Your pet’s comfort and safety is our primary concern.
We both know that anesthesia and surgery are stressful for both you and your pet.
We understand that cost is often a factor in choosing your pet’s healthcare, and want to be sure that you understand how our hospital policies can make a real difference to you and your pet. At our hospital, we do everything we can to minimize every pet’s stress or discomfort by using the safest procedures possible.
Post-Surgical Pain Control: Scientific evidence proves that pets experience pain the same way we do. Proper pain control involves not only anesthesia, but additional medications given for the sole purpose of relieving surgical and post-surgical pain. At out hospital, we average for medications for pain for most procedures. We always send home pain medication after surgery.
Heated Surgery Blanket: A heated circulating water blanket maintains your pet’s temperature during anesthesia, providing for a safer, quicker and smoother recovery.
Syringes and Needles: There are no regulations to prevent veterinary hospitals lowering costs by reusing needles and syringes. Our hospital would never risk your pet’s health by reusing syringes or needles.
Precision Surgical Instruments: Some hospitals save money by using less expensive, poorer quality surgical instruments made in Pakistan. Our operating room uses only surgical instruments of the highest quality with much less chance of an instrument slipping, causing blood loss or injury during surgery.
Precision Suture Material: We use the best quality suture material available. Many hospitals save money by using expired human hospital sutures, whose makers will not warrantee the strength of the expired suture. We use only the finest and most dependable sutures and in sizes suitable for your pet. In many cases, we use surgical skin staples. These are more expensive than sutures but cause less irritation to bother your pet.
Intravenous Catheters: Our patients receiving general anesthesia have an intravenous catheter inserted prior to the induction of anesthesia. This is an additional cost but the administration of medications becomes safer and more comfortable for your pet. The catheter also provides access to a vein, should a need for additional medication arise. Through this catheter, your pet will also receive IV fluid support from specialized pumps that deliver precise amounts of fluids and change the rate of flow as needed. Intravenous fluids help maintain blood pressure, provide internal organ support and keep your pet from becoming dehydrated.
Emergency Drugs: We keep a supply of the most advanced emergency drugs available, including synthetic blood products. These are very expensive to keep on hand, but allow us to be prepared in the event any need arises.
Surgical Anesthesia Monitoring: Our operating room is equipped with electronic monitors. We also have highly trained surgical technicians dedicated exclusively to monitoring your pet’s anesthesia. While your pet is undergoing surgical anesthesia, we measure body tissue oxygen concentration, pulse rate, blood pressure, we record your pet’s electrocardiogram, respiration and body temperature. Our monitors have internal electronic alarms to alert us the moment any changes of status occur.
Surgical Anesthetics: Our hospital uses sevofluorane or Isoflurane anesthesia. These gas anesthetic agents are more expensive but much safer and more effective that other drugs. This means that your pet will have a secured airway by the use of an endotracheal breathing tube. Endotracheal tubes are not used by all hospitals. However, they are a very important safety measure here.
Post –Surgical Care: Detailed discharge instructions are provided by the doctor or technician who will review them with you. Most surgical patients are seen 7-14 days after discharge. This allows us to examine your it's surgical site and medical process. We are always available should any questions arise after discharge.
Do not hesitate to ask questions of us are any health care provider, whether for your pet or any other family member.
You have the right and a responsibility to your pet to know what services are being provided. |
