Please note: Personnel trained in patient observation will not attend the patient continuously outside regular office hours. If you
prefer a facility with 24 hour staffing we would refer you to an emergency clinic in Pueblo or Colorado Springs.
As the owner or agent of the above animal. I hereby give my consent to Fourmile Veterinary Clinic to perform the
following procedures:
Pre-Anesthetic Lab Work
If your pet is to be anesthetized, rest assured that advances in anesthesia and surgery have made routine procedures relatively
safe, with a low rate of complications. Nevertheless, occasional problems can arise, due to pre-existing conditions not evident
during routine pre-anesthetic examinations. In-house pre-anesthetic blood tests are another tool to gain information that may
decrease the risk of anesthesia and surgery. They give us vital physiologic information as to your pet’s liver, kidneys, electrolyte
balance, and screens for diabetes, underlying infection and anemia that would go undetected with just a physical examination.
Therefore, the blood test is recommended for dogs & cats under 7 years old; and is required for dogs and cats 7 years &
older and for high-risk pets. However, there can be sensitivities to anesthetic agents that cannot be detected by either physical
examination or pre-anesthetic blood work. These are very uncommon, and every effort will be made to use the safest and best
anesthesia for your pet.