Pre-Surgery FAQ’s
No, please do not give your pet any food, treats, or anything besides water after 8:00 pm on the night before surgery. Your pet may drink water. If your pet is on any medications, please contact your veterinarian to see if and when they should be given before surgery.
Please bring your pet in between 7:30 and 8:30 am. We are happy to arrange an alternate time for you, just ask us. Please allow 15 minutes to check in you pet.
No, unless prior arrangements have been made, the primary adult pet owner should bring your pet in for surgery because of the financial and medical decisions that need to be made. Release forms and treatment plans (including an estimate of costs) will be sent to you ahead of time and you’ll need to sign them and return them when you drop your pet off for surgery.
Generally we ask you to leave those things at home. While they can be a comfort, sometimes pets may soil their bedding after surgery and we’d hate to have a valuable item damaged. If there is something that is a particular comfort to your pet, feel free to ask us and we can place it in your pet’s kennel after they are full awake.
Yes, you may bring along your pet’s regular diet. Please bring enough for 2 small meals. If you don’t bring your pet’s food, we will feed them the appropriate diet for their age from our line of Hill’s Science Diet pet food.
Our pre-surgical blood work screens for many conditions that can negatively affect your pet during anesthesia. These can include, but are not limited to, infections, anemia (low number of red blood cells, low platelets (cells that help the blood clot), kidney disease, liver disease, and diabetes. If abnormalities are found, our doctors may recommend delaying surgery until the condition is resolved, or they may change the drugs used during surgery to minimize your pet’s health risk.
Pre-Surgery FAQ’s
No, please do not give your pet any food, treats, or anything besides water after 8:00 pm on the night before surgery. Your pet may drink water. If your pet is on any medications, please contact your veterinarian to see if and when they should be given before surgery.
Please bring your pet in between 7:30 and 8:30 am. We are happy to arrange an alternate time for you, just ask us. Please allow 15 minutes to check in you pet.
No, unless prior arrangements have been made, the primary adult pet owner should bring your pet in for surgery because of the financial and medical decisions that need to be made. Release forms and treatment plans (including an estimate of costs) will be sent to you ahead of time and you’ll need to sign them and return them when you drop your pet off for surgery.
Generally we ask you to leave those things at home. While they can be a comfort, sometimes pets may soil their bedding after surgery and we’d hate to have a valuable item damaged. If there is something that is a particular comfort to your pet, feel free to ask us and we can place it in your pet’s kennel after they are full awake.
Yes, you may bring along your pet’s regular diet. Please bring enough for 2 small meals. If you don’t bring your pet’s food, we will feed them the appropriate diet for their age from our line of Hill’s Science Diet pet food.
Our pre-surgical blood work screens for many conditions that can negatively affect your pet during anesthesia. These can include, but are not limited to, infections, anemia (low number of red blood cells, low platelets (cells that help the blood clot), kidney disease, liver disease, and diabetes. If abnormalities are found, our doctors may recommend delaying surgery until the condition is resolved, or they may change the drugs used during surgery to minimize your pet’s health risk.
