• Lameness

  • Trauma

    • Broken bones (fractures)

    • Soft tissue injury

      • Cruciate ligament injury

    • Joint dislocations (luxations, subluxations)

      • Hip

  • Arthritis

  • Congenital defects

    • Patelllar luxation

    • Bony deformities

• Gastrointestinal

  • Obstructions (stomach, intestinal)

  • Perforations

• Cancer

  • Orthopedic surgery

  • Soft tissue surgery

• Urogenital

  • Stones

  • Obstructions

• Infections

  • Abscesses

  • Penetrating wounds

  • Abdominal or chest cavity

  • Joints

• Physical exam

• Detailed orthopedic exam

• Diagnostic Imaging

  • Digital radiography

  • Ultrasound

  • Echocardiography

  • Fluoroscopy

  • CT

  • MRI

  • Myelography

• Full in-house laboratory

  • Hematology

  • Blood chemistry

  • Urinalysis

  • Coagulation profile

  • Cytology

• Full complement of external laboratories for advanced testing

• Scoping

  • Joints

  • Abdomen

  • Chest cavity

• Orthopedic diseases or injury causing lameness

  • Lameness

  • Fracture repair

  • Cruciate ligament injury

  • Luxating patella

  • Hip dysplasia

  • Growth deformity correction

  • Joint dislocation

  • Amputation

  • Jaw surgery

• Soft tissue disease or injury

  • Abdominal

    • Gastrointestinal

      • Foreign body removal

      • Gastric dilatation and volvulus (GDV)

      • Stomach tacking

    • Mass removal

    • Biopsy

    • Gall bladder removal

    • Bladder stone removal

    • Splenectomy

    • Liver shunt ligation

    • Reproductive procedures

  • Thoracic

    • Mass removal

    • Biopsy

    • Pericardial surgery

    • Lung lobe surgery

    • Congenital heart disease correction

      • Patient ductus arterious (PDA) closure

      • Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA) correction

• Oncologic

  • Mass removal

  • Biopsy

  • Amputation

  • Chemotherapy bead implantation

• Reconstructive

  • Skin flap

  • Hernia repair

  • Wound management

• Ear, nose, and throat

  • Brachycephalic airway surgery

  • Laryngeal paralysis

  • Total ear canal ablation (TECA)

• Endocrine surgery

• Urogenital surgery

• Neurologic surgery

  • Intervertebral disc disease

• Minimally invasive

  • Surgery using scopes

    • Joints

    • Abdomen

    • Chest

  • Minimally invasive fracture repair (MIPO)

• Pain management (lameness, osteoarthritis, e.g.)

• Physical Rehabilitation

• Joint injections

• Bandage changes

No, you do not need a referral for our Internal Medicine service. We do request access your pets’ previous veterinary records to aid us in obtaining a complete history to prepare for your appointment.

If you are a new client to CVRC, we encourage you to fill out our online New Patient Registration Form ahead of time, or bring the form with you. Otherwise, please arrive to your appointment approximately 10 minutes early to complete this form in our office.

Visits with the Surgery service will take a few hours for initial consults. If your pet’s care is more complicated and additional time is needed, we will keep you informed. Your visit will start with the Surgery technician getting a full history from you. Please bring any medications that your pet is taking. The surgeon will perform a physical exam and detailed orthopedic exam. A plan for further diagnostics will be discussed with you. When diagnostics are complete, the surgeon will meet with you to explain their findings, go through a management plan, and answer any questions you may have. Written reports will be emailed to you and your primary veterinarian. We will maintain an ongoing relationship with you to ensure the best experience for you and your animal.

• Your pet!

• All medications that your pet is receiving.

• All of your pet’s medical records (these can be emailed by your pet’s other veterinarians to CVRC).

• The person bringing your pet to the initial appointment should have thorough knowledge of the animal.

• Follow your normal routine for medications and feeding the day of your visit unless you have been instructed otherwise by our staff.

• If your pet is anxious in the clinic and has been prescribed trazodone or gabapentin in the past, give a dose 1-2 hours prior to your appointment.

Absolutely, as long as you wish us to. We will keep your primary veterinarian updated about everything that happens here so that we are all on the same page. Your veterinarian will also have access to your pet’s medical record through our portal.