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All of our surgery patients have the opportunity to have
pre-operative blood work done to check the liver and kidney functions
especially in older animals.
Puppies/Dogs
SPAYING /NEUTERING--We
encourage you to spay or neuter your pets at 6 months of age. This will
help prevent cancer and serious infections of the reproductive organs, along
with helping to control the pet population.
Spaying and neutering are safe surgical procedures. Having your dog spayed involves
your pet spend one night in the hospital with us. The next morning the
doctor will check the incision site and make sure the dog is not going to
bother the stitches, then the dog is able to go home.
Neuters are able to go home the same day of surgery.
DEWCLAW REMOVAL--We recommend
having the puppies dewclaws removed by 3 days of age. The dewclaws
should be removed so that later in life, they are not accidentally torn off.
Hunting dogs have a good chance of having their dewclaws torn off
while in the tall grass and woods.
Kittens/Cats
SPAYING / NEUTERING--We encourage spaying or neutering your
kitten as early as 6 months of age. This will help
prevent cancer and serious infections of the reproductive organs, as well as
decreasing the potential for urine marking behavior in your home. A cat in
heat is not the most pleasant music to listen too. Just as with dogs,
cat spays a are safe surgical procedure and involve having your pet spend
one night in the hospital with us and a check-up the next morning. Neuters are able to
go home the same day as surgery.
DECLAWING--If you decide to declaw your kitten, we feel that it
should be done early (within the first 16 weeks) because young kittens have
less pain and fewer complications. We recommend only removing front claws as
cats with rear claws can still climb and protect themselves if needed.
Outdoor cats should not be declawed. If you choose not to declaw your
kitten, we will demonstrate how to clip the nails so there will be less
damage to you and your furniture from scratching.
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