Spay, Neuter and other Surgeries

Spay & Neuter Surgeries

Ovariohysterectomies and castrations are major surgeries. We take your pet's health very seriously; each spay and neuter surgery has a fixed fee, and includes:

• a targeted pre-surgical consultation
• the doctor and technician's time for the operation
• pre-anesthesia blood work and IV fluids (except for feline neuters)
• anesthesia
• nail trim, as needed 
• post-surgical care and recovery
• post-surgical pain medication
• a complementary laser therapy treatment to aid healing
• a post-surgical follow-up consultation

Pre-anesthetic bloodwork & IV fluids

Anesthesia is a process where your best furry friends are "put under" during surgery so they are pain free and comfortable. Before anesthesia, we run bloodwork to look for any red flags that would suggest that we shouldn't do the surgery. It's a safety check before pets spend time under anesthesia. If the bloodwork doesn't check out, we postpone the surgery and address any outstanding health issues before proceeding.

During surgery, we insert a catheter into your cat or dog's vein to support them and stabilize them during prolonged surgical time. Both of these are considered best practices in veterinary medicine, so they are  the standard approach to care at our hospital.

The only exception to this approach is feline neuters - they are such quick surgeries and the tom cats spend so little time under anesthesia that the pre-anesthesia blood checks and IV fluids aren't necessary. 

Complimentary Post-Surgical Laser Therapy

Because therapeutic laser treatment can dramatically, positively impact healing, we now include a complementary therapeutic laser treatment with every surgery and with more extensive dentistries when teeth are removed. We've seen an increase in healing time, and the comfort level of our patients.

How it works - after a surgery or dentistry, one of our wonderful nurses holds the patient while they wake from anesthesia. Another nurse passes the laser over the sutured surgical site, or the part of the mouth where or a tooth is removed. The laser creates a warm pleasant sensation for the patient, while kick-starting the healing process and calming inflammation, which in turn helps with pain control.

Fees

All surgeries and treatments require pre-surgical consultations to
create estimates for the surgery, and to book time and resources
appropriately. We will also discuss the optimal age of the surgery for
different breeds, based on the newest available research.

Please note medically abnormal surgeries (cryptorchid, hernia, etc.)
may have additional fees.

Tour our surgical suite

Our clean and bright veterinary hospital was built in 2014 and is equipped with a daylight surgical suite, full laboratory, diagnostic tools such as radiography, and laser therapy.  

See where your beloved best friend will be staying and undergoing treatment: our virtual tour. Some comforting features include the day-light surgical suite, quiet cat condos overlooking the street, and private dog runs for minimal barking and maximum calm.

Meet our amazing staff (veterinarian and nurses) that will be performing the surgery...

Pandosy Village Veterinary Hospital

Our integrative vet clinic offers holistic care for cats and dogs, such as vaccinations and titre testing, Western and Traditional Chinese herbal medicine, nutritional consultations, Traditional Chinese acupuncture, and chiropractic care, as well as conventional medicine: laser therapy, ultrasound, radiology and laboratory diagnostics, spay/neuter surgeries and dentistry. We also stock carefully curated, high quality raw and dry food, nutritional supplements, treats and toys. Shop online!

We invite you to peek inside our hospital, get a sense of what we are all about, and give us a call 778-478-7088 to book a consultation for your best furry friend.