Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota

03/21/2025

Opal is going to be all healed and ready for a new adventure with her forever family! She’s so cute and playful once she gets to know you! She’s a tiny girl and has that forever puppy face! Can you add her to your fur-family?
Contact Friends of Manatee County Animal Welfare to meet her 🩷

02/13/2025

Cancer out, paws in!!! 🎉🐾🧡 We’re celebrating with Rocco since he’s now cancer-free thanks to our amazing team!! 🫶🏼

02/07/2025

❤️ King ❤️ is ready to show off his new bandage and celebrate Valentine’s Day soon! He’s the bestest boy and is feeling much better after his fracture repair!

01/18/2025

So excited to support a great cause with the absolute best! Thank you Friends of Manatee County Animal Welfare!!! 🫶🏼🐶🧡🐱

🌟 Sponsor Spotlight: Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota 🌟

We are so grateful for the amazing support of our Whole Bakery Sponsor, Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota! 🐾

Dr. Rose and the entire incredible team are not only skilled professionals but also compassionate, loving individuals dedicated to the well-being of animals. They’ve been an invaluable partner in helping us meet the medical needs of our furry friends here at Animal Welfare and have supported our events through their generous sponsorships. 💕

To learn more about their services, visit their website at www.vscsarasota.com or give them a call at 941-893-1500.

Thank you, Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota, for making a difference in the lives of animals and our community! 🐕🐾💖

01/06/2025

We feel so honored to work alongside such a wonderful organization that goes above and beyond to help our county animals!!! Thank you Friends of Manatee County Animal Welfare for all you have done and continue to do!!

🌟 Sponsor Spotlight: Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota 🌟

We are so grateful for the amazing support of our Whole Bakery Sponsor, Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota! 🐾

Dr. Rose and the entire incredible team are not only skilled professionals but also compassionate, loving individuals dedicated to the well-being of animals. They’ve been an invaluable partner in helping us meet the medical needs of our furry friends here at Animal Welfare and have supported our events through their generous sponsorships. 💕

To learn more about their services, visit their website at www.vscsarasota.com or give them a call at 941-893-1500.

Thank you, Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota, for making a difference in the lives of animals and our community! 🐕🐾💖

10/17/2024

Happy Vet Technician and Staff Appreciation Week!!!! These faces right here are the heart and soul of Veterinary Surgery Center! We absolutely feel grateful for each and every single one of them! They make a difference everyday for our patients and their owners! We couldn’t do what we do without them! This job isn’t easy, this industry isn’t forgiving, but these amazing humans come in everyday with a smile and ready to give it their all! loves you!!! 🧡🧡🧡
Thank YOU Ashley, Maggie, Asha, Christina, Taylor, Morgan, Lindsay, Brogan, Eric, Dexter, Caitlin, Sarah, Jazlyn, Gabby, Amanda, Brittney, Jackie, Jen, Jenni, Drs. Rose, Peress, Liv, Almodovar!!!

10/01/2024

Thank you A Kitten Place 🫶🏼We’re honored to be a part of this event again!

08/20/2024

Look at that face! Thank you to Lost Pet Services, Inc. for rescuing this baby off the streets and getting him help! 🩵🩵

Jelly Roll is a small bully breed that was found wandering the streets of Bradenton and was never claimed. Unfortunately, he is suffering from a pr*****ed urethra, whi...

05/23/2024

VSC UPDATE: One recent Saturday morning, the owners of Lincoln, an 8-year-old active German Short-haired Pointer, noticed that he was not acting himself. The owners took him to a local emergency clinic where a spontaneous pneumothorax was diagnosed. A spontaneous pneumothorax is a serious condition in which air enters the space in the chest called the pleural space, between the surface of the lungs and the inside of the rib cage. This causes the lungs to collapse.

Lincoln’s owners met Dr. Rose and a CT scan of the chest was scheduled for that same day. A CT scan (or CAT scan) allows for visualization of the lungs and internal organs. The CT revealed that Lincoln had a condition called a pulmonary bulla. A bulla is a thin-walled, air-filled pocket in the lungs filled that can burst, allowing air into the chest cavity; Lincoln had over 3 liters of air in his chest. The treatment for the condition requires the surgeon to evaluate each of the lung lobes to find the hole in the surface and remove that segment of the lungs. Typically, this procedure involves open chest surgery, and the recovery is very long (like heart bypass surgery for a human). But VSC had another option for Lincoln, minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Using a camera and a special anesthesia device, the lungs can be selectively deflated and checked through small incisions in the chest. VSC is the only clinic on the west coast of Florida that routinely performs this type of procedure.

Until surgery could be performed Lincoln had chest drains to prevent accumulation of air. He returned to VSC for surgery with Dr. Rose and Dr. Peress. During the procedure the hole in the lung was identified (see video below). During the delivery of breaths under anesthesia the leak of air can be found by looking for a stream of bubbles leaking from the submerged lung. The lung was successfully removed with a special stapling device that sealed the end of the damaged lung. He recovered from surgery with the chest tubes but they were removed the next day as he showed no recurrence of the pneumothorax. Because of the minimally invasive surgery he quickly recovered from surgery with minimal pain.

Lincoln recently had his post-surgery follow up and he is doing very well. His owners also say that he is doing well at home and is back to playing with his two fur-siblings. The tissue was sent to the lab for pathology. Lucky for Lincoln the lung tissues appeared healthy in all areas but the bulla. All of us at VSC are so happy that Lincoln is doing well and wish him all the best in the future! We are truly so honored that we had the opportunity to care for such an amazing dog!

04/28/2024

Happy World Veterinary Day! We are so thankful for our staff and the veterinary community! Thank you all for all you do!🧡🐾

04/10/2024

Can you for Frankie?!

Frankie is ready for his forever home! His heartworm treatment is finished and he has recovered from his surgery. You can to foster to adopt or just adopt this sweet adorable young Lab mix. The wonderful folks at Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota have been taking great care of him until he finds his home. Your donations during the Giving Challenge allow us to continue helping the stray animals at MCAW. We appreciate all your support! Here is the link if you would like to help more animals like Frankie! https://www.givingchallenge.org/organizations/friends-of-manatee-county-animal-services-inc

03/05/2024

🐾🧡VSC employee spotlight 🧡🐾

We would like to introduce one of our amazing team members to you! Amanda is our pack room supervisor, who is originally from Massachusetts and has been with us at VSC for 2 years now. When we asked Amanda what her favorite part about working at VSC is, she said: “My favorite part about working at VSC is helping our patients heal so they can continue living their happy lives! Not everyday is a great day but seeing our patients everyday even when they’re sick and seeing how strong they are is incredible to me and makes me love helping them even more! I also love how everyone I work with has turned into a friend and family. Learning new procedures and realizing what we do makes a difference to our patients and their families!”.
When not at work Amanda enjoys going on nature walks, going four wheeling, and going to the beach to look for sharks teeth/ soak up the sun! She also enjoys spending all the time she can with her family and friends.
Amanda’s personal pets include Rusty (a Russian Tortoise) and her family pets, Stella (a terrier/chihuahua mix) and Waffles (a domestic shorthair cat). Thank you so much Amanda for being such a bright light and hard worker at Veterinary Surgery Center of Sarasota! We are so lucky to have you!

02/15/2024

Please share! If you know anyone looking for a cool rockstar dog, this is their chance! Frankie is looking for his forever home! 🩵