Common soft tissue conditions we treat and surgical procedures our veterinarians provide at the Animal Clinic of Billings and Animal Surgery Clinic.

• BRACHYCEPHALIC OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY CARE AND SURGERY (BOAS)
• PERINEAL HERNIA
• TOTAL EAR CANAL ABLATION (TECA)
• PERINEAL URETHROSTOMY
• LARYNGEAL PARALYSIS

OTHER SOFT TISSUE SURGERIES INCLUDE:

SOFT TISSUE SURGERIES

• Anal Gland Removal Surgery
• Biopsies
• Cystotomy Surgery
• Ear Hematoma Surgery
• Ear Polyp Removal
• Foreign body removal
• Hernia repairs
• Laceration (wound) repair
• Mass/lump removal
• Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal)
• Neuter (Castration) in Dogs and Cats
• Organ Biopsy
• Oronasal fistula repair
• Ovariohysterectomies (spays) and neuters
• Parathyroid Gland Tumor Surgery
• Perineal Hernia
• Perineal Urethrostomy
• Reproductive Surgery
• Salivary Gland Problems
• Skin Grafting and Reconstructive Surgery
• Soft tissue tumors
• Spay in Dogs and Cats
• Thyroid Gland / Mass Removal
• Tracheal Collapse
• Tumor Removal and Histopathology
• Upper respiratory surgery

ORAL SURGERIES

• Brachycephalic Obstructed Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
• Cleft Palate Repair
• Dental extractions
• Fractured Tooth Extractions
• Jaw Fracture Repair Surgeries
• Laryngeal Paralysis
• Laryngeal Tie Back
• Oral Surgery – resection of oral tumors, repair of jaw fractures
• Retained (Deciduous) Teeth in Dogs and Cats
• Tooth Root Abscess in Dogs
• Salivary Mucocele

ABDOMINAL SURGERIES

• Abdominal Exploratory Laparotomy
• Adrenal Gland Tumor Removal
• Bladder Stone Removal (Cystic Calculi)
• Bloat Surgery / Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
• Cystotomy (bladder surgery) – for removal of bladder stones or polyps
• Emergency Abdominal Surgery
• Enterotomy (intestinal surgery) – for biopsies and removal of foreign objects
• Foreign Body Retrieval
• Gastrointestinal Surgery
• Gastropexy (to prevent bloat)
• Gastrotomy (stomach surgery) – for biopsies and removal of foreign objects
• Intestinal Mass Removal
• Intestinal Resection/anastomosis – when removal of part of the intestinal tract is needed due to tumor or foreign object obstruction
• Liver Biopsy – for diagnosis of liver disease
• Liver lobectomy – for removal of liver tumors
• Liver Mass Removal
• Nephrectomy (Kidney Removal)
• Pancreatic Mass Removal and Biopsy
• Pyometra
• Spleenic (spleen) Mass Removal
• Subtotal Colectomy (Megacolon in Cats)

ONCOLOGIC SURGERIES

• Anal Gland Tumors
• Limb Amputations
• Lymphosarcoma in Dogs
• Tumor Biopsy / Removal
• Mast Cell Tumor
• Mammary Tumors
• Nephrectomy (Kidney Tumor)
• Lung Lobectomy / Lung lobe removal surgery

EMERGENCY SURGERIES

• Abscess Treatment and Surgery
• Corneal Ulcer in Dogs and Cats
• GIT Intestinal Resection and Anastomosis
• Bite Wound Treatment
• Bloat Surgery / Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
• C-Section and Dystocia in Dogs
• C-Section and Dystocia in Cats
• Bladder Stone Removal (Cystic Calculi)
• Exploratory Abdominal Surgeries
• Eye Enucleation
• Feeding tube placement and management
• Gastrointestinal foreign body removal
• Laceration repair
• Limb amputations
• Pyometra (Pus in Uterus)
• Rectal Polyp in Dogs and Cats
• Rectal Prolapse in Dogs and Cats
• Splenectomy
• Vaginal Prolapse and Vaginitis in Dogs

EAR SURGERIES

• Ear Hematoma Surgery
• Lateral Ear Canal Resection – Zepp Procedure
• Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA)
• Ventral Bulla Osteotomy
• Vertical Ear Canal Ablation

EYE (OPHTHAMOLOGICAL) SURGERIES

• Cherry Eye
• Eye Enucleation – removal of the eye, in cases of trauma or painful/blind eye, as in end-stage glaucoma. Pets actually adapt quite quickly to enucleation surgery.
• Eyelid surgery – correction of entropion (inverted lids) and lid tumors
• Entropion and Ectopion Eye Surgery
• Prolapsed gland of the third eyelid (“cherry eye”) repair

CORRECTIVE AND COSMETIC SURGERIES

• Cat declawing
• Dog dewclaws removal
• Ear cropping
• Entropion and Ectopion Eye Surgery
• Tail Docking and Amputation
• Stenotic Nares in Dogs (narrow nostrils)