• Spay/Neuter Client Consent Form

  • Microchip

    A microchip helps identify your pet should it get lost and also allows you to get a lifetime registration license for your county. This saves you money instead of registering your pet every year if they are not micro-chipped. The cost of a microchip is $80.40. To learn more about the importance of micro-chipping your pet, please visit: http://www.pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-checkups-preventive-care/microchipping-101-why-it-important-microchip-my-pet 

     

  • Dental Assessment

    Retained deciduous teeth, commonly seen in young pets, occur when the permanent teeth fail to displace the temporary teeth. The permanent tooth and deciduous teeth occupy the same location, causing crowding and damage to the permanent tooth. Dental crowding can also lead to rapid plaque accumulation. Retained deciduous teeth should be removed.

     

    Missing permanent teeth is also a common problem. Missing teeth should be x-rayed to rule out the possibility of a retained or trapped tooth. A trapped tooth below the gumline can lead to a destructive, dentigerous cyst. Trapped teeth should be surgically removed.

  • Preventatives

    Dogs and cats should receive monthly preventatives to protect them from tick-borne disease, intestinal parasites, heartworm disease, and flea-borne diseases. The preventatives your pet receives also protects your family from flea/tick/parasite exposure.

  • What to expect on the Day of the Procedure

     

    Please drop off your pet between 8:30am-9am.


    Your pet will be greeted by one of our veterinary nurses. This nurse will be responsible for your pet's care and comfort for the entire day. 
     

    A doctor will complete a thorough physical exam and perform preanesthetic bloodwork prior to the procedure


    The order of procedures will be triaged that morning, with the most critical patients receiving intervention earlier in the day. 
     

    Every patient under general anesthesia will have an IV catheter and IV fluids to maintain IV access, blood pressure and hydration.

    During the anesthetic procedure, your pet's nurse will be monitoring blood pressure, pulse oximetry (oxygen levels), ECG (heart rate and beat), and temperature. 

    Your pet's nurse will stay with your pet through recovery from the procedure.
    Our doctors/nurse will call you when your pet is in anesthetic recovery and provide you with a summary of the procedure and when your pet will be discharged.   

  • Treatment Authorization

    I understand that risks exist with anesthesia and/or surgery and that I am encouraged to discuss any concerns I have about those risks with the attending veterinarian before the procedure is initiated.To better understand our anesthesia protocols at our hospital please visit the anesthesia page of our website: https://www.douglassvillepets.com/anesthesia.html 

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