Upper and lower GI, foreign body retrieval, biopsy, and gastric procedures.Diagnostic and therapeutic scoping in a single anesthetic event.
Laparoscopy
Since 2007.
Two-port and single-port procedures -ovariectomy, prophylactic gastropexy, cryptorchid neuter, hepatic biopsy, and adrenalectomy.Laparoscopic since 2007, with two decades of minimally invasive experience.
Cystoscopy and Lithotripsy
First in California.
Rigid cystoscopy for stone diagnosis, with same-anesthesia thulium laser lithotripsy. The first veterinary practice in California to offer it.Stones found on cystoscopy are usually treated in the same visit.
Rhinoscopy and Otoscopy
Ears, nose, airway.
Video otoscopy for chronic ear disease, with treatment delivered through the scope. Rhinoscopy for chronic nasal disease.Bronchoscopy on a referral basis.
Referral Criteria
When to send a case.
Recurrent bladder stones. Chronic ear disease unresponsive to standard therapy. GI foreign bodies.Brachycephalic airway assessment, and large-breed prophylactic gastropexy candidates.
