Dr. Ron Montgomery Orthopedic Referral Services

What to tell your Clients:

Have them visit our Referral Page for basic information on what to expect, post-care instructions, and directions to our office.

Our consultation fee is $135.00. This may be waived if the pet goes to surgery. This fee does not include any additional fees such as sedation and radiographs during their first appointment. (if needed.)

After we receive the referral form, we will contact your client and schedule an appointment time that is convenient for them.

We will do our best to honor your clients scheduled appointment; however, fracture and emergency cases receive priority and at times we may need to reschedule your clients routine evaluation. We will remind your client that their wait time may be longer than expected due to the unpredictable nature of these appointments.

We ask that the client bring along all of the medications their pet is currently taking.

If radiographs have been taken please e-mail a copy to dahsurgeon@gmail.com or send your client with a disk . (If applicable.)

Surgical Costs Include:

• Chemistry, CBC
• IV fluids (Before, during, and post surgery.)
• Anesthesia
• Epidural (if applicable)
• Surgical supplies
• Surgical procedure
• Monitoring (Before, during, and post surgery.)
• Overnight Hospitalization (No 24 hour staff available; will ship to VERC, if applicable or requested, at owners expense.)
• Antibiotics
• NSAID and Narcotic Medications
• Elizabethan Collar
• Post-op Examination
• Suture/Staple Removal

Please call for Surgical estimates

Post-Op Care

Each patient will receive a detailed post-op care instruction sheet. A copy of the complete medical record and evaluation as well as the surgical report (if applicable) will be sent to you, the referring veterinarian, as well.

This is a brief summary of some procedure's expected recovery time. Most patient's will get an Elizabethan Collar. Post-op examinations will be approximately 2 weeks later and sutures/staples will be removed at that time. Some procedures will have strict crate rest.

Procedure	Recovery Time	Crate Rest
Bone biopsy w/ anesthesia	Routine surgical after care	No
Patella Luxation Surgery	Approx 4 weeks	No
OCD Shoulder Surgery	Approx 2 weeks	No
FHO Surgery	Approx 4 weeks	No
Modified Flo Surgery / Lateral Suture	6 weeks	Yes
OCD Elbow Arthroscopic Surgery	Approx 1 week	No
Bilateral FHO Surgery	Approx 4 weeks	No
Bilateral Patella Surgery	Approx 4 weeks	No
TPLO Surgery	1 month in crate, 2nd month leashed outside	Yes

Meet Dr. Montgomery!

Dr. Ron Montgomery with his dog, “General.”

Dr. Ron Montgomery earned his DVM, (cum laude), in 1982 and M.S. (Thesis on CCL Rupture) in 1987, both from Auburn University. He became a diplomate of the  American College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1988.

After brief faculty appointments at U.A.B. Medical School and Mississippi State College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Montgomery returned to Auburn in 1990 where he continuously taught and performed surgery until 2015. While there, he served as chief of surgery, director of the Southeastern Raptor Program, was voted Teacher of the Year, and awarded the Bruce Pratt distinguished Professorship.

He has authored 53+ refereed or invited scientific publications; 34 proceedings, transactions, and abstracts; and has had over 50 contracts and grants. Dr. Montgomery has chaired committees for the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Symposium (1996, 1997), A.C.V.S. Program (1994, 1995), and the A.C.V.S. Exhibits (1993).

His research interests were Orthopedic Implants and Physical Therapy. Research awards include the Albert Triat Award, International Knee Society co-author. He did his Master Thesis on Cruciate Ligament Rupture.

Upon his retirement from Auburn in 2015, Dr. Montgomery was voted Professor Emeritus by the faculty and administration. He now performs surgery three days a week with his friends at Davis Animal Hospital in Pensacola, FL.

Dr. Montgomery is available for soft tissue and orthopedic surgical cases as well as lameness evaluations and medical management consultations on a referral only basis. Examples of some of the procedures performed at our hospital include: Stem cell and PRR therapy, TPLO, patella luxation stabilization, fracture repair, mass removals, amputation, OCD, FCP – via arthroscope, FHO, biceps tendon release, exploratory surgery, joint surgery, arthrodesis, biopsies, foreign body removal, TECA, and more.

Who I am when I'm not at Davis Animal Hospital: Dr. Montgomery enjoys his family, fishing, college sports, and travel. He has 2 dogs, 4 cats, and 2 horses.

You would be surprised to know that: I flew eagles at Auburn home games while director of the Raptor Center.

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