Pet Soft Tissue Surgery

When your pet needs surgery, you want to know they’re in the hands of skilled, compassionate professionals. At Atwater Veterinary Center, we perform a wide range of veterinary surgery procedures, including soft tissue operations for both urgent and planned conditions.

What Is Soft Tissue Surgery?

Soft tissue surgery refers to any non-bone surgical procedure, including internal organs, skin, and muscle. Common procedures include:

Tumor or mass removal
Wound repair
Bladder stone removal
Foreign body removal
Abscess treatment
Gastrointestinal surgery

During every procedure at Atwater Veterinary Center, we put your pet’s health and recovery first. Our pet surgery services combine advanced surgical techniques with personalized care before, during, and after your pet’s procedure.

What We Offer

Your pet’s surgical experience will include:

Pre-operative consultation and bloodwork

Tailored anesthesia plan and monitoring

Pain control before, during, and after surgery

Post-operative follow-up care and support

We walk you through the entire process and keep you updated on your pet’s progress.

Trusted Surgical Experience

At Atwater Veterinary Center, your pet’s safety is our highest priority during every surgical procedure. Our veterinarians bring extensive training in pet surgery services, with years of hands-on experience performing everything from minor skin repairs to complex abdominal operations.

Our compassionate surgical team treats every patient with the same level of care and respect we’d give our own pets — because that’s what it means to be part of a community-centered, privately owned practice.

Benefits of Soft Tissue Surgery

Removal of painful or life-threatening conditions
Restoration of normal function and comfort
Improved long-term prognosis for many illnesses

Sedated Procedure Policy

Please note that if you must cancel or reschedule your pet’s appointment, cancelling or rescheduling must be done 24 hours in advance of your pet’s appointment; not doing so will result in the loss of your deposit.

Surgical check-ins can take 15 to 20 minutes. This time can increase if you do not complete check-in forms prior to your check-in time; please allow yourself this time for check-in. A staff member will call you to schedule a discharge time; this can be any time between 1:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Please keep in mind that we have several surgeries per day. The doctor decides the order of surgery after all pets have been checked in and examined.

Please do not allow your pet to eat any food or treat(s) after 9 PM the night before your pet’s procedure. Water is okay.

For Rabbits and Gerbils only: Please bring a small amount of your pet’s food so they may eat postoperatively.

Please be advised that we do not provide emergency care after operating hours.