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SPAY & NEUTER BY APPOINTMENT ONLY If you do not have an appointment, please call (609) 267-6770.
BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT ♠ Consider Pre-operative blood tests. Click here for more information. ♠ Read and fill out a surgical form. Extra services are offered on the form. Read more by clicking here. ♠ Read about post-op care, complications, & vaccination reactions. ♠ Reschedule if your pet becomes sick. ♠ Reschedule if your dog goes into heat. Cats can be spayed in heat. ♠ No Food after midnight. Water is okay. |
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Post-Operative Care
What to Do After Surgery
♠ Offer Water Immediately ♠ Offer a small amount of canned food when you get home and then each hour until your pet has had ½ of his/her normal evening meal. Resume normal feeding in the morning. Pets that have not been given extra pain medications may not eat for a day or two. ♠ No Over-the Counter Pain Medications. TOXIC! ♠ Keep Pets Inside for 7-10 days, Wild Cats for 36 hours. ♠ No Exercise (running, jumping, time off leash outside) for 7-10 days. Confine cats for the first evening. ♠ Keep Warm. Avoid heating pads. ♠ No Baths for 10 days ♠ E-Collar for 7-10 days. ♠ Dust-Free Litter for male cats for 3-7 days
What to Expect (In Some Pets) After Surgery
♠ Sleepiness, staggering and shivering ♠ Watery eyes and/or drooling ♠ Occasional vomiting ♠ A scrotum that is up to twice the size of the testicles. This resolves over 1-6 weeks. ♠ A non-painful lump by the incision. Resolves within 3-6 weeks. ♠ Sutures may take 3 months to disappear. There are no stitches in male cats nor in young male puppies. ♠ A small protrusion of pinkish colored tissue extending the length of the incision.
What Requires Veterinary Care After Surgery
♠ A “lump” near the incision that disappears when pushed on or that is accompanied by poor appetite ♠ Anything protruding from the incision other than a small (less than 1/8 inch high) line of pinkish tissue. ♠ Vaginal bleeding ♠ More than a few drops of blood from the incision the night of surgery or any bleeding thereafter ♠ A pet that is unwilling to move around ♠ Severe swelling (over 3 times the size the testicles had been) of the scrotum. ♠ Decreased appetite that lasts more than 2 days. ♠ Missing sutures (other than in male cats, who never had any). ♠ Skin discoloration, pus or a highly painful swelling around the incision.
Post-Operative Questions and Emergencies All post-operative care is at the pet owner’s expense
Non-emergencies: (609) 267-6770.
Emergencies Only: Dr. Cobb’s cell phone number will be provided.
If Dr. Cobb does not answer, please contact an emergency clinic such as one of those listed below.
SJES University of Pennsylvania Animal Emergency Mt Laurel Linwood,NJ Philadelphia, PA Langhorn, PA Mt Laurel, NJ (609) 926-5300 (215) 898-4685 (215) 750-2774 (856) 234-7626 |
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MORNING OF SURGERY
♠ Arrive between 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ♠ We appreciate prompt pick-up when we call. No pick-ups after closing time ($20 fee per 15 minutes to compensate tired staff). ♠ A rabies certificate is NOT needed unless you want a 3-year rabies shot for your pet. ♠ Bring your completed form. Click here for the form. ♠ Bring a Towel or Blanket that can be discarded if soiled. ♠ Dogs must be on leashes or in carriers. ♠ Cats MUST be in individual cat carriers or traps. Cardboard carriers can be purchased at our office. ♠ Buckle collars are needed for dogs that are getting e-collars. Not so for cats. ♠ Reschedule if your pet eats.
What to Do When You Arrive
♠ Walk Dogs. Please do not use our new tree row. Please bring a bag to pick up waste. See us if you need one at the clinic. |
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