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Benefits of Pre-anaesthetic Bloodwork
A majority of pets will have a surgery performed on them before their first birthday. And the probability of your pet needing emergency surgery or other types of surgery such as a dental prophylaxis, are extremely high!
Almost every day, we encounter clients who question the safety of anaesthetic use in their pets. Although today's anaesthetic medications are safer than ever before, they still carry a risk.
 A pet who is in perfect health should not encounter problems. But who is to say, that he or she is healthy internally? Since we can't see the health of your pet's liver and kidneys through an external exam, we need to do a blood test to check these organs to ensure they are ready for surgery. Pre-anaesthetic testing can be performed on pets of all ages, and is very affordable. Since problems are a possibility even in very young animals, we recommend performing this test on puppies and kittens before their spay and neuter surgery.
The test is performed right before the surgery, or during the pre-surgical examination. Blood is taken from your pet's paw and analyzed by our in-hospital laboratory. Best of all, you can see the results in as little as 15 minutes!
Because anaesthetic leaves through an animal's liver and kidneys, it is very important that organs are in perfect health, or complications can occur. Every pet will have their basic kidney and liver function checked. Some tests also include a Complete Blood Count, which checks the overall health of the animal's cells. If your pet's liver and kidneys are in good health, it should not experience complications due to anaesthesia during and after surgery. If the complete blood count doesn't show abnormalities, your pet should not develop problems such as; clotting defficiencies and anemia during and after surgery.
If the test results are abnormal, We may recommend intraveanus fluids, or we may even postpone the procedure until a later date.
You can also request a copy of the results for future reference. In the event of an after-hour emergency, a doctor at an emergency clinic may compare this test and ones he may do on the spot to easily analyze new results.
Need more information? Please Click Here to see detailed descriptions of testing, or contact us.
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