There are many “optional” surgical care services that can be provided for your Pet to make it more comfortable and ensure the highest level of safety we can provide. Phone‑shopped services offer the basic service requested at the lowest possible fee. Many clients do not understand the seriousness of veterinary surgery. We feel it is important to minimize all risks involved for the safety of your Pet. The sad fact is that clients must pay for the level of care they desire for their pet.

In our effort to offer the highest quality of pet health care for our clients, we have packaged several optional services we feel are important and suggest you request they be performed at the same time for the safety and comfort of your Pet. The request for these additional services will allow us to practice the highest level of quality veterinary care available today.

Our recommended OPTIONAL SERVICES PACKAGE includes:

PRESURGICAL LABORATORY SCREENING:
This blood analysis provides us with more in‑depth information on the health status of your Pet before surgery. These are the same blood tests routinely performed in human medicine.

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) SCREENING:
A tracing of the heart’s electrical activity provides an in-depth look at your Pet’s heart. Many heart conditions cannot be detected with the stethoscope.

TEETH SCALING, POLISHING & FLUORIDE APPLICATION:
It is more cost-effective to perform any needed dental prophy procedures when the Pet is already sedated for another procedure. You save the cost of sedation for the dental prophy since the pet is already sedated. A clean mouth decreases the chances of infection after surgery.

ADDITIONAL PAIN MEDICATION INJECTION AT THE TIME OF DISMISSAL:
New studies show that pets do much better when given a new pain medication by injection at the time of dismissal. This injection will provide your Pet with an additional 72 hours of pain relief after dismissal from the hospital. In addition to being much more humane, pain relief is shown to minimize immunity suppression (which can lead to post‑surgical infection), shortens wound healing time, and hastens return of appetite. Oral medications are also available, but the convenience of the long-acting injection is easier for most clients.

Other optional procedures that should be considered if needed for your Pet include:

Dewclaw Removal
Wart & Skin Growth Removal
Umbilical Hernia Repair
Radiographs
Toenail Cautery
Grooming Brushouts and Tangled Matt Removal

All of these procedures can be done at less cost than if needed on an individual basis since your Pet is already sedated‑‑which would save you the additional office visit and sedation fees.