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More Moments That Matter

Veterinary Surgical Services

Whether because of injury, disease, or old age, there may come a time in your dog’s or cat’s life where they can’t enjoy the things they love to do: Walks on the beach. Hikes up the mountain. Chasing squirrels.

Our board-certified surgeons are on staff and on-call 24/7 and utilize specialized equipment (CT scanner and MRI) and techniques, including non-invasive laparoscopy, with dedicated separate soft-tissue, neurology and orthopedic surgery suites.

Our goal is to return your companion dog or cat to normal (or as close as possible) so they get to enjoy what they love. It’s those moments, after all, that matter most.

Learn more about our veterinary surgery service in the video below.
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What We Offer

Boundary Bay Surgery Services

Orthopedic Surgery

Diagnostic Tests Include:

  • Lameness evaluation
  • Digital radiography
  • On-site 1.5T MRI
  • 64 slice CT Scan
  • Joint centesis
  • Bone biopsy
  • Arthroscopic evaluation

Procedures Offered Include:

Neurologic Surgery

Diagnostic Tests Include:
  • Neurologic examination
  • On-site MRI/CT Scan
  • Myelogram

Procedures Offered Include:

General (Soft Tissue) Surgery

Diagnostic Tests Include:

  • Ultrasound
  • Digital radiography
  • On-site MRI / CT Scan
  • Needle aspiration and cytology
  • Tru-cut biopsy
  • Laparoscopic evaluation and biopsy
  • Thoracoscopic evaluation and biopsy

Procedures Offered Include:

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures Include:

  • Arthroscopy
  • Laparoscopy
    • Gastropexy
    • Ovariohysterectomy
    • Abdominal exploration and organ biopsy
    • Cystotomy & bladder stone removal
  • Thoracoscopy
    • Exploration and biopsy
    • Lung lobectomy

Our Surgeons

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Dr. Alex Alvarez

Ldo Vet, MS, Dipl. ACVS-SA

Board-certified Surgeon
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Dr. Evan Crawford

DVM, MSc, DVSc, DACVS-SA

Board-certified Surgeon
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Dr. Geoffrey Hutchinson

DVM, MS, DACVS

Board-certified Surgeon
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Dr. Milan Milovancev

DVM, DACVS-SA

Board-certified Surgeon
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Dr. Greta VanDeventer

DVM, DACVS-SA

Board-certified Surgeon
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Dr. Tanya Wright

DVM, DACVS-SA

Board-certified Surgeon
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Choose Boundary Bay for Surgery

We offer specialty veterinary surgical services by board-certified surgeons, serving dog and cat owners throughout B.C. and northern Washington. We invite you to consider the following reasons to entrust your pet to Boundary Bay’s surgery specialists.

Board-certified surgeons

Our board-certified surgeons have completed additional, rigorous training. Our surgeons have performed thousands of the most difficult surgeries and have a proven track record of doing it right.

Fast admission

We strive to get your companion animal admitted to our care with minimal delay. Many patients can have surgery on the same day as the surgery consultation.

Hospital-grade equipment

Hospital-grade equipment and diagnostics; non-invasive techniques; dedicated separate soft-tissue, orthopedic, and neurology operating rooms; access to multi-modal pain control. These factors decrease complications, speed recovery and reduce pain for your pet.

Surrounded by love

Your pet gets dedicated 24/7 care and monitoring from veterinarians and veterinary technicians; the patient’s well-being is assessed, they get their medications, get out of their cage for walks, get fed, and importantly, get lots of hugs.

Follow-ups included

After surgery, routine follow-up examinations and radiographs are included to assure the recovery and outcome are as expected.

7 days a week

Surgery appointments are available seven days per week. Surgeons are on-call for after-hours emergency surgeries.

Patient comes first

We promise to recommend what’s best for your dog or cat. No exceptions.

Customized treatment

Your pet gets a customized treatment plan created by a board-certified specialist that includes the anticipated treatments required to get the expected outcome.
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