Careful Surgery Close to Home
Hearing that your pet needs surgery is stressful. At Vineland Animal Hospital, Dr. Millhoff explains exactly what will happen, why it is needed and what it will cost before anything is scheduled. On surgery day, your pet is under anesthesia with a technician monitoring them the entire time, and you get a call as soon as they are awake.
Send us your request and our team will call you to confirm a day and time. If your pet is sick today, please call (407) 233-3386.
with the tissue sent to a pathology lab so we know exactly what it was
for wounds from fences, other animals and accidents
for painful, blind or badly injured eyes
as part of a dental cleaning
We perform many types of soft tissue surgeries at our clinic. Soft tissue surgeries are those that are not associated with bone. These surgeries can provide many benefits to pets.
Probably the most common soft tissue surgery performed on pets is the removal of masses, or lumps. Most of these masses, once removed and tested, are found to be benign (nonharmful); however, occasionally they are more serious. Early removal and accurate diagnosis of a lump is necessary to improve the outcome in your pet if the mass is cancerous.
If your dog suffers from frequent ear infections, surgical intervention can reduce their occurrence by improving airflow into the ear canal.
Surgery can also help resolve several problems related to the eyes. Tearing in your pet’s eyes can mean an infection is present or may be a sign that the cornea (outer layer of the eye) has been damaged. Surgery may allow the cornea to heal faster with less scarring, improving your pet’s ability to see. In some pets, the eyelashes may actually damage the cornea. Surgical intervention improves comfort in these pets, reduces the chances of corneal scarring, and enhances the pet’s vision in the long term.
Please contact us if you’d like to discuss how soft tissue surgery might be able to help your pet.
For some procedures, your pet will need to be administered general anesthesia so that he or she will be unconscious and not feel pain. Many pet owners worry about their pets being administered general anesthesia. We can assure you that modern anesthesia is generally quite safe; to further lower any risk, we perform a physical examination and run blood work ahead of time to catch any underlying health issues. In addition, we follow a specific anesthetic protocol, including monitoring vital signs during the procedure, to ensure the safety of our patients.
We begin most general anesthetic procedures by administering a sedative to help the pet relax and decrease any anxiety and pain. We then administer an intravenous drug to provide complete anesthesia and place a breathing tube into the patient’s trachea (windpipe). To maintain the state of unconsciousness, we deliver a gas anesthetic in combination with oxygen through the breathing tube.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about your pet receiving general anesthesia or about the procedure for which your pet is scheduled.
We monitor our patients closely to keep them as safe as possible during procedures that require general anesthesia. A veterinary technician will continually assess your pet’s heart and respiratory rate, blood pressure, and other vital signs to help prevent any anesthetic risk.
Please ask us about our patient monitoring protocol or any concerns you might have about your pet’s procedure. We’d be happy to discuss these matters in more detail.
Your pet’s comfort is a priority for us. Using our knowledge of pain medication and pain relief strategies, we do everything we can to prevent and manage your pet’s pain under all circumstances. We will tailor a pain management plan to your pet’s medical condition and individual needs.
Most lumps are harmless fatty tumors, but you cannot tell by looking or feeling. Florida’s strong sun also raises the risk of sun-related skin cancers in dogs with short, light-colored coats and pink skin on the belly. Have a lump checked if it:
Dr. Millhoff can often check a lump with a quick needle sample at your visit and tell you whether it should come off.
Modern anesthesia is generally quite safe. At Vineland Animal Hospital in Orlando, every surgical patient has an exam and bloodwork first, a breathing tube and gas anesthesia with oxygen, and a veterinary technician monitoring heart rate, breathing and blood pressure throughout.
We do everything we can to prevent and control pain, with medication before, during and after surgery and a pain plan for home. Call us if your pet seems uncomfortable.
Not always. Many lumps are harmless fatty tumors. A quick needle sample at an exam often tells us whether a lump should be removed and tested or simply watched.
It depends on the procedure, your pet’s size and health. Dr. Millhoff gives you a written estimate after an exam, and CareCredit is available to help spread out the cost.
Call (407) 233-3386 right away. Many cuts can be cleaned and repaired the same day during our business hours. For heavy bleeding or after hours, go to the Veterinary Emergency Clinic of Central Florida.
and talks with you before and after.
Pre-surgical bloodwork, a breathing tube and technician monitoring.
before, during and after the procedure.
and CareCredit financing.
Vineland Animal Hospital, 11402 S Apopka Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32836, United States. Serving Dr. Phillips, Orlando, Winter Garden, Ocoee, Apopka and Kissimmee.
