Procedural Consent Form

Please READ this form carefully.  If you have any questions about the form, please do not hesitate to call our office.  

Please complete 24 hours prior to surgery or we reserve the right to reschedule your pets procedure. 

Your pet should not have ANY food after 8pm the night before surgery. Small amounts of water are okay.

Pre-Anesthetic Blood Testing: Our greatest concern is the wellbeing of your pet. We will be using pulse oximetry technology to monitor your pet during surgery. This technology along with pre-anesthetic blood screening reduced many of the risks of surgery. Before putting your pet under anesthesia, we recommend pre-anesthetic blood work. Many conditions including disorders of the liver, kidneys and blood many not be detected unless blood testing is performed. For these reasons, we strongly recommend that all patients receive blood work before surgical procedures.

Bloodwork is manditory for patients 7 years of age and older. It will automatically be run. 

Retained Puppy Teeth

A retained or persistent deciduous (baby) tooth is one that is still present despite the eruption of the permanent tooth (between three to seven months of age). This can cause the permanent teeth to erupt in abnormal positions, resulting in an incorrect bite pattern (or how the upper and lower teeth fit together when biting or chewing). Retained deciduous teeth may also cause overcrowding of teeth, accidental bites into the palate, or an abnormal jaw position.

As with most oral issues, early recognition and immediate dental care is essential to prevent permanent damage. Unfortunately, it often goes undiagnosed until later in life.

Retained deciduous teeth are more common in dogs, though it does occur in cats. It often affects smaller breeds of dog, including the Maltese, Poodles, Yorkshire Terriers, and Pomeranian.

If your animal is displaying signs of having fleas/ticks/ worms and is found to be carrying them, they will be treated AUTOMATICALLY at a cost to the client. Thank you for understanding.

Pain Management/Antibiotics: During your pets procedure they may receive a pain and/or antibiotic injection.  We may send home additional pain medication and/or antibiotics at Dr. Thurman’s discretion. These medications will aid in your pets recovery.

After a dental procedure, your pets’ teeth can be tender and/or they may have gum line recession and/or gum bleeding.

I am the owner or agent, of the pet described above, and has the authority to authorize this consent. I authorize Dr. Thurman and his staff to perform the above named procedures and have been informed of the reasons for the procedures, along with the benefits and risks involved. I understand there are certain risks with anesthesia that could include serious bodily injury or death. These risks are present with any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia. I give my consent to use anesthesia. I also understand there are unforeseen issues that may require extensions of the planned procedure or operation and I authorize the veterinarian to perform these extensions using his/her professional judgment. I have read and understand this consent form. Results cannot be guaranteed and I assume all risks associated with the procedure. I give my consent to the proposed treatments/procedures. Pain management and Elizabeth collars are required for all surgical procedures and understand these fees will be included in the total price. I agree to pay for in full for all the services rendered, on the date of the procedure.

On the day of the procedure, a technician will call you when your pet is up from anesthesia and give you an update.  Your pet will be available to go home between 3:00pm-4:30pm, unless otherwise instructed.