Surgery can be stressful on both the pet and owner. We want your pet’s pre- and post-op experience to feel calm, compassionate, and fully supported every step of the way.
Day-Of Surgery: What Happens
After you book your appointment via our website or phone, you'll receive an email with Pre-Operative Instructions, as well as an email with a link to your pet's Surgical Consent Form, which you should digitally sign before your appointment date. Please let us know if you do not have an email address. Also, be very honest about your pet's medical history and symptoms on the consent form and with our staff. This is very important for the health of your pet going into surgery!
The night before surgery, you will be asked to withhold food from your pet. It is extremely important that your pet not eat before surgery, as having food in their stomach could cause them to vomit while under anesthesia, which could lead to choking or breathing issues.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When to Spay or Neuter Your Pet
- For dogs: Healthy puppies as young as eight weeks old can be safely spayed or neutered. Dogs can be spayed or neutered as adults as well, although there’s a slightly higher risk of post-operative complications in older dogs, dogs that are overweight or dogs that have health problems. You should discuss this with your vet, and come up with the most appropriate plan for your pet; however, the most responsible thing to do as a pet owner is to not allow your pet to contribute to the overpopulation problem!
- For cats: It is generally considered safe for kittens as young as eight weeks old to be spayed or neutered. To potentially avoid the start of urine spraying and eliminate the chance for pregnancy, it’s advisable to schedule the surgery before your cat reaches five months of age. It’s possible to spay a female cat while she’s in heat.
