Colorado Veterinary Specialists is prepared to meet all your pet's surgical needs.  Our surgeons are trained to perform a wide variety of surgeries which include complex orthopedic, neurologic and soft-tissue procedures. Dr. Rouse and Dr. Wykes have been performing surgery for over 20 years and have extensive experience with a variety of cases.

Types of cases seen and treated at Colorado Veterinary Specialists:

Orthopedic Surgeries Performed —

• Hip Dysplasia (this includes total hip replacements,
  femoral head and neck resections and, triple pelvic osteotomies)
• Elbow & shoulder Dysplasia (fractionated coronoid and ununited coronoid processes)
• Osteochondritis dessicans (OCD)
• Growth plate deformities
• Fracture repairs (ASIF bone plating, Steinmann pin & cerclage wire)
• KE apparatus, transmedullary screw repair
• Bone biopsies and treatment for bone tumors and bone infections
• Cranial cruciate repair (TPLO surgery, joint capsule imbrication)
• Patella luxations (congenital and traumatic)
• Traumatic injuries involving degloving injuries to limbs.    
   

Neurological Conditions —

• Intervertebral disc disease (dorsal and hemi-laminectomies)
• Spinal fractures and stabilization
• Spinal tumors

Diagnostics available —

• CSF taps, myelograms, CT scans (MRIs can be arranged) 

Soft-Tissue Surgeries Performed —

• Upper airway (elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, and everted laryngeal saccules)
• Laryngeal surgeries (debarking, laryngeal paralysis)
• Collapsing trachea
• Thoracic diseases (Heart — PDA’s, myocardial disease, lung tumors, abscesses, and biopsy)
• Abdominal disease (liver, intestine, spleen, pancreas, etc...)
• Soft tissue wound management (degloving injuries,
  skin grafts)
• Urinary and reproductive disorders (PU surgery, bladder, ureteral disease or obstruction, kidneys)
• Adrenal tumors 

Oncology — 

• We handle all types of oncology cases which involve surgery
• Chemotherapy is also available for appropriate cases (adriamycin, cytoxin, cis platin, carboplatin, etc...)
   

Diagnostic Equipment Available — 

• We believe that having comprehensive in-house diagnostic capabilities is essential to providing optimum treatment for our patients. This equipment allows us to obtain patient information quickly and to expedite treatment in a timely manor.

The following are some of the diagnostic and monitoring equipment available at Colorado Veterinary Specialists:

• ECG, Pulse Oximeters, blood pressure units, esophageal stethoscopes — for monitoring anesthetic and critical
  care patients.
• Endoscopes — Stomach and colon: examining, biopsy and foreign body retrieval
• Laryngeal and bronchial scopes
• Vaginal scopes
• Arthroscopic equipment: Joint examination and surgery
• Laparoscopic equipment: For less invasive examination and surgery of abdomen conditions
• Laboratory equipment — QBC, chemistry profiles
• Blood gas analysis
• Ultrasound