Pet Surgery in Missouri City, TX, From Your Local Vet

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - Missouri City is a vet in Missouri City, TX, that does surgery for dogs and cats in its own clinic on Highway 6. Common reasons include removing a lump, repairing a cut or bite wound, and spays and neuters. Every surgery starts with an exam, a plan you understand and a written estimate.

Some surgeries can be booked weeks ahead. Others, like an infected uterus in an unspayed female, can't wait. The team will tell you which kind your pet needs.

Call (832) 225-3315 or book online for a surgery consult.

What surgeries can be done at the Missouri City clinic?

The clinic handles many common soft-tissue surgeries, such as:

• Removing lumps, skin growths and cysts, which can be sent to a lab to find out what they are

• Closing cuts, tears and bite wounds

• Spays and neuters, including spays for pyometra

• Belly surgery when an exam or scan finds a problem that needs it

Ask the team about any surgery not on this list. If your pet needs a specialist, the vet will tell you why and help you plan the next step.

Across Petfolk, once spays, neuters and dental work are set aside, more than a third of dog surgeries (38%) between Oct 1, 2025 and Sep 30, 2026 were to take off a lump or mass.

He did a fantastic job in removing 20 gall stones in roughly an hour from our 12 year old chihuahua.

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How do I get my pet ready for an operation?

The team gives you written steps before the day. For most pets that means:

• No food from the night before, as the team directs. Water is usually fine until morning.

• Blood work a few days before, or that morning, to check the liver and kidneys before anesthesia

• Arriving on a leash or in a carrier, with a list of every medicine and supplement your pet takes

Tell the team if your pet has had a bad reaction to anesthesia, has a heart murmur, or takes any daily medicine.

Is anesthesia safe for an older dog?

Age alone isn't a reason to skip surgery. What matters is how the heart, kidneys and liver are working, so older pets often get blood work and sometimes x-rays first. Over that same year, the typical dog having surgery at our Houston-area clinics, other than a spay, neuter or dental, was about 7 and a half years old. Older patients are routine here.

During surgery, a team member watches your pet's heart rate, breathing and temperature the whole time.

Lumps worth a closer look

Not every lump needs to come off. A quick needle sample at an exam can often tell a harmless fatty lump from one that should be removed. A lump that grows fast, changes shape, bleeds or bothers your pet deserves a visit soon. If it is removed, the vet can send it to a lab so you know what it was.

Surgery pricing

Cost depends on the surgery, your pet's size and the tests needed first. Most surgery plans begin with a sick or problem exam, which starts at $135 at Petfolk Missouri City. You'll get an estimate before any test or treatment. The final bill can differ if the plan changes during the visit.

CareCredit financing is accepted, and the team gives you records for pet insurance claims.

The first days at home

Many pets go home the same day, sleepy and a little wobbly. Keep them in a quiet room, away from stairs and other pets. Use the cone or recovery suit the team sends home, and look at the incision each day for redness, swelling or discharge. In Missouri City's heat, keep walks short, keep the incision dry, and skip baths until the team says it's healed.

Fear Free handling at drop-off and pickup keeps the day calmer for nervous pets.

When surgery can't wait

Call or walk in the same day for a swollen belly in an unspayed female, a deep cut, or a lump that suddenly bleeds. If your pet collapses, can't breathe well, or is bleeding heavily, go to a 24-hour emergency hospital such as VEG on University Blvd in Sugar Land.

Talk to the team

Petfolk Veterinary & Urgent Care - Missouri City is at 8225 Hwy 6, Suite 300, Missouri City, TX 77459, near Riverstone. Call (832) 225-3315 with questions before or after surgery.

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