Will my dog need an exam and lab work before anesthesia?

We perform a physical exam on all our patients before they undergo sedation or anesthesia. Most of the time, we're going to recommend, or even possibly require, blood work, depending on what we're doing.

Yes, absolutely. Your dog cannot just come into Blue Oasis Pet Hospital for a procedure without having been seen by a veterinarian. We go over the concerns that you have about anesthesia and surgery. We assess them as a general patient, they have a physical exam, and we check if they've had blood work. This is to mitigate the risk that we have. So, your dog needs to have a doctor partnership before we move forward with anesthesia and surgery.