Feline Orchiectomy (Neuter)
Before Surgery
✓ DO NOT feed your pet a meal/treats after 10pm the night before unless otherwise directed
✓ DO allow your pet water overnight
✓ DO give any medications prescribed for the procedure as directed
✓ DO check if your pet’s other medication(s) may be given that morning
✓ DO bring your pet for your scheduled time between 7:45 am and 8:15 am
✓ DO ensure you have CONTACT and EMERGENCY CONTACT phone numbers
✓ DO allow yourself a few minutes to go over admitting information with the technician
Pre-Operative Exam
For your pet to have a safe surgical experience the veterinarian performing the procedure should be familiar with your pet's history and physical condition. With modern drugs and sophisticated equipment, the risk associated with general anesthesia and surgery is minimal for the healthy pet. However, the potential for complications still exists, and the best way to minimize the risk for your pet is to have a complete pre-surgical evaluation performed before the procedure. This allows us to determine if your pet has developed any underlying problems that might lead to complications during or after surgery, and to make any adjustments necessary to safeguard your pet’s health and comfort. The amount of preparation will be dictated by the age and health concerns of your pet, and by the nature of the procedure. Once all the information has been gathered and analyzed, our veterinarians will make recommendations about the advisability to proceed with anesthesia and surgery.
In some situations, the risk will be too great, and the procedure will be delayed allowing time to treat the underlying problem. In other cases, the decision will be that it is safe to proceed as planned. Sometimes adjustments will be made to minimize risk even further, such as using a different type of anesthetic, administering pre-surgical antibiotics, giving intravenous fluids prior to the surgery or additional fluids after surgery, or whatever else the veterinarian deems necessary for your pet.
A systematic visual inspection of the pet’s head, neck, limbs, and body including palpation (feeling with the hands) of the body’s outer surface (skin, fur, muscles etc.), assessment of internal abdominal organs through the body wall, auscultation (listening with a stethoscope) to the heart, lungs, and abdomen and measuring of your pet’s temperature, respiration rate and heart rate will all be assessed.
Pre-Anesthetic Blood Work
The 10 Chemistry and CBC (complete blood cell count); blood collection & interpretation charge is for blood work to be run prior to the procedure. This blood work is like an internal exam for your pet. It will check a complete blood cell count; white bloods cells that fight infection, red blood cells that carry oxygen and platelets which help with clotting. It will also look at electrolytes, liver and kidney function. Obviously, we want everything to be normal but if we find something abnormal, we can either change our anesthetic plan or defer the procedure until a later time, depending on what is found. For this reason, we like to run the blood work a few days prior to the anesthesia so any findings can be dealt with. It can also be run the morning of the procedure if absolutely needed.
Microchip
A microchip is your pet's permanent ID. A pet microchip—the size of a grain of rice—goes beneath your pet's skin. This permanent ID can never be removed or become impossible to read. Shelters, Veterinary Hospitals use this ID to contact you and reunite you with your pet. This treatment is optional but recommended.
Hospital Care
During your pet’s stay, we will keep him comfortable on a bed with lots of blankets, treat hypothermia with warmers, and monitor his recovery. He will have close supervision to assess and treat pain post-operatively; observe for signs of nausea associated with anesthesia and treat if needed. Our goal will be to have him up to use the litter and eating by later in the day.
Pain Medications
We often do not need to send home pain medication for feline castrations as it tends to not be as painful as their canine counterparts. Your pet will receive an injection of an ant inflammatory for pain in hospital that lasts 24 hours.
Finally
We will call you at your contact number after surgery to relay an update on your pet and schedule a discharge time for later in the day. At this time, we will make recommendations about either an E-Collar (Cone) or a Medical Pet Shirt to prevent your pet from licking his incision. The discharge is with a technician to go over post-operative care, instructions, medications and answer any questions you might have.
✓ DO NOT feed your pet a meal/treats after 10pm the night before unless otherwise directed
✓ DO allow your pet water overnight
✓ DO give any medications prescribed for the procedure as directed
✓ DO check if your pet’s other medication(s) may be given that morning
✓ DO bring your pet for your scheduled time between 7:45 am and 8:15 am
✓ DO ensure you have CONTACT and EMERGENCY CONTACT phone numbers
✓ DO allow yourself a few minutes to go over admitting information with the technician
Pre-Operative Exam
For your pet to have a safe surgical experience the veterinarian performing the procedure should be familiar with your pet's history and physical condition. With modern drugs and sophisticated equipment, the risk associated with general anesthesia and surgery is minimal for the healthy pet. However, the potential for complications still exists, and the best way to minimize the risk for your pet is to have a complete pre-surgical evaluation performed before the procedure. This allows us to determine if your pet has developed any underlying problems that might lead to complications during or after surgery, and to make any adjustments necessary to safeguard your pet’s health and comfort. The amount of preparation will be dictated by the age and health concerns of your pet, and by the nature of the procedure. Once all the information has been gathered and analyzed, our veterinarians will make recommendations about the advisability to proceed with anesthesia and surgery.
In some situations, the risk will be too great, and the procedure will be delayed allowing time to treat the underlying problem. In other cases, the decision will be that it is safe to proceed as planned. Sometimes adjustments will be made to minimize risk even further, such as using a different type of anesthetic, administering pre-surgical antibiotics, giving intravenous fluids prior to the surgery or additional fluids after surgery, or whatever else the veterinarian deems necessary for your pet.
A systematic visual inspection of the pet’s head, neck, limbs, and body including palpation (feeling with the hands) of the body’s outer surface (skin, fur, muscles etc.), assessment of internal abdominal organs through the body wall, auscultation (listening with a stethoscope) to the heart, lungs, and abdomen and measuring of your pet’s temperature, respiration rate and heart rate will all be assessed.
Pre-Anesthetic Blood Work
The 10 Chemistry and CBC (complete blood cell count); blood collection & interpretation charge is for blood work to be run prior to the procedure. This blood work is like an internal exam for your pet. It will check a complete blood cell count; white bloods cells that fight infection, red blood cells that carry oxygen and platelets which help with clotting. It will also look at electrolytes, liver and kidney function. Obviously, we want everything to be normal but if we find something abnormal, we can either change our anesthetic plan or defer the procedure until a later time, depending on what is found. For this reason, we like to run the blood work a few days prior to the anesthesia so any findings can be dealt with. It can also be run the morning of the procedure if absolutely needed.
Microchip
A microchip is your pet's permanent ID. A pet microchip—the size of a grain of rice—goes beneath your pet's skin. This permanent ID can never be removed or become impossible to read. Shelters, Veterinary Hospitals use this ID to contact you and reunite you with your pet. This treatment is optional but recommended.
Hospital Care
During your pet’s stay, we will keep him comfortable on a bed with lots of blankets, treat hypothermia with warmers, and monitor his recovery. He will have close supervision to assess and treat pain post-operatively; observe for signs of nausea associated with anesthesia and treat if needed. Our goal will be to have him up to use the litter and eating by later in the day.
Pain Medications
We often do not need to send home pain medication for feline castrations as it tends to not be as painful as their canine counterparts. Your pet will receive an injection of an ant inflammatory for pain in hospital that lasts 24 hours.
Finally
We will call you at your contact number after surgery to relay an update on your pet and schedule a discharge time for later in the day. At this time, we will make recommendations about either an E-Collar (Cone) or a Medical Pet Shirt to prevent your pet from licking his incision. The discharge is with a technician to go over post-operative care, instructions, medications and answer any questions you might have.
