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Surgery

When your pet needs surgery, you want the best care possible—but you may not know what that looks like. At the Veterinary Medical Center of Indian River County, we are committed to caring for each patient as if they were our own pet. This mission focuses our mind—and hearts—on delivering only the highest quality care every step of the way, every single time, for each and every pet.

Patient Comfort

Our dedication to pet comfort includes a focus on physical and emotional wellbeing. Our surgical team uses Fear Free™ techniques—compassionate, pet-friendly, handling and care strategies that reduce patient stress and anxiety, increase comfort, and aid healing.

We anticipate physical pain and provide perioperative analgesia (i.e., pain relief) before, during, and after the surgery using a multimodal approach (i.e., blocking pain locally at the source, as well as in the central nervous system). Because pain can negatively affect healing, behavior, and quality of life, we assess pain levels throughout your pet’s stay.

Patient Safety Anesthesia and surgery are not without risk—however, any risk is minimized because we adhere to strict anesthetic safety measures and protocols, including:

  • Pre-anesthetic assessment — This includes a physical examination and blood work, if necessary.
  • Continuous monitoring — Your pet is cared for by a veterinary technician anesthetist assigned to their case, who connects them to state-of-the-art electronic monitors to measure their heart rate and rhythm, blood pressure, temperature, and blood oxygen levels. The veterinarian is immediately notified if the pet’s status changes. 
  • Body temperature regulation — Hypothermia (i.e., low body temperature) can cause discomfort, delay recovery, and slow metabolism. We use a heated table, warm blankets, and other pet-safe warmers to minimize anesthesia-related heat loss. 
  • Supported recovery — We closely supervise your pet after their procedure. We ensure they are pain-free and able to stand, walk, and eliminate before their discharge.

Procedures Performed Our veterinarians use gentle surgical techniques to minimize tissue damage caused by excessive handling or manipulation. This approach improves pet comfort and the surgical outcome, and accelerates healing.  The Veterinary Medical Center of Indian River County offers a variety of elective and non-elective surgeries during normal business hours, including:

  • Spay and neuter
  • Tumor removal
  • Laceration repair
  • Cesarean section (i.e., C-section)
  • GDV surgery (i.e., bloat)
  • Pyometra (i.e., infected uterus) surgery
  • Splenectomy
  • Urinary blockage repair
We also perform additional pet surgeries as needed during our emergency services hours. Surgical Precision