Surgeries are performed Monday through Friday and include routine ovariohysterectomies (spays) and castrations (neuters), dental prophylaxis, mass removals, intestinal procedures (gastrotomies, enterotomies, intestinal resections/anastamosis), bladder procedures (cystotomies), eyelid/entropions, amputations, and other soft tissue surgeries.
Specialty Surgeries
Complex soft tissue surgeries and orthopedic/spinal surgeries are referred to Dr. Melissa Stoll, ACVS, a board certified surgeon with Coastal Carolina Veterinary Specialty Services. As a convenience to you and your pet, she provides her surgical consultations and services right here at Capeside Animal Hospital.
Specialty Surgeries
Complex soft tissue surgeries and orthopedic/spinal surgeries are referred to Dr. Melissa Stoll, ACVS, a board certified surgeon with Coastal Carolina Veterinary Specialty Services. As a convenience to you and your pet, she provides her surgical consultations and services right here at Capeside Animal Hospital.
Our patients are treated with a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, the most widely used type of medical laser in the world. CO2 lasers produce an invisible beam that vaporizes the water normally found in the skin and other soft tissues. Because the laser beam can be precisely controlled, it removes or “cuts” only a thin layer of tissue at one time, leaving the surrounding areas unaffected. This level of control allows your veterinarian to be extremely precise in every laser surgery procedure.
- Less pain- The laser seals nerve endings as it “cuts,” so your pet may require less anesthesia during the operation, reducing the risk of complications. Pain after surgery is also reduced.
- Less bleeding- The laser seals small blood vessels during surgery.
- Less swelling- Laser energy does not crush, tear or bruise because there is no physical contact with the tissue.
- Reduced risk of infection- The laser sterilizes as it removes diseased tissue, killing bacteria that cause infection
- Precision- The laser can remove unhealthy tissue without affecting or removing surrounding healthy tissue.
- Quick return to normal activities- Healing is rapid and there is less post-operative discomfort.
- Laser procedures reduce the trauma to your pet, improve healing, and may shorten time spent in the veterinary hospital.