Our hospital is well-equipped to perform spay or neuter services. Prior to surgery, each patient receives a thorough physical examination to identify any existing medical conditions that might endanger your pet's health. Because not all problems can be detected on examination, we also recommend pre-anesthetic blood testing. These tests not only give us a more complete picture of your pet's health but also allow us to tailor an anesthetic regime that is specific for your pet.

We offer a wide variety of anesthetic protocols created to meet your individual pet's needs. We are equipped with state-of-the-art anesthetic machines that provide patients with gas anesthesia. We utilize extensive anesthetic monitoring devices including Doppler blood pressure, pulse oximetry and other cardiac monitoring devices.

Pain management is a part of our pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative anesthetic and medical protocol. We urge you to discuss operative pain management options with our staff.

All of our surgical patients are intubated and maintained under general anesthesia with safe inhalant gas anesthetic agents. This ensures that the doctor and surgical technician can hear (as well as see) that the surgical patient is stable. We also use a pulse oximeter to monitor heart rate and tissue oxygenation. This helps assure us that your pet is receiving exactly the right amount of anesthesia.

What is a spay?

Spaying refers to the surgical procedure performed on female dogs and cats to render them infertile.

There are many benefits to spaying your female pet. First, you will contribute to the prevention of the dog and cat over population. Second, spaying will eliminate the heat cycles that attract male dogs or cats to your house from miles away. Third, you will help prevent diseases in your pet such as pyometra (infection in the uterus) and mammary cancer. Spaying involves surgical removal of both ovaries and the uterus.

What is a neuter?

Neutering refers to the surgical procedure performed on male dogs and cats to render them infertile.

There are many benefits to neutering your male companion. First, you will contribute to the prevention of the dog and cat overpopulation. Second, neutering will minimize undesirable and at times, embarrassing behavior in your male companion. Third, you will help prevent diseases in your pet such as prostate disease and testicular cancer. Neutering involves surgical removal of both testicles. 

Please feel free to download a copy of our Major and Minor Surgery Check-list. The brochure contains a checklist of service points to ask about when evaluating veterinary services, like a spay or neuter.