Surgery for Cats

Southeastern Veterinary Surgery Center provides orthopedic surgery and soft tissue surgery for cats. Below is a list of the procedures that we offer. However, this is by no means a complete list. Please contact us for more details.

Orthopedic Surgery

• Cranial cruciate ligament disease
  • Extracapsular repair, tibial plateau leveling osteotomy
• Joint luxations
• Femoral head and neck ostectomy
• Achilles tendon rupture repair
• Tendon and ligament injuries
• Arthrodesis (joint fusion)
• Fracture fixation
  • Plates, external fixators, pins
• Limb amputation
• Angular limb deformities

Soft Tissue Surgery

• Thoracic surgery- lung lobectomy, thoracic trauma, thoracic wall tumor removal, diaphragmatic hernia
• Abdominal surgery- exploratory laparotomy/biopsies, splenectomy, hernia repair, intestinal resection and anastomosis, liver lobectomy, cholecystectomy, adrenalectomy
• Urogenital surgery- perineal urethrostomy, cystotomy, urethrotomy, urinary bladder rupture, nephrectomy, cryptorchidism, cesarean  section, anal sacculectomy
• Integumentary surgery – mass removal, wound reconstruction, intensive wound management, skin flaps/grafts
• Head and neck surgery- cleft palate, sialocele, thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy, esophagotomy, TECA with bulla osteotomy, enucleation +/- prosthesis, conjunctival flap, entropion