SERVICES
Advanced Surgical Care, Close to Home
Gandolf Veterinary Surgery provides advanced orthopedic, soft tissue, and trauma surgery. Our goal is to help pets receive high-quality surgical care without the need for lengthy travel to costly referral hospitals whenever possible.
Dr. Gandolf works closely with referring veterinarians to provide seamless patient care. While some highly specialized cases may still benefit from referral to a board-certified surgical specialist, many advanced procedures can be performed safely and effectively through GVS.
With more than 25 years of veterinary experience and over 30,000 surgeries performed, Dr. Gandolf has developed particular skill in orthopedic trauma, fracture repair, and complex soft tissue surgery.
Gandolf Veterinary Surgery is committed to making advanced surgical care more accessible and proudly offers discounted services to animal shelters, rescues, and charitable organizations. If your animal requires a procedure not listed on our website, please contact us—we are happy to discuss your options and offer recommendations.
Orthopedic Surgery
Trauma
Fracture or dislocation:
Broken humerus, femur, tibia/ fibula, radius ulna, jaw, others
External skeletal fixation and internal fixation (plate, rod, screws)
Elective
Knee/Stifle:
Cranial cruciate ligament injury - Tibial Platuea Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO)
Patellar luxation correction
Angular limb deformity correction
OCD surgery
Arthordesis
What to expect when scheduling a TPLO
What to expect with a TPLO (full journey)
Hip/Coxofemoral joint:
Femoral head & neck ostectomy (FHO)
Dislocated hip stabilization
Soft Tissue Surgery
EXAMPLES:
Airway
Brachycephalic airway: stenotic nares and soft palate correction
Ocular
Canthoplasty, prolapsed nictitans (cherry eye) pocket imbrication, conjunctival flap, enucleation
EarTotal ear canal ablation (TECA), Ventral bulla osteotomy (VBO), pinna amputation
Urinary
Perineal urethrostomy (PU), scrotal urethrostomy, cystotomy, nephrectomy
Small Exotic Pet Surgery
Surgery in small exotics pets including fish, reptiles and mammals
Large Exotic Pet Care
For large exotic species, Dr. Gandolf brings veterinary care to your home, with a team highly experienced in sedation and restraint. Remote anesthesia (darting) is utilized for hands-on examinations and treatments.
Dr. Gandolf is a proud ambassador for Dr. Fossum's pet CBD
The research is convincing that properly refined and administered CBD helps pets with osteoarthritis & post-operative pain, itching, seizures & anxiety.
It's safe, it's cost-competitive, there is a money back guarantee, and it can make your pet feel better and younger!
It's difficult to find a reputable brand of CBD, even more so for pets, as there is a lack of regulation. Dr. Fossum has excelled greatly as a boarded vet surgeon who authored on of the most commonly utilized small animal surgery reference books. Dr. Gandolf has great confidence that her products are made with the pets' best interests in mind, adhere to all human-grade production regulations, and are provided with the most-specific dosing recommendations available.
Dr. Fossum's product has been started with Dr. Gandolf's 12-year-old dog, Timber, for osteoarthritis associated with her previous bilateral knee surgeries. Here is how she responded!