Veterinary Surgical Care

Atlantic Animal Care provides complete veterinary surgical services to pets in Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. While Dr. Greenberg’s interests lean to veterinary internal medicine and acupuncture, Dr. Swails has a special interest in small-animal surgery, including soft-tissue and orthopedic procedures. In addition to routine veterinary surgeries such as spays and neuters, we perform many other procedures. We do most soft tissue and orthopedic surgery procedures onsite. Surgeries performed at Atlantic Animal Care of Brooklyn include:

• Hernia/OHE repair
• Declaw procedures
• Cystotomy, enterotomy and tumor removals
• Many more

Please note: we do not perform ear crops, tail docking or other cosmetic surgeries. In some cases, complicated orthopedic procedures are referred to the Veterinary Emergency and Referral Group, located a few blocks away.

Before Your Pet's Surgery

Prior to surgery, all patients undergo a complete physical examination and pre-operative blood testing. Because every animal responds differently to anesthesia, pre-operative blood testing is essential in preventing potential complications when administering an anesthetic.

During Your Pet's Surgery

All surgical patients are intubated (using isoflurane anesthesia) and are monitored constantly by a trained veterinary technician. Your pet’s pulse oximetry, respiration and EKG are all monitored closely during surgery. Warmed fluids are used during every procedure as is an IV catheter for fast administration of medicine.

After Your Pet's Surgery

Veterinary patients feel pain after surgery just like humans. Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Swails believe keeping pets comfortable and free of pain greatly aids - and speeds up - recovery. We use aggressive pain management protocols during and after surgery and most patients are able to go home the same day. You are provided with pain medication for your pet if necessary.