Spaying And Neutering
At Springwood Animal Hospital, we recommend every pet has their Spay (ovariohysterectomy ) or Neuter (orchidectomy) procedure done as soon as it is deemed appropriate by the veterinarian. There are many factors to take into consideration when deciding when this procedure would best be done such as the size, breed, lifestyle and temperament of your dog and cat. Spaying a female dog and cat leads to prevention of various kinds of medical issues including reproductive diseases, life threatening uterus infections and many kinds of cancer in the reproductive organs. So avoiding these medical issues through the spay procedure means a long and healthy life for your furry friends. This also makes you not to worry about their heat cycle. This procedure also does not change the personality of your animals. Spaying Involves removing of the ovaries and uterus from your animals body under general anesthesia. During the procedure pets are closely monitored for their vitals signs following the best anesthesia and surgical guidelines. Neutering your pet carries many benefits. Neutering not only stops male animals from reproducing but also prevents many medical issues. Neutering lessens or abolishes the risk of testicular cancer, prostate issues, sexually transmitted diseases and behavioural issues like aggression, humping and spraying/inappropriate urination. Neutering involves removing of testicles under general anesthesia. Both neutering and spaying are surgical procedures performed under general anesthesia. The costs for the procedures involve anesthesia with monitoring, intravenous fluids administration, drugs used in clinic, pain medications while in clinic and to go home and a free post surgery recheck. One of our wonderful veterinarians would love to meet you and your furry friends and discuss these very important procedures in more detail when you are ready. Please feel free to call us at 905-240-8100 to book a consult today.
Soft Tissue Surgery
At Springwood Animal Hospital we perform various kinds of soft tissue surgeries. Soft tissue surgeries are the one that do not involve a bone structure. The examples of soft tissue surgery include mass/lump removals, eye tissue surgery including entropion, ectropion, eyelid mass removal, cherry eye etc, removal of a foreign body from gastrointestinal tract, ear surgery and removal of bladder stones just to mention a few . Soft tissue surgery also include the reconstructive surgeries like facial and vulvar folds reconstruction. Please contact us if you like to know more about how a soft tissue surgery might benefit your companion animals.
Orthopaedic Surgery
We offer a wide range of orthopaedic services for cats and dogs at Springwood Animal Hospital. Orthopaedic means a disease condition involving bones, joints, tendons/ligaments and connected muscles. Some orthopaedic conditions can be managed medically by using pain medications, joint supplements, weight reduction exercises and physiotherapy. But most of the orthopaedic issues require surgery. At Springwood Animal Hospital we provide orthopaedic services for fracture repair (using bone plates and screws, intramedullary pins and wires, and external skeletal fixator application), cruciate ligament rupture repair using various techniques, patellar luxation repair and treatment of hip conditions like hip dysplasia. Please contact us if you have any questions about these procedures.