Please call our office for specific Surgery policies.

This page provides general information on Instructions and Precautions, you should take for you pet, when the pet has to undergo a surgery.

• Regardless of the type of surgery, the incision area should always be kept clean and dry.
• Make sure that the pet is not bathed or immersed in water during the 10-14 day closure time.
• Since the surgery includes an anesthesia the pet may appear sedated.
• The pet should be kept in a safe and warm place in the house, the day after the surgery.
• Seepage from the incision is not uncommon but if there is any heavy bleeding, please report it to our veterinarian right away.
• Discourage the pet to lick on the incision area.
• Offer very small amount of food and water to the pet, even after several hours of the surgery.