Your pet should not have
any food or treats after 6 p.m. the night before the
procedure (diabetics excepted.) Water should be
available at all times. Walk your dog before coming
into the clinic. Collect a fecal sample if produced. We
will call you when your pet is in recovery and the
procedures have been completed.
We will perform an organ function test with electrolytes
and a hematocrit on your pet on the morning of the
procedure. Animal technology allows us to perform these
tests using only about 3 drops of blood. On some pets,
the testing may be completed within the 7 days prior to
the scheduled procedure. An optional complete blood
cell count may be performed.
When your pet is in for
a scheduled services there are other services that might
be of benefit to you and your pet. You may authorize
these services when your pet is admitted in the morning,
or anytime before your pet is in recovery. Provided
here is some information to allow you to make an
educated decision.
Bottom line, if you want your pet back, should they
become separated from you, you want your pet
microchipped. Almost all humane societies and animal
control agencies scan pets for microchips. Our
Microchips ‘code’ back to us. We recommend you also
join ‘Pettrac’ so the microchip number will ‘code’ back
directly to you, in addition to us.
We recommend a
fecal examination to insure your pet is rid of
internal parasites.
We recommend
retained baby teeth be extracted if your pet is 6
months old or older.
Retained baby teeth will cause early dental disease if
left in. Typically, if your pet is older than 6 months,
these retained teeth are unlikely to fall out on their
own after 6 months of age. Pain medication may be
administered if deemed reasonable. The charge is based
on the amount of time required to extract these teeth.
4.
We recommend hip and elbow radiographs (X-rays) to check
for hip and elbow dysplasia tendency for any pets over
40 pounds or expected to be over this weight at
maturity.
A hip X-ray is taken with your dog up side down
stretched and legs somewhat twisted. We only do this
under sedation or anesthesia. If your dog’s hips look
good – great!! If not, in younger animals, you will
have choices of what you can do to prevent or reduce
arthritic changes. In older dogs, we will help you help
your pet stay as pain free as possible.
If your dog is still having problems with housetraining
or submissive wetting, a urinalysis can help determine
if there is an infection or other physical cause for the
problem
We recommend
the tear ducts be flushed if your pet has epiphora
(tear staining).
We can examine the eyelids and tear ducts under
magnification. We can attempt to flush the ducts or
open the entrances to the ducts to prevent or reduce
epiphora. Medication may be sent home after this
procedure. The fee is based on the amount of time plus
supplies required for this service.
If the lids roll in, the hair of the lids rub on the
cornea, the eyes are under constant irritation, and
corneal ulcers may develop. If the lids roll out (less
common) the eyes may not close properly, nor be able to
protect the eye as needed. The eyes may not be able to
be kept moist across the full surface of the cornea, or
may collect excessive debris, which cause chronic
irritation.
Dogs that will
be hunted or worked in the field should have their
dewclaws removed.
These claws are more likely to become injured in working
dogs. They can be removed on household dogs also. Pain
medication will be used if the front dewclaws are
removed.
I have much information for you about the pros and cons
and other information pertinent to declawing cats. Only
the front claws are removed. Pain medication will be
used. Young cats will be kept 2 nights. Older cats
will be kept 2-3 nights. All my cats are declawed, and
kept indoors only.
12. We can easily
perform the following grooming procedures: Toe nail
trims, Ear Hygiene (plucking hair out of the ears and/or
cleaning), Brushing or Clipping out mats, Bathing,
Expressing anal sacs. Several of these services are
less costly when completed under anesthesia or sedation.
