogs)