Surgery

WSU veterinarians cure 8-year-old dog of Cushing’s disease by performing life-saving brain surgery.

Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy (pituitary gland removal) for a pituitary tumor causing excess growth hormone production (acromegaly) in a cat.

Chris Dumas is a licensed veterinary technician with the Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s small animal surgery team.

Transsphenoidal hypophysectomy surgery (pituitary gland removal) for a pituitary tumor causing Cushing’s disease in a dog.

Veterinary surgeons training for laparoscopic surgeries could soon be able to perfect their skills in a virtual reality simulation before ever performing the procedures on live patients.

Due to a tumor on his pituitary gland, Momo the cat wouldn’t have stopped growing without a rare brain surgery at WSU.

Bailey’s heart stopped beating for 18 minutes but, defying the odds, the emergency and critical care teams at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital didn’t give up.

Young dog spends 10 days at Veterinary Teaching Hospital receiving life-saving treatment.

Many veterinary procedures require your pet to be put under anesthesia so that it will not feel pain and will remain still. Like any medical procedure, anesthesia does have risks, but most healthy animals, including older pets, don’t have any issues and recover rather quickly. How do I know if anesthesia is safe for my […]

Can surgery cure my pet of cancer? Cancer is a scary diagnosis for any pet owner, but there are often surgical treatment options that can improve your pet’s quality of life and, in some cases, even eliminate the cancer. Is my pet a candidate for cancer surgery? Whether your pet is a candidate for surgery […]