Your Pet's Surgery
Your Pet's Surgery
The veterinarians and the entire staff at Park Hills Animal Hospital and Wellness Center understand that the decision to allow your beloved companion to undergo surgery is never an easy one. We strive to ensure your pet's procedure is as comfortable and stress-free as possible.
Perhaps the most important pre-surgical step is to discuss why we believe a particular procedure is necessary and what it entails. Our doctors will provide you with information on proper postoperative care and answer any questions you may have so that you feel comfortable knowing you are making the right choice for your pet.
We regularly perform many types of surgeries, including but not limited to:
- Spays and neuters
- Eye Surgery
- Bladder surgery
- Tumor removal
- Gastrointestinal surgeries
- Orthopedic surgeries
- Cancer surgeries
- Skin surgery
Anesthesia
Ensuring the health and safety of your pet during surgery is our utmost concern. At Park Hills Animal Hospital and Wellness Center, we use a multi-parameter anesthetic and monitoring regimen that adheres to the highest principles and ideals of quality care to ensure your pet's safety during all surgeries.
Prior to undergoing anesthesia, your pet receives a thorough exam by the veterinary surgeon and presurgical blood tests are performed. The results of these tests and your pet's past anesthetic history, breed, preexisting conditions, and age are used to create an individualized anesthesia protocol for your pet. During surgery,your pet is cared for by a well-trained and experienced veterinary technician using our monitoring system which tracks blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and oxygen level.
Complete Pain Management
We all know that pain hurts, but pain also has many other detrimental effects on your pet's body. Pain slows healing, decreases activity, causes behavioral changes (such as aggression, anxiety, and depression). Pain worsens diseases like arthritis and potentially some cancers. It also interferes with the bond between you and your pet.
At Park Hills Animal Hospital and Wellness Center, we practice the most up-to-date pain management protocol. For acute and chronic conditions, we use all our available and safe resources, including NSAIDs (non-steroidal medications) and oral and injectable analgesics for the complete comfort of your pet.
