Surgical Services
Tufts VETS offers a wide range of surgical procedures for small animal patients. We provide 24-hour care and monitoring in a state-of-the-art facility. Our surgery service is supported by both the anesthesia and critical care services to ensure an outstanding level of treatment.
We provide pre-surgical consultations with clients, as well as phone consultations with referring veterinarians. We welcome and encourage open communication with referring veterinarians to ensure the highest level of care for patients and clients.
The medical team at Tufts VETS is committed to providing the best possible care for our patients and their families before, during and after surgery. We provide full work-ups of surgical diseases and perform radiography, contrast radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound and CT scans.
Pain Management & Anesthetic Monitoring
Pain management is the key to successful treatment of surgical and chronic orthopedic disease. We work closely with our anesthesiologist to provide tailored pain management for each patient. All patients undergoing surgery at Tufts VETS are provided intensive anesthetic monitoring by a certified technician with state-of-the-art equipment. Patients with high-anesthetic risk are directly managed by a board-certified anesthesiologist or board-certified critical care veterinarian.
Surgical Procedures
We offer a wide range of services including:
Soft Tissue Surgery
- All routine abdominal & thoracic procedure
- Oncological surgery
Orthopedic Surgery & Osteoarthritis Management
- Stabilization of cruciate ligament rupture
- Lateral suture
- Tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO)
- Tibial tuberosity transposition (TTA)
- Fracture repair
- Femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHO)
- Lameness evaluation
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Joint injections
- Platelet rich plasma (PRP)
- Polyacrylamide gel (Arthramid)
- Steroids
Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Thoracoscopy
Trauma & Emergency Surgery
- We offer emergency surgery 24 hours a day for pets requiring immediate surgical intervention.
Department Staff
- Cara Blake, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA, ACVSMR, CCRT
- Kelson Danielson, DVM, Diplomate ACVS-SA (Chief of Surgery)
- Natalie Koons, DVM, DACVS-SA