Surgery
Sauk Prairie Small Animal Hospital is well-equipped to perform most minor and major surgical procedures, from spays and neuters to more complicated emergency, orthopedic, and soft-tissue surgeries. Before surgery, your pet receives a thorough physical examination to assess his / her current health status. Because not all problems can be detected on examination, we strongly recommend pre-anesthetic blood and urine testing. These tests not only give us a more complete picture of your pet’s health but also allow us to tailor an anesthetic regimen that is specifically designed for your pet.
We offer a wide variety of anesthetic protocols tailored to your pet’s individual needs.We use state-of-the-art anesthetic machines and utilize a variety of anesthetic monitoring devices including pulse oximeter and other cardiac monitoring equipment. To provide your pet with a continuous heat source during and after surgery, he/she is wrapped with warm water blankets. An intravenous (IV) catheter placed in your pet’s leg enables us to deliver fluids during the surgical procedure and recovery period. Since most anesthetic agents cause blood pressure to drop, delivering fluids enables us to maintain safe blood pressure. The IV catheter also allows quick access to your pet’s circulatory system, if an emergency arises and necessitates immediate delivery of life-saving emergency drugs. All surgeries are closely monitored by our surgical technicians.
Laser Surgery
Our hospital is equipped with a laser surgery unit. Laser surgery is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgery. In many procedures, lasers replace scalpels and are useful for a wide range of conditions such as cyst, tumor and wart removal, and are particularly beneficial in declaw procedures. Laser procedures result in less pain, less bleeding and less swelling. They reduce risk of infection and result in less post-operative discomfort.
Soft Tissue & Orthopedic Procedures
Sauk Prairie Small Animal Hospital is fully equipped to perform most soft-tissue and common orthopedic procedures. Some of the orthopedic procedures that we perform include fracture repairs, joint surgery and bone biopsies. Our doctors have decades of experience successfully repairing torn anterior cruciate ligaments, the most common knee injury in dogs and cats, as well as patella (kneecap) luxations.
Pain Management
Pain management is an important part of our pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative anesthetic and medical protocol. All surgical patients, including those undergoing routine procedures such as ovariohysterectomy or castrations, receive pain control medication. We urge you to discuss operative pain management options with a member of our staff.
