SURGERY INFORMATION
- GENERAL POST OP INSTRUCTIONS
If your pet has had an anaesthetic for an operation, to ensure a full and complete recovery please observe the following;
When you get your pet home, you should keep them warm, quiet and comfortable and do not allow children or other pets to excite him/her. Pets will not be returned home unless they can walk, however they will be a little unsteady and this may take up to 24 hours to disappear.
If your pet has had surgery there will usually be an incision at the site of the operation.
Remember that this area can be painful so avoid handling unless instructed to.
- Please chec k surgical wounds daily, if possible.
- Report any swelling, excessive discharge/bleeding or loss of stitches.
• If your pet wants to eat when they get home they can have a light soft meal, as they may still be feeling sick from the general anaesthetic. If your pet has not eaten within the first 24 hours then please phone the surgery.
• In most cases, a small area on the foreleg will have been clipped. This is to aid the vet in g ving an anaesthetic directly into the bloodstream to ensure he falls asleep quickly and pleasantly. The hair will normally grow back in 6-8 weeks.
• It is important to remember to restrict any exercise until sutures have been removed. Cats with suture wounds should be restricted to the house until the sutures are removed. Dogs should be given short lead exercise only until their sutures are removed.
• Do not let your pet interfere with the wound as this may cause infection/suture removal and delay wound healing.
Dressings
If your pet has a dressing on then please follow these instructions
• It is extremely important that you keep all dressings, etc, dry. Cover bandaged or plastered limbs with a plastic bag for walks outside, but do not leave the plastic bag on for long periods.
• It is important to keep your pet from jumping or playing as this may harm the healing process. Ensure that your pet does not chew bandages, plaster casts etc.
• Report any damage, moisture, swelling, chaffing, discharge or smell from the dressing or cast to the surgery.
OTHER ADVICE
• Please phone the surgery if your pet is interfering with the wound or dressing and we can arrange a buster collar for your pet.
• If you are unable to give the prescribed medication please contact the surgery for advice.
• We would appreciate if you could give us a phone the day after for a preliminary update on your pet.
POST DENTAL INSTRUCTIONS
If your pet has had an anaesthetic, to ensure a full and complete recovery please observe the following;
When you get your pet home, you should keep them warm, quiet and comfortable and do not allow children or other pets to excite him/her. Pets will not be returned home unless they can walk, however they will be a little unsteady and this may take up to 24 hours to disappear.
If your pet wants to eat when they get home they can have a light soft meal, as they may still be feeling sick from the general anaesthetic. If your pet has not eaten within the first 24 hours then please phone the surgery.
If your pet has had any extractions their gums may bleed slightly during the first 24 hours, this is a normal occurrence. They will need to be fed soft food for the following five days as it may be slightly uncomfortable for them to eat hard food.
In most cases, a small area on the foreleg will have been clipped. This is to aid the vet in giving an anaesthetic directly into the bloodstream to ensure he falls asleep quickly and pleasantly. The hair will normally grow back in 6-8 weeks.
If you are unable to give the prescribed medication please contact the surgery for advice.
We would appreciate if you could give us a phone the day after for a preliminary update on your pet.
• All cats should be kept in for 24 hours after their dental and dogs should have limited access to outside
If your pet has had an anaesthetic, to ensure a full and complete recovery please observe the following;
When you get your pet home, you should keep them warm, quiet and comfortable and do not allow children or other pets to excite him/her. Pets will not be returned home unless they can walk, however they will be a little unsteady and this may take up to 24 hours to disappear.
If your pet wants to eat when they get home they can have a light soft meal, as they may still be feeling sick from the general anaesthetic. If your pet has not eaten within the first 24 hours then please phone the surgery.
If your pet has had any extractions their gums may bleed slightly during the first 24 hours, this is a normal occurrence. They will need to be fed soft food for the following five days as it may be slightly uncomfortable for them to eat hard food.
In most cases, a small area on the foreleg will have been clipped. This is to aid the vet in giving an anaesthetic directly into the bloodstream to ensure he falls asleep quickly and pleasantly. The hair will normally grow back in 6-8 weeks.
If you are unable to give the prescribed medication please contact the surgery for advice.
We would appreciate if you could give us a phone the day after for a preliminary update on your pet.
• All cats should be kept in for 24 hours after their dental and dogs should have limited access to outside
To arrange a dental for your pet
Please phone for information and an appointment 0141 643 0404
Thank you!