There’s local and general anesthesia....
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So depending on the procedure, the post-surgery pain medication will be dispensed....
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There are always risks that their blood pressure could drop, or their heart rate could drop too low....
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As far as that goes, if your dog has had an allergic vaccine reaction before, we will generally give them a Benadryl injection and potentially even...
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Much like they use in human medicine, our monitoring equipment helps with measuring....
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We always worry about our brachycephalic breeds, which, if you don't know that big term, are the smush-faced breeds....
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They can be painful. I try to give the analogy of when we have had a vaccine. You're generally a little sore....
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Heart rate dropping and blood pressure dropping are two possible risks from surgery....
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Not all are necessary. I strongly recommend certain ones....
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Prevention. We’re all about prevention....
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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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That's a great general question. So it depends on what type of surgery that is....
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It can vary, but generally you're looking at anywhere from around five to seven days of them having to be rested and calm.
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When your dog wakes up after surgery, we extubate the tube in their throat for the anesthetic....
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We have a conversation about that with you first, and we make sure that you feel that that time is right....
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No. Just in case that wasn't clear on tape, no. No. There's no evidence or proof that that is a positive thing....
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There are many health issues that we can prevent, and it's much better for your pets to prevent disease than it is to treat it when it happens....
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As your dog ages, they can lose some of their hearing, so you may notice that they don't respond as quickly to you. They may not come....
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As we all know, dogs can vary from tiny little toy breeds to the giant Great Danes and Saint Bernard breeds....
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No, of course not. Nope. Nope. No, no. No. They don't have to be spayed or neutered....