SURGERY
The highly trained surgeons at WestVet combine their knowledge, experience, and expertise with the use of state-of-the-art equipment to provide a diagnosis and list of treatment options to the owner. At WestVet, providing immediate and ongoing pain relief to your pet is a priority. That is why our surgeons utilize a variety of pain management techniques including continuous rate intravenous infusions (CRI’s) of pain medications, local anesthetic nerve blocks, epidural anesthesia, pain patches, and oral pain medication. Twenty-four hour per day doctor and nursing care is provided so that recovering pets can be closely monitored and treated for signs of pain. Minimally invasive surgical techniques using laparoscopy, thoracoscopy, and arthroscopy are options for certain patients. The most modern and safe anesthetics available in veterinary medicine are utilized at WestVet. While under anesthesia, patients are monitored closely by well-trained personnel utilizing state-of-art equipment.
The WestVet surgeons may utilize one of a number of advanced diagnostic tools including digital radiography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, and fluoroscopy. This imaging is often critical to obtaining a proper diagnosis and assessing severity or extent of an injury or disease.
Our surgeons work closely with family veterinarians and other WestVet specialty departments to provide an integrated and comprehensive approach to treating injured and ailing pets. Understanding that pets are part of the family, our surgical team is committed to providing excellent care. We believe that you and your pet will benefit from our compassion, expertise, specialized training and state-of-the-art equipment. WestVet has three full-time board-certified surgeons available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help treat your pet.
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Jeff Brourman
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John C. Chandler
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Sean Murphy
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Dr. Jeff Brourman is the owner and chief of staff for WestVet Animal Emergency and Specialty Center. His efforts, combined with the vision of local veterinary practitioners affiliated with the AERCI, brought the first full-time small animal veterinary specialists to the state of Idaho and began Idaho Veterinary Specialists.
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Dr. John Chandler joined the WestVet team after completing his surgical residency training at Colorado State University. He brings many years of expertise in arthroscopy and other minimally invasive surgical techniques to WestVet.
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Dr. Sean Murphy completed his doctor of veterinary medicine at Colorado State University, moving into a one-year small animal internship at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital and Denver Veterinary Specialists. He completed his small animal surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin before joining us in August 2007.
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Below is a listing of just some of the orthopedic, neurological and soft tissue disorders treated at WestVet. Click on any link below to learn more about the surgical procedures available to treat these ailments.
| Disorder / Ailment | ||
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| ORTHOPEDIC | NEUROLOGIC | SOFT TISSUE |
| Ruptured Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) TPLO, TTA, Arthroscopy |
Intervertebral Disk Disease (IVDD, Disk Herniation) Laminectomy |
Urinary Stones (kidney/bladder/ureteral/urethral) Laporascopic stone removal |
| Hip Dysplasia Total Hip Replacement |
Lumbosacral stenosis / lumbosacral instability Laminectomy / spinal fusion |
Laryngeal Paralysis Arytenoid lateralization (laryngeal tie-back) |
| Patella Luxation | Atlantoaxial Luxation (A-A luxation) | Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) |
| Elbow Dysplasia Arthroscopy, Sliding humeral osteotomy (SHO) |
Degenerative Myelopathy | Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) |
| Bone Tumor (Osteosarcoma) Amputation, Limb-sparing |
Wobbler’s Syndrome (Caudal Cervical Vertebral Instability, CCVI) Spinal Fusion |
Portosystemic Shunt (PSS) / Liver Shunt |
| OCD Arthroscopy |
Spinal Fracture (Broken back) Spinal fusion / spinal repair |
Diaphragmatic Hernia Peritoneal-Pericardial Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) |
| Limb Deformity Correction | Hydrocephalus Shunt placement |
Tracheal Collaspe Stent placement |
| Shoulder instability Imbrication / stabilization |
Peripheral nerve sheath tumor Tumor removal / amputation |
Salivary Mucocele |
| Fractures Fracture repair |
Spinal cord tumor Tumor removal |
Brachycephalic syndrome (elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, everted saccules) |
| Dislocations (Hip, Elbow, Knee) | Brain Tumor Tumor removal |
Tumors / cancer Tumor removal |
| Bicepital tenosynovitis Tenodesis / tenotomy |
Skin Grafts | |
| Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease Femoral Head Osteotomy |
Gastric Dilation/Volvulus Syndrome (GDV)/Gastric Torsion or “Bloat” Gastropexy |
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| Perineal Hernia | ||