DVS Library | Direct Veterinary Surgery

Provided on this page is a library of documents, images, videoclips available to you and your staff for client education around disease pathophysiology, surgical options, informed consent, morbidity/mortality discussions, perioperative risks, and postoperative care. Please feel free to print and reference these materials as you see fit.

Note: Electronic copies of all documents, for ease of use in your own medical record software, are available upon request.

Diseases, Injuries and Conditions

– ACL – TTA
– ACL-extracap
– Adrenal Cushings
– Adrenal tumor
– Arthrocentesis
– Anal sac mass
– Anal Sac Tumor
– Colectomy
– Anesthesia for geriatrics
– Back pain
– Bite wounds
– Canal tumor
– Cleft Palate
– ChondroSA
– Colectomy
– Conservative DJD
– Degloving wounds
– Diaphragmatic hernia
– Ear lacerations
– Elongated soft palate
– FHO
– Foreign body
– Fractures
– Gastro-intestinal surgery
– GDV-gastropexy
– General Ortho
– Geriatric Onset Laryngeal Paralysis Polyneuropathy (GOLPP)
– GI tumor
– HemangioSA
– Hip Dysplasia: Triple Pelvic Osteotomy (TPO)
– Hip luxation
– HyperT4
– HyperparaT4
– Inguinal hernia
– Joint injections
– Laryngeal Paralysis
– Laryngeal paralysis perioperative planning
– L-S disease
– Lung mass
– Pancreatic mass
– Oral tumors
– Otitis externa/media
– OsteoSA
– Patella lux
– Penetrating wounds
– Pericardial effusion
– Perineal hernia
– Perineal urethrostomy
– PDA
– Population control
– PRAA
– Prostatic cysts
– Reconstructive surgery
– Sialocele/ranula
– Salter Fracture
– Screwtail resection
– Scrotal hernia
– Second intention healing
– Shoulder Instability Complex
– Shoulder luxation
– Soft tissue SA
– Stenotic nares
– Superficial digital flexor tendon luxation
– Surgery for geriatrics
– Thyroid CA
– Toe amputation
– Total Ear Canal Ablation
– Tumor removal
– TTA vs Extracap vs Conservative
– Urethral stones

Postop Instructions

Owner General handouts

– QuickStart
– Pet DX w SX Condition
– Choosing DVS
– Planning and Complications
– Preop Prep– Inclinic
– Preop Prep– DVS-Partner
– Day of Consult Flowchart
– Day of Surgery Flowchart
– The first few days home
– Monitoring progress at home
– How to Guides– DVS Partner clinic surgery
– How to Guides– Homeclinic surgery

Radiograph examples

Skull

Neck

Spine

Thorax

Abdomen

Shoulder girdle

Humerus

Elbow

Radius/ulna

Carpus

Foot

Pelvis

Hip

Femur

Stifle

Tibia

Tarsus

Photo/video examples

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