One of the things that you should do before your cat's surgery is to prepare them and their environment....
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If your cat is having any type of real surgical procedure, we are going to intubate them....
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Yes, if your dog has had any kind of side effects from general anesthesia in the past, we would want to know about it....
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After your cat has had surgery, there will be aftercare instructions that will go home with you....
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Anesthesia would not be necessary if we did not need the dog to become unconscious....
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The pain level your cat experiences depends on the procedure they had. We use a lot of preemptive pain management....
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Your questions about cat surgery really involve what type of surgery your pet's going to have....
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General anesthesia in dogs carries several risks including an uncontrolled airway, abnormal heart rate and rhythm, getting too cold, and the blood ...
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The type of pain medication really depends on the type of procedure we're doing. The most common would be an anti-inflammatory....
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Ensure a calm, quiet environment for your dog, with the temperature regulated depending on the season....
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The type of anesthesia that we use at Blue Oasis Pet Hospital is generally gas anesthesia, specifically isoflurane....
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A dog neuter would probably be under general anesthesia for no more than half an hour to 45 minutes on average, depending if it's a small dog....
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Yes, they may not be able to get out of the car or navigate stairs easily. It's ideal to keep them on the floor and under direct supervision....
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Sedation is used to immobilize your dog so that they aren't able to move a lot while we do a procedure....
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General anesthesia, when we turn our gas anesthesia off, our isoflurane off on our vaporizer, those dogs tend to come up to consciousness usually w...
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We recommend not giving a full dinner immediately after surgery to avoid nausea or vomiting....
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Yes, absolutely. Your dog cannot just come into Blue Oasis Pet Hospital for a procedure without having been seen by a veterinarian....