TPLO Who Performs the TPLO surgery at Tipp City Veterinary Hospital?
Dr. Jacob Mathias has been performing knee surgeries at Tipp City Veterinary Hospital since 2007. He has trained extensively and performs both extracapsular/lateral suture procedure and the Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy (TPLO). He is the most experienced veterinary surgeon in TPLOs in the greater north Dayton region. He is dedicated to perfecting the TPLO procedure to minimize pain and the recovery time for your pet.
Quality -We provide excellent veterinary care. Dr. Jacob has extensive training and experience. He has traveled all over the country for continued education and wet lab training. He continues to improve his techniques by applying what he learns and educating his team on each procedure.
Safety – Safety for your pet is our top priority. We do everything possible to keep your pet safe, prevent infections, and get them back to normal as soon as possible. This includes safety measures before, during, and after the procedures.
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Timing -Most specialty centers take weeks to get a consultation and their surgery schedules book out for 4 to 6 weeks. We are able to see a patient within 1 to 4 days for an exam and typically perform the surgery within 1 to 3 weeks. Timing is important to help reduce arthritis accumulation and allow your pet to be more comfortable. If your pet’s leg is stabilized within 4-6 weeks of the injury there shouldn’t be any noticeable arthritis accumulation and the long term outcome is better.
Platelet Rich Plasma -Platelet-rich plasma therapy is a form of regenerative medicine that harnesses and amplifies the natural growth factors found in blood. We administer an injection of platelet rich plasma in every TPLO we perform. This helps speed up the healing process and reduces pain. This typically costs an extra ($800-1500) but we feel it is very important and decided to include it in our price. This separates us from many other surgical facilities that perform TPLOs.
Outcomes -Our patients enjoy very good outcomes. We typically get back to normal function within 8 weeks with many patients moving normal sooner. The combination of quality, safety, a timely procedure, and some of the extras like platelet rich plasma provide a speedy recovery and excellent return to function in your pet. Our goal is to get them back to doing what they love to do (running, jumping, and playing)!
All patients are required to have a pre-surgical examination, blood test, medications (antibiotics, anti-anxiety/sedatives, pain medications, and anti-nausea medications), and x-rays prior to surgery (not included in surgical cost).
All surgeries include balanced anesthesia and extensive anesthetic monitoring with state-of-the-art equipment, IV fluids, comprehensive pain control (local anesthetics, IV pain medications), the actual TPLO surgery including Intrauma – Fixin TPLO plates and screws (top of the line Italian made), platelet rich plasma injection, post-op radiographs, follow up consultations at 2 weeks post and 8 week post, and recheck x-rays with sedation at 8 weeks.
Package Surgery Costs are:
TPLO Surgery Cost Estimate:
- Dogs under 90 lbs: $4,297.00
- Dogs over 90 lbs: $4,797.00 (these dogs require a different plate and more screws)
There are rare cases that we would recommend your pet getting the TPLO procedure at a specialist which include abnormal anatomy (angular limb deformities), an extreme TPA (tibial plateau angle greater than 35 degrees), small dogs (under 20 lbs) or very large dogs (over 170 lbs). *dogs under 20 lbs, we can perform extracapsular/lateral suture repair for a ruptured CCL/ACL. After a consultation Dr. Jacob will review the radiographs and inform you if your pet’s procedure is outside of his expertise.
