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Comprehensive Surgical Care You Can Trust
At Ellicott Street Animal Hospital, we offer expert care in both general and specialized surgical procedures. Our experienced medical team carefully monitors your pet’s anesthesia and cardiovascular health throughout the entire process—from the pre-surgical phase to full recovery. To ensure your pet’s safety, we perform thorough examinations and pre-surgical bloodwork to assess their ability to safely undergo anesthesia and surgery.
Spay and Neuter Procedurea
Spaying and neutering are safe, routine procedures that offer significant benefits for both you and your pet. At Ellicott Street Animal Hospital, we treat every animal as an individual, tailoring our clinical decisions based on factors like age, size, breed, and lifestyle.
These procedures contribute to a longer, healthier life for your pet while reducing challenges related to natural sexual behaviors, unwanted pregnancies, and heat cycles. Our veterinarians are experienced specialists in spay and neuter surgeries, ensuring a safe and comfortable experience from start to finish.
Benefits of Spaying
- Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
- Prevents unwanted pregnancies
- Eliminates messy and problematic bleeding and heat cycles
- Prevents mammary issues and serious uterine complications such as cancer and pyometra
- Reduces the urge to roam
- Decreases aggressive behaviors
- Minimizes mood swings
- Helps your pet become a better companion for your family
Benefits of Neutering
- Surgical removal of the testicles
- Reduces aggressive behaviors
- Prevents testicular cancer and prostate problems, which can be serious and painful
- Decreases the urge to roam
- Promotes a longer, healthier life
- Helps your pet become a better companion for your family
Dentistry & Oral Surgery
Our clinic is equipped with advanced oral surgical technology to ensure safe and effective dental care. If your pet is suffering from painful dental conditions that haven’t responded to other treatments, we offer oral surgery to alleviate their discomfort. Our skilled medical team handles a variety of oral procedures, including treatment for broken teeth, infections, extractions, and oral tumors.
Soft-Tissue Surgery
Soft-tissue surgery involves procedures unrelated to bones and joints, covering areas such as cardiovascular, liver, gastrointestinal, urogenital, reconstructive, and oncological surgeries.
If your pet shows any of the following symptoms, please contact us immediately:
- Abnormal lumps or bumps
- Vomiting
- Weight loss
- Difficulty urinating
- Painful ears
- Frequent head shaking
Common soft-tissue surgeries we perform include:
- Mass removal
- Urinary tract surgeries, including bladder stone and infection treatment
- Wound reconstruction for trauma and lacerations
- Basic abdominal surgeries like spay and neuter
- Tumor and growth removal
Tumor & Growth Removal
Lumps and bumps are common, especially in older pets, though they can appear at any age. Depending on their location, these growths may limit your pet’s movement. As they grow larger, removing them becomes more challenging—especially in delicate areas like the throat or limbs. If you notice a lump or bump on your pet that is rapidly changing or increasing in size, please contact us immediately.
Growths can be either benign or malignant. For your pet’s well-being, we recommend surgical removal to stop the mass from growing or spreading to other areas of the body.
Hernia Repair
Hernia repair is generally a minor procedure, especially when treated early. If a hernia is detected, we strongly recommend prompt surgical intervention to prevent it from enlarging and causing further complications. Factors such as weight gain, exercise, pregnancy, and trauma can cause a hernia to worsen. If an enlarged hernia is found, your pet requires immediate medical attention to avoid serious risks like infection, tissue death, strangulation, and potentially life-threatening outcomes.
Foreign Body Removal
Pets sometimes swallow non-food items like socks, balls, chew toys, hair ties, rocks, string, sticks, pantyhose, or underwear. While some objects may pass naturally through the stomach and digestive tract, others can become lodged, leading to dangerous and potentially life-threatening blockages. The size of both your pet and the ingested object largely influences the chances of safe passage.
Signs of a gastrointestinal obstruction include loss of appetite, dehydration, vomiting, lethargy, abdominal pain, weakness, abnormal stools (such as diarrhea, constipation, blood, or unusual color), and pale gums.
If you suspect your pet has swallowed a foreign object, call us immediately. Upon arrival, we will perform x-rays to locate the object and determine the best course of action. In some cases, vomiting may be induced, but surgery is often necessary to safely remove the obstruction.
