Veterinary Surgery

Veterinary Surgical Procedures

At All Creatures Great and Small Animal Hospital, we offer our patients a range of medical and emergency surgeries in order to help treat diseases and conditions in pets, as well as to repair injuries obtained during trauma.

Our Fairfield, NJ vets perform the following elective and non-elective surgeries on a regular basis:

• Soft Tissue Surgery

  We can provide pets that have a nose, throat, or ear disorder, with soft tissue surgery.

  We can also offer this procedure to patients with hepatic, urogenital, oncological, cardiothoracic, gastrointestinal, and skin disorders. 

• Spaying & Neutering

  When our vets spay or neuter cats or dogs, they are surgically sterilizing them to help prevent diseases and provide them with an extended life expectancy. 

• Mass Removals

  Cats and dogs can develop masses associated with their skin. Masses can grow inside a pet's body cavity, if the masses aren't treated quickly, that can become serious or life-threatening.

  Mass removal surgery is a relatively common procedure among cats and dogs.

• Exploratory and biopsies

  This surgery takes place in the abdomen and is usually used to remove tumors or foreign objects from an animal's intestine or stomach. They can also be done to take biopsies from a cat or dog's internal organs.

• Abscess Surgery

  Our vets use this procedure to drain pus from an infection (an abscess). This helps relieve pain and treat the abscess.

• Dental Surgery

  Our veterinarians offer dental surgeries for both cats and dogs. Some of these surgeries can include gum disease treatment, jaw fracture repairs and tooth extractions.

The Pet Surgery Process

We realize it can be frightening having to take your pet to the vet for surgery. We want you to know that we only recommend surgery as a treatment option when it's in your animal companion's best interest.

We'll make sure that you completely understand the reasons why we are recommending surgery, and that you are comfortable deciding to move forward with the procedure.

If your pet requires advanced care, our vets will refer you to a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary surgical specialist near Fairfield, NJ, and work with them closely to guarantee your pet gets the highest quality of care possible.

Surgical protocols at our clinic include:

Pre-surgical assessments. Your vet will confirm the specific details of the procedure, conduct a comprehensive physical examination of your pet, and make sure all of the blood tests have been completed and reviewed in order to determine if your pet faces any risk of anesthesia-related complications.

Dedicated surgical suites. All of the surgeries we perform are completed in a dedicated surgical suite. This room is kept fully sterile to prevent cross-contamination and infection.

Surgical attire. Our team wears disposable caps and masks the full time that they are in the surgical suite. All people involved in the procedure itself will also wear sterile gowns and single-use gloves.

Sterile packs and equipment. We carefully clean, sterilize and wrap our surgical instruments and equipment prior to every surgery.