New Medical Advancements Coming to Animal Care Clinic!

Laparoscopic Surgery 

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive technique used to view internal structures of the abdomen. A laparoscope (camera) is inserted through the incision site and used to magnify the internal structure onto a TV monitor.  Laparoscopy allows a veterinarian to do a more thorough examination while creating a much smaller incision site. This minimizes tissue trauma, decreases pain, and improves patient recovery.

Laparoscopy is used for many different surgical procedures including spays, biopsy, abdominal exploratory surgery, and examination of the ears and nose. Laparoscopy is most commonly used for spays. In a traditional spay (ovariohysterectomy) the ovaries and uterus are removed creating an incision of about 2-4 inches, but with the use of a laparoscope a veterinarian is able to perform an ovariectomy where only the ovaries are removed creating two small incisions typically ¼ - ½ inch in size.  Research has shown that females experience far less surgical stress, up to 65% less post-operative pain, and quicker recovery time.

The disadvantage to a laparoscopic procedure is that they tend to cost a bit more. This is due to additional training required by the veterinarian and significant investments in specially designed instruments like the scope, monitor, table, and port used during laparoscopic procedures.

Take moment and watch a video on laparoscopy given by Dr. Humphries on myvnn.com.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipBn66jcQzE

Our goal at Animal Care Clinic is to minimize your pet’s pain. With the assistance of laparoscopy, we hope to get your pets back to doing what they really love, playing ball or snoozing in the sunshine as soon as possible. We will be offering laparoscopic procedures upon the completion of our remodel as soon as June 2011.  

If you would like more information, please contact us at 503.682.1794 or visit our website at www.animalcarevets.com