Surgery
Our surgical services and facilities include all of the following:
Pre-anesthetic evaluation of your pet by a veterinarian prior to administration of anesthesia
In-house laboratory to enable pre-anesthetic blood work with immediate access to results
Intravenous catheter placement to enable safe administration of medications and fluid therapy during procedures
Fully trained veterinary and surgical staff
Heated surgery tables for greater comfort and maintaining pet’s body temperature
Oxygen saturation and pulse monitoring
Intensive post-surgical care
Pain management (before and after procedure)
Properly sterilized surgical instruments
Experts in Pet Care
We utilize the safest anesthetic agents and use the most modern equipment to enable us to assess our patient’s vital signs during all anesthetic procedures. All pets admitted to our hospitals for surgery will be carefully screened for safety and anesthetic agents will be tailored especially for your pet. The safety, comfort and well-being of our patients are our top priorities.
Some of the surgical procedures performed by our veterinarians:
Ovariohysterectomy (spay)
Castration (neuter)
Dentistry
Tumor removal
Orthopedic procedures
Why is pre-anesthetic blood work important?
Like with humans undergoing a surgical procedure, the doctor’s primary goal is to reduce the risk of anesthesia as much as possible. How do they reduce risk? By having a complete picture of what is going on not only on the outside of their patient’s body but also on the inside. This is where pre-anesthetic blood testing comes into play.
Blood tests that are performed provide the doctor with a glimpse of how the patient’s major organs are functioning. Proper organ function is vital to pets undergoing surgery. Would you like more information on the importance of pre-anesthetic blood tests? Please feel free to ask one of our veterinary healthcare team members.
Surgery instructions and information:
Surgical patients are admitted to the hospital (Alliance Animal Health location only) the morning of their procedure between 7:00 am – 8:00 am. Admittance procedures typically take 15-20 minutes, so please allow time to meet with one of our surgery technicians.
Pets receiving anesthetic should be fasted the evening before their scheduled procedure. Please do not feed your pet after 10:00 pm. Your pet IS allowed to have water.
Upon arrival, allow your pet to urinate and defecate before entry into the hospital.
For the safety of all pets and clients, we ask that all cats be in a carrier and all dogs be securely controlled on a short leash.
Upon admission, pre-anesthetic blood tests and/or radiographs, if applicable, will be performed. In addition, a pre-anesthetic evaluation/assessment will be performed by the veterinarian performing the surgery.
After blood tests and evaluations by the veterinarian are complete, an intravenous catheter will be placed.
Upon the completion of surgery, your pet will be moved to recovery and monitored by our trained technical staff. Once the pet is fully awake from anesthesia, a surgery technician will contact you to update you on your pet’s procedure and to schedule a time for patient discharge.
When you arrive to the hospital for patient discharge, anticipate an additional 15-20 minutes for the veterinary technician to provide you with information on your pet’s at-home/post anesthetic care needs.
