Minimally Invasive Surgery

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The surgical team at CVSS performs minimally-invasive surgery as an alternative for many surgeries that were traditionally performed openly. Minimally-invasive surgeries utilizes specialized surgical equipment and techniques to operate on your pet while causing a reduced amount of disruption to the body. This allows our surgeons to make smaller incisions and utilize cameras and instruments to perform the surgery. The benefits of minimally-invasive procedures include (for some, but not all pets): lower risk of infection, less time under general anesthesia, less body trauma resulting in lower pain levels, reduced blood loss and minimal scarring. Hospitalization and recovery times are typically shorter.


CVSS performs several Minimally Invasive Surgeries including:

For more information about preparing for your pet’s surgery, please review our Guidelines to Help Prepare for Your Pet’s Surgery.