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SPAY OR NEUTER SURGERY CHECK-IN
Please review the following information prior to your pet’s procedure. You can ask questions and let us know your preferences for optional services and additional procedures at your convenience, before the appointment by phone or email, or at the time or admission.
Here is our check-in list, followed by the same list with detailed information. What is today's procedure? Pre-anesthetic blood profile, other lab screening Laser surgery Additional procedures Today's contact name and phone number(s) Admission and discharge information Consent to sign at time of admission, including information about hospitalization, estimate, and emergency care ***********************************************************************
Laboratory Screening We strongly recommend a pre-anesthetic blood profile to help completely assess your pet’s health prior to anesthesia and surgery. This profile also serves as an important baseline reference for your pet if she or he should need more diagnostics in the future.
Also, We advise updating your dog’s heartworm and lyme disease test and preventive status and your cat’s leukemia and aids virus tests and leukemia vaccine status at this time.
Laser Surgery We can perform spays and neuters using our surgical laser. Compared with traditional surgery (which is still an excellent option) laser surgery has the additional benefits of less bleeding, less swelling, and less pain post-operatively. Please let us know if you are interested in the laser surgery upgrade.
Additional Procedures You may want to take advantage of your pet’s stay with us to have us provide some other services. We commonly combine spays or neuters with comprehensive puppy, kitten, or adult check-ups and vaccines (see the other YVC Check-Ins for your options).
Perhaps there is something you want examined, or one of our doctors may have identified a particular issue that can be addressed while your pet is anesthetized, such as retained deciduous (baby) teeth.
Other choices include microchipping, dental fluoride treatment for young pets, dental cleaning for adult pets, deworming, nail trims and having anal sacs emptied.
Admission Your pet should be dropped off between 7:30 and 8:30 on the morning of surgery. She or he can have water and a half-sized breakfast prior to coming in. We will ask you for your contact name and phone number for the day.
Discharge Neuters go home on the day of surgery between 4 and 6 pm. Spays stay with us overnight one night, going home the day after surgery anytime after 8:30.
Consent We will ask you or your representative to sign the following surgery consent when your pet is admitted:
General I understand that there are risks associated with any medical procedure, including anesthesia, surgery, treatments, diagnostics, and hospitalization. I release YVC from all liability
in the absence of gross negligence.
Estimate and Payment I have received or waived an estimate for these procedures and I understand that payment in full is expected when my pet is discharged.
Emergencies I authorize emergency treatment of my pet and I accept full financial responsibility for this care. I have specified to the YVC staff admitting my pet any particular details of this care, such as a do-not-resuscitate order.
Hospitalization YVC is staffed from 7 am to 6:30 pm Monday through Friday and, with intermittent breaks, from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. There are no staff members routinely present at any other time.