Surgery

Make rounds with these veterinary specialists and residents for a complete picture of this neoplasia in dogs.

A 5-year-old dog was given a new lease on life-more significantly, a new face.

From Botox to braces, learn about this new trend: puppy plastic surgery.

In this photo gallery, veterinary surgeon Scott Palmer demonstrates how he straightened and lengthened a disfigured leg of a Great Dane puppy by using a novel surgical technique.

Fort Collins, Colo. - To save a dog's leg, a veterinary orthopedic surgeon tried something radical.

The search for antibiotics began in the late 1800s, with the growing acceptance of the germ theory of disease, a theory that linked bacteria and other microorganisms to the causation of a variety of ailments.

Lameness and pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common presenting complaints in small animal practice.

Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis: a simple, affordable surgical solution to canine hip dysplasia.

Juvenile pubic symphysiodesis (JPS) is a minimally invasive, affordable, prophylactic procedure performed in immature dogs at risk for development of arthritis associated CHD.

Feline osteoarthritis (OA) is a growing problem in our veterinary patients. We are discovering that it has been around and under diagnosed for years.

Panosteitis is an acquired self-limiting condition of undetermined cause that affects the diaphyseal and metaphyseal regions of the long bones of young, large breed dogs.

Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is a common cause of hindlimb lameness in dogs and is seen in cats as well.

CCL injury is one of the most common injuries encountered by veterinarians, and is by far the most common cause of lameness of the sti?e joint.

At birth the hips are normal. The femoral head and neck are cartilaginous and begin forming bone by endochondral ossification.

Coxofemoral luxation is the most commonly luxated joint in dogs, accounting for 90% of all luxations. It is usually the result of trauma or severe hip dysplasia with 78% being craniodorsally luxated.

At birth most hips are normal. The femoral head and neck are cartilaginous and begin forming bone by endochondral ossification.

Physical rehabilitation is becoming a common place therapy in veterinary medicine. Several benefits have been proven and continue to be elucidated.

The upper airway distress syndrome is composed of thee individual conditions that cause animals to have moderate to sever inspiratory dypnea.

Hernia refers to the abnormal protrusion of an organ or tissue through a normal or abnormal opening in the abdominal muscles or in the diaphragm.

Perianal fistula is a specific disease of the canine characterized by ulcerating fistulous tracts, often with a malodorous purulent discharge around the anal orifice.

Brachycephalic breeds (Shih Tzu, boxer English and French Bulldog, Pekingese, pug and Boston terrier) have a shortened skull compared to the other breeds

Dogs and cats are very commonly presented for management of acute or chronic wounds in veterinary practice.

Dogs and cats are very commonly presented for management of acute or chronic wounds in veterinary practice.

There are a number of minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures that are currently performed using laparoscopy.

Portosystemic shunt (PSS) is an abnormal vessel that shunts portal blood from the splanchnic circulation to flow directly to the systemic circulation by passing the liver.