WRVMA In-Person CE Event: Tips to Improve the Success of Small Animal Gastrointestinal Surgery AND Tips to Improve the Success of Urinary Tract Surgery in Dogs and Cats

Presented by: Dr. Michael Jaffe, DVM, MS, CCRP, DACVS

Tips to Improve the Success of Small Animal Gastrointestinal Surgery

Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract is very common in small animal practice. Whether it be for removing a foreign body, a mass, or obtaining biopsies, practitioners routinely perform these procedures. This lecture discusses the most common GI surgeries performed in small animal practice, including gastrotomy, enterotomy, and intestinal resection/anastomosis. Diagnosis, surgery, and post-op care of patients are covered.

Learning Objectives:

•    Attendees will better understand pre-op management for patients undergoing GI surgery.
•    A discussion and helpful tips for successful gastrotomy, enterotomy, and intestinal resection/anastomosis are covered. 
•    Surgical procedures, indications, and post-op care of these patients are discussed.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tips to Improve the Success of Urinary Tract Surgery in Dogs and Cats

Surgery of the gastrointestinal tract is very common in small animal practice. Most of the time, surgery is performed to alleviate an obstruction to urination. This session discusses basic urinary tract surgical procedures for the small animal practitioner. A discussion and helpful tips for successful PU surgery, cystotomy, urethrotomy, urethrostomy, and urethral retro-hydropulsion are covered. These patients' surgical procedures, indications, and post-op care are discussed.

Learning Objectives:

•    Attendees will review the basic principles of urinary tract surgery
•    We will discuss cystotomy, alleviating urethral obstruction, perineal urethrostomy, and other surgical procedures of the urinary tract
•    Post-op care for these patients will focus on the surgical procedure performed