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We
Take the Best Care of Your Pet
We
know that anesthesia and surgery are stressful for both you and your
pet. We are also aware that your pet’s comfort
and safety is your primary concern. Therefore, one
area of the hospital we have continued to improve upon is surgical
care. Bit & Spur Animal Hospital does
everything possible to minimize your pet’s stress and discomfort,
while ensuring the safest procedure possible.
All
surgery patients are usually at the hospital before 9 am on the day of
their surgery. This allows
time for the pre-anesthetic blood profile, testing and ensuring full
functions of the liver and kidneys, as well as a normal blood count.
The surgery table is heated to ensure your pet’s body
temperature is maintained during surgery, providing a safer, quicker,
and smoother procedure and recovery. Our operating
room uses only surgical instruments of the highest quality with less
chance of an instrument slipping, which could cause blood loss or
injury during surgery. We also use the best quality
suture material available. We use only the finest
and most dependable suture and in sizes suitable for your pet.
In many cases, we use surgical skin staples that cause less
irritation to your pet’s skin.
All
of our patients receiving general anesthesia have an intravenous
catheter prior to the induction of anesthesia. This
allows for safer administration of medications and ready access in
case of emergency. Through this catheter,
your pet will also receive IV fluid support from specialized pumps
that deliver and monitor precise amounts of fluids. Intravenous
fluids help maintain blood pressure, provide internal organ support
and keep your pet from becoming dehydrated. We also
keep a supply of the most advanced emergency drugs available,
including synthetic blood products. These are very
expensive to keep on hand, but allow us to be prepared in the event of
an emergency following surgery.
 Our
operating room is equipped with electronic monitors that alert us the
moment any change in body functions occur. We also
have highly trained surgical nurses and technicians dedicated
exclusively to monitoring your pet’s body tissue oxygen
concentration, pulse rate, respiration, body temperature,
electrocardiogram and blood pressure while under anesthesia.
We
use the safest form of anesthesia, sevofluorane or isofluorane.
Gas anesthetic agents are more expensive but are much safer and
more effective than other drugs.
Once
your pet is ready to go home, detailed discharge instructions are
provided to you by a doctor, nurse, or technician. Most
surgical patients are seen 7- 14 days after discharge, to examine your
pet’s surgical site and medical progress. Should
any questions arise after discharge, a nurse is always available to
answer concerns. As always, if your have any
questions prior to surgery, or any procedures, please do not hesitate
to call.
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