Anaesthetic facilities

We all worry about our pet’s safety when we are told that they require anaesthesia. Even procedures requiring minimal sedation still involve anaesthetic drugs and thus have the potential for individual side effects or “bad reactions”. It is extremely important to gain as much information regarding your pet’s health as possible prior to anaesthesia to allow us to anticipate any problems and tailor a suitable drug regime for your pet’s needs.

You can help your pet

If you can, try and provide a urine sample prior to anaesthesia. This allows us to screen your pet for diabetes and kidney disease. Animals with abnormal results are advised to have a starved blood sample taken prior to anaesthesia to get an accurate picture of organ function. If we have identified a problem it allows us to treat it and also monitor relevant functions under anaesthesia.

Please inform us of any illness, increased thirst, cough, recent unexplained weight losss, poor exercise tolerance or history of seizures. Please inform us of any known allergies or drug reactions.