Please reach us at the phone number provided on your discharge paperwork if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Your pet will be weighed prior to surgery. Please estimate on your paperwork so we can plan for kennel space.
All medication for the procedure and offered at time of service will be ready to pick up with your pet. We give all dogs pain medication to go home. Other optional medication is available to be selected on your paperwork prior to the surgical procedure.
We service several different organizations and they will provide paperwork that is specific to each organization. Please BRING YOUR FILLED OUT PAPERWORK with you to your surgical appointment.
A. No. Your pet has had injectable pain medicine at the time of the surgery. Dogs start pain meds the night of their surgery. Cats do not need additional pain meds. All pets (like people) have different metabolisms and pain tolerances. Signs of pain include: vocalizing, not being able to lay down comfortably, and shaking or trembling – trembling can also mean that they are cold (an effect of the anesthesia).
A. Your pet is having an allergic reaction to one or more of the vaccines given. This is an emergency and you should immediately take your pet to your regular veterinarian or the nearest emergency clinic. You should tell your regular veterinarianabout this BEFORE the next set of booster vaccines are due.
A. This is likely due to too much exercise. Your pet’s body is trying to heal the incision, but if your pet is not kept quiet, a lump will form. This is OK so long as it is a fairly firm and symmetrical “knot” under the incision. It will go away with time, it may actually get larger before it gets smaller. An irregular lump that changes shape and size could indicate a “hernia”.
If the incision is coming open (the two sides are parting), then it is likely that your pet has been licking the incision and the surgical glue has parted. The white glistening material you are seeing is most likely just the fatty tissue on the underside of the skin. It is imperative that your pet not lick the incision AT ALL. Not even for a few minutes! Keep the E-collar on to prevent licking.
A. Decreased water intake in the first few days following surgery can be normal. Your pet should be resting, so they will not develop much thirst. So, not drinking can be OK. However, if your pet wants the water and they cannot keep it down (they vomit it up), that is when you need to be concerned about dehydration.
No. When you gave your pet the pain medicine, they more than likely bit down on the bitter tasting pill and that is why they are foaming! Drooling can mean they are nauseous, this can be an effect of the anesthesia and can last up to 48 hours after the procedure.
Oftentimes, a dog or cat either will not attempt to defecate, or will appear to strain when defecating. Remember that your pet has been fasted prior to surgery, so there is little in their system to make them feel the urge to go. Additionally, anesthesia can slow down the GI system. Finally, some pets don’t want to try to go since bearing down and using muscles that have been cut (especially female animals) will be painful. Don’t worry about this. Your pet will go when they finally need to go.
All pets are tattooed when spayed or neutered. This is to signify that this pet was sterilized. If your pet is ever re-homed, it will signal to the new owner or vet, that the pet is already sterilized. Many people confuse neutered male cats with female cats. We put the tattoo on the belly so that if they do attempt to spay the already neutered male cat, once they shave the belly, the tattoo will let them know they are already neutered.
This is not uncommon. The testicles are not free-floating in the scrotal sac. There are adhered to the wall of the sac. So, when they are removed, there is some tearing of tissue. This will cause minor bleeding into the now empty sac. It can swell a bit, but if your dog does not stay quiet in the days following surgery, it may swell a lot. Eventually, the swelling will subside, and even the sac itself will shrink up.
Your dog is likely licking. He must wear the e-collar 24/7 for 14 days until he is completely healed. Either the collar is being left off to where he is able to lick (even 2 minutes will do harm), or he is getting around the e-collar. The collar must be big enough to go the length of the nose, and then several more inches to account for the length of the tongue. Other than licking, there are few other reasons that will cause the area to be red and irritated.
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