There are always risks that their blood pressure could drop, or their heart rate could drop too low....
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There can be, just like any vaccines that a human will get. There are risks associated with vaccines....
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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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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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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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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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Yes, they are, especially rabies....
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Yes. If the dog has any type of surgical procedure that causes pain, we always do pain medication....
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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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Spays can take anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half, depending on the size and maturity of the dog....
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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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There can be many changes. We often associate eating with feeling good, but that's not always the case, especially for our larger breeds....
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It depends on the surgery. With sedation and anesthesia, sometimes the dogs aren’t themselves when they come home....
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Let's talk about cancer. Testicular cancer in a male dog can't happen if he doesn't have testicles....
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Possibly. There could be a medical issue with your pet. It could be a urinary infection. They could have bladder stones. There could be anxiety....
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At home, you can go ahead and prepare a place where they're going to recover. You can go ahead and get that ready....