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Surgical Services
Who Needs Surgical Services?
Veterinary Surgical services can benefit a number of different pets for many different reasons. Some animals have begun to limp more and more over time and just aren't enjoying life like they used to. Other pets are enjoying life just fine, until some unexpected event occurs such as ingestion of a favorite toy, a motor vehicle accident or even sudden paralysis after jumping off a couch. Surgery is key to fixing all of these patients.
Dr. Preston Stubbs is AHSC's board certified surgeon and has been helping animals with his surgical expertise for over 20 years. During this time, Dr. Stubbs has helped train the next generation of veterinarians, both as an instructor of veterinary students, a specialist for multiple internships programs and by offering continuing education to local veterinarians. Dr. Stubbs has called Denver his home for a significant portion of this time and can still be seen on reruns of Animal Planet's "Emergency Vets".
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The Role of a Veterinary Surgeon
Many medical problems are defined as surgical issues. This is because without surgery, our medical capabilities simply do not exist to return a patient to normal function without surgery. Much like human surgery, veterinary surgery has come a long way in the past century and many issues that were faced a generation ago are now fully within the relm of possibility for a complete return to normal function.
Veterinary surgical services work very closely with all of the other veterinary specialties. Surgeons can often work with oncologists to either cure or greatly aid in the treatment of many types of cancer. Criticalists will often stabilize animals with have been hit by a motor vehicle so that a surgeon can repair a fracture, some of which can be very complicated. And it is not uncommon for an internist to turn to a surgeon after they have diagnosed a undetected illness that turns out to be surgical.
Dr. Stubbs has been trained to perform surgeries both of an orthopedic nature (having to do with joints and bones) and on soft tissues, such as the internal organs. His skill and high rate of success bring patients from far outside the Denver area. If you've been told your animal needs to see a veterinary surgeon, please call us and find out why so many petients are pleased that Dr. Stubbs calls AHSC his home.