by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | May 1, 2026 | Blog
Scout, a sweet 8 year old Sheltie, had a bizarre deformity of his right wrist. It wasn’t just cosmetic. He went from a “very active dog, playing catch in the backyard pretty much every day of the year” to “not running at all.” Out of the blue, the wrist started to...
by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Mar 3, 2026 | Blog
Atlas, a 1 year old tuxedo kitty, was in a pickle… At first, his owner only noticed fairly subtle signs: “Over the course of 1 month, we noticed Atlas had stopped jumping on furniture and running. It was pretty gradual, so at first, we didn’t notice he was having a...
by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog
Have you ever wondered how common your pet’s surgery is? Here are our 10 most common surgeries at LRVSS in 2025: 1. ACL surgery Year after year, we perform a huge number of TPLOs (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy) to address a torn ACL in dogs. It is typically...
by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Dec 1, 2025 | Blog
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip. Among the many animals that roam...
by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Nov 4, 2025 | Blog
I was very fortunate to recently visit South Africa and Zimbabwe after a veterinary conference. Since 100% of the pet owners we meet are animal lovers, I thought I would share some information and pictures about his incredible trip. From its impressive body to their...
by Lehigh Regional Veterinary Surgical Specialty | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
Cats don’t always cry when they’re in pain, which makes our job as cat lovers and veterinary surgeons challenging. In fact, cats have the capacity to hide pain for a long time, before they can’t take it anymore. Remember, in Nature, if an animal acts sick, they get...
