Pet Orthopedic Surgery

If your pet been diagnosed with an orthopedic problem in the bones, hips or joints, pet orthopedics care can help address these health concerns. Natural aging, a trauma fracture, or a cruciate ligament rupture can cause orthopedic problems for your pet. These injuries can make it painful to run, play fetch, or walk up stairs. Depending on the severity of your pet’s injury, it may even be painful to sit or sleep comfortably. If your pet is in pain, our pet orthopedic services, including surgery and injury rehabilitation, can help.

Pet Orthopedics Treatment for Bone, Hip and Joint Problems

Our Toledo veterinarian is skilled at performing orthopedic surgeries including repairing anterior cruciate ligament tears, treating fractures, and correcting patella luxations (kneecap dislocation). Pet surgery can help pets who have sustained a traumatic injury, like being hit by a car. Surgical procedures can also repair age-related damage to the soft tissues. If your pet is suffering from moderate to severe arthritis, an orthopedic operation can help relieve joint pain and safely restore mobility to the body.

Our veterinary care team understands that any surgery can be stressful for pets and their owners, especially a more complex procedure like orthopedic pet surgery. Your pet’s safety is our primary concern. We conduct pre-op diagnostic blood work and utilize state-of-the-art surgical equipment to carefully monitor your pet’s vital signs during the operation.

Prior to an operation, you should withhold food for 12-hours and limit water intake. This reduces the risk for complications should your pet suffer an unexpected reaction to anesthesia. Immediately following the procedure, we will closely watch the pet for signs of complications. Since anything relating to pet orthopedics can be fairly complex, we generally do not release pets until 12 to 24 hours have passed.

When your pet is ready to return home, our veterinarian will discuss post-op care, including medication to minimize inflammation and manage pain. Depending on your pet’s operation, we will also schedule several follow-up visits to monitor healing and recovery. A less-invasive procedure may take 4 weeks or longer for recovery, while more complex orthopedic procedures may take 12 weeks or longer for your pet to recover. Following an operation, physical therapy services, like walking on an underwater treadmill, can help your pet regain motion without stressing the recovering joints.

We also recognize that not every pet is a good candidate for orthopedic pet surgery. Since the recovery period for this surgery is very long, some senior pets suffering from arthritis may receive more health benefits with veterinary laser therapy. Our Toledo veterinarian will work closely with you to determine the best course of treatment for your pet.

In addition to orthopedic surgery, our practice offers a variety of surgical procedures, including pet wellness care spay and neuter operations. Our veterinarian is happy to answer any questions that you may have about our pet orthopedics or other surgical procedures.

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