| Every procedure
that requires the use of general anesthesia involves some risk. At
Canton Veterinary Clinic, we do everything we can do to make this risk
as small as possible. Your pet's medical team and the state of the art
design of our equipment all contribute a great deal to the safety of
your pet during a procedure. We use the safest inhalant anesthesia
available, and just prior to giving the anesthetic we will perform a
physical examination to be sure that no new problems have appeared.
To further
ensure the safety of your pet, we recommend a preoperative blood
screening procedure similar to that used in human hospitals, to ensure
that your pet is at low risk for any complications. This test will
include complete cell count (Hematocrit and white cell count), total
protein, liver test (SGPT), and creatinine (Kidney test). Abnormal
values for these tests will alert us to the presence of anemia,
infection, kidney or liver disease.
Laboratory work
before an anesthetic/surgery can make us aware of unknown medical
conditions that may make your pet a poor surgical risk or increase the
chance of an advanced reaction to the anesthetic agent. In addition,
these tests can help us discover many problems early on, before they
cause unnecessary pain, expense, or worse. |
