SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Northwest Specialist Vet Is A Specialist Veterinary Surgeon Providing A Range Of Soft Tissue Orthopaedic Surgeries For Pets
SOFT TISSUE SURGERY
Northwest Specialist Vet Soft Tissue Surgery Services
Neoplasia & Tumour Removal Surgery
We treat Neoplasia and tumours on all body areas (including the brain) at NOAH (North Dublin Orthopaedic Animal Hospital). Chemotherapy is administered where appropriate. Tumour surgery depends on the area, malignancy, and blood supply. Surgical excision can also be part of treatment. If surgical treatment results in a severe laceration in the animal, a skin graft transferring a segment of free dermis or epidermis to the area need can be performed. Pedicle grafts are the most common form of skin grafting performed at NOAH.
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Pet Ear Problems Surgery
The most common problems with dog ears are chronic infections that thicken and block the ear canal as well as tumours that fill the middle ear. These conditions usually require surgery, which Northwest Specialist Vet provides. Alongside these issues, dogs are susceptible to ear infections, which can be persistent and become chronic. These infections can reach the middle ear and result in painful symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, and a permeating foul odour and can sometimes be a symptom of other disorders such as endocrine diseases or allergies. Northwest Specialist Vet provides specialist investigations into these issues to ensure your pet’s chronic infections get resolved while also improving the overall health and welfare of the pet. This can be done through visual CT Scanning or surgical intervention.
Northwest Specialist Vet provides salivary gland excision can be performed to treat salivary gland neoplasia or mucocele.
If your cat or dog has eaten something they shouldn’t have, it could lead to pet oesophageal foreign obstruction. Obstruction to the oesophageal lumen in cats and dogs can be dangerous and must be treated promptly. After a radiograph to identify the location of the foreign body we can remove the foreign endoscopically. We also provide oesophageal surgery for the treatment of cancer, tumours, and other issues.
Hyperthyroidism, which occurs commonly in older cats, can be surgically treated by thyroidectomy, which is a relatively successful surgery.
Alongside our hyperthyroidism surgical treatments, we provide surgery for thyroid neoplasms, benign adenomas, and malignant carcinomas.
Thoracic Surgery
Pet Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic surgery refers to the removal of a lung lobe due to tumour or disease. As well as this, Northwest Specialist Vet provides foreign body retrieval & thoracic wall trauma surgery. Diaphragmatic hernias are also a condition that can be operated on, of which we have specialist experience.
Pet Lung Lobectomy
If a lung lobe is twisted (lung lobe torsion) along the long axis it can twist the bronchus and pulmonary vessels. We offer a surgical treatment of lung lobectomy. Lung lobectomies are also performed at Northwest Specialist Vet for lung tumoursPet Diaphragmatic Hernia Surgery
Diaphragmatic hernias can occur when the abdominal organs penetrate into the cranial mediastinum via the diaphragm. This can be a dramatic and dangerous condition for animals. Surgical techniques to correct this include diaphragmatic hiatal reduction and placation.Abdominal Surgery
General Abdominal Surgeries
Northwest Specialist Vet provides a range of specialist abdominal surgeries including surgery for nephrectomy, ectopic ureters corrective surgery (neouretrostomy or uretroneocystostomy), urethral stents, subtotal colectomy (for megacolon), liver tumour resection, bile diversion and partial pancreatectomy.Gastric Foreign Body Removal
If your animal has eaten something they shouldn’t have, we can help. Northwest Specialist Vet provides foreign body removal surgery, removing foreign bodies via a endoscopy if feasible.GDV Surgery
GDV refers to a stomach that is dilated due to torsion. This is an acute condition with a high mortality rate. We offer surgical intervention to untwist the stomach. During this surgery, we also adhere the stomach to the body wall to prevent further torsion.Pet Liver Shunts Surgery
Portosystemic shunts are vascular anomalies that allow blood that would normally be metabolised in the liver to enter the systemic circulation. We offer liver shunts surgery with the goal of occluding the abnormal vessel. At Northwest Specialist Vet, our team has successfully implanted amberoid constrictors for the treatment of portosystemic shunts with great success.Pet Bile Diversion Therapy
Bile flow diversion is carried out when the common bile duct is obstructed or traumatised. Cholecystoenterostomy, is the procedure and is where the gallbladder is opposite to the intestine to allow bile to flow directly into the intestine.Pet Tumour Removal
Intestinal tumours most commonly occur in the colon and rectum in dogs and small intestine in cats. Adenomatous polyps and adenocarcinomas are the most common colorectal cancers. Surgical resection is usually the treatment of choice for intestine neoplasms, if the disease is caught early.Pet Urethra Surgery
Urethral blockage due to stones or general damage to the urethra then surgery to remove blockages and injury in both dogs and cats. Urethra surgery is in many cases is lifesaving. As well as removing blockages.Muscle Surgery