Preparing your pet for surgery
If your pet is coming to SVH for surgery we ask that you:
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Do not feed it from 8pm the night before.
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Offering water overnight is fine but you must remove the water bowl first thing in the morning.
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Encourage your dog to go to toilet before admission as this just makes everything a lot cleaner for pet and nurse!
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Drop your pet off at reception at the specified time. These days we try to specify an admission time between 8.30-10am, the exact time will be specified when the booking is made.
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Allow 10 min's for the admission procedure, as you will be required to answer a number of questions relating to recent health and also…
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Reception or nursing staff will discuss the issue of pre anaesthetic bloods and anaesthetic iv fluid administration. Both of these are strongly encouraged for safety reasons. You will be required to give separate written consent for this.
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If you do not have an estimate now is the time to request one. We may have to call you back once the vet concerned has produced a realistic estimate.
When all has been discussed you are be required to sign a consent form, this requires an adult (> 18 yo). -
Rabbits, guinea pigs and birds are exempt from the above feeding / watering requirements.
Please note that correct admission makes everything much safer for your beloved pet, so please do be patient at drop. It can be a very busy time of day for our reception staff.