Surgery is commonly required to be performed on an emergency basis when your regular veterinarian is not available. LVSES has the capability to perform nearly all emergency surgeries in dogs and cats. The most common emergency surgeries performed include removal of foreign objects from the stomach and/or intestines (as shown above- a string in the intestines of a dog), dog and cat bite wounds, twisted stomachs in large breeds of dogs (also called bloat or torsion), internal bleeding of the abdomen or damage of the chest wall associated with any kind of trauma and removal of tumors within the abdomen.

LVSES is able to contact a board certified surgeon for surgery of the spine and spinal cord. We are able to adequately stabilize pets with spinal cord problems, but do not routinely perform thyis type of surgery.

LVSES does not perform spays and neuters on dogs and cats. Orthopedic surgery is also not performed, though LVSES can stabilize fractured bones until your regular veterinarian can be contacted.