| c |
| Surgical Services |
At Heartland Animal Clinic, we have state of the art surgical
equipment to make sure your pet is provided the safest
surgical experience possible. We run pre-surgical bloodwork
prior to all anesthetic procedures to determine which
anesthetics will be safest for your pet. We then administer pain
medication prior to the procedure itself. Pre-anesthetic will be
given and then the patient will be hooked up to our anesthesia
monitoring unit and prepped for surgery. A technician will be
standing by throughout the procedure to monitor the patient
and to assist the Veternarian.
Our surgeries are scheduled Monday thru Friday. Patients
coming in for surgery will need to be fasted for 12 hours prior
to surgery. Water is okay to give - we don't want your pet to
get dehydrated. We ask that our surgical patients be dropped
off between 7:30 & 8:30 am. Pets that have been spayed &
neuter procedures require a one night of hospitalization.
Declaws will need to stay with us for two nights. Dental
procedures and most tumor removals will be released the
same day after 3 pm. For any exoctic pet surgery, they will not
need to be fasted, they can eat all the way up until the time of
surgery. For any surgery with an exoctic pet, they are sent
home the same day after 3 pm. Dr. Sandler does provide the
service of neutering your male rabbit, but for our female rabbits
we can refer you to a Veterinarian that can provide you the
spay service.
For surgical procedures on your feline friend, we require that
they are update on Feline Distemper vaccine and Rabies. For
surgical procedures on your canine friend, we require that your
pet is current on Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella vaccines.
For canines we are also requiring that your pet has a current
heartworm test, which means that your pet must have been
tested for heartworm disease within the past year from the
surgery date. The reason why we are now requiring a current
heartworm test is because, if your dog is heartworm positive,
putting your pet under anesthesia can be risky to your pet's
health. If your pet is not current on any of these requirements
they will be given upon arrival for your pet's safety.
equipment to make sure your pet is provided the safest
surgical experience possible. We run pre-surgical bloodwork
prior to all anesthetic procedures to determine which
anesthetics will be safest for your pet. We then administer pain
medication prior to the procedure itself. Pre-anesthetic will be
given and then the patient will be hooked up to our anesthesia
monitoring unit and prepped for surgery. A technician will be
standing by throughout the procedure to monitor the patient
and to assist the Veternarian.
Our surgeries are scheduled Monday thru Friday. Patients
coming in for surgery will need to be fasted for 12 hours prior
to surgery. Water is okay to give - we don't want your pet to
get dehydrated. We ask that our surgical patients be dropped
off between 7:30 & 8:30 am. Pets that have been spayed &
neuter procedures require a one night of hospitalization.
Declaws will need to stay with us for two nights. Dental
procedures and most tumor removals will be released the
same day after 3 pm. For any exoctic pet surgery, they will not
need to be fasted, they can eat all the way up until the time of
surgery. For any surgery with an exoctic pet, they are sent
home the same day after 3 pm. Dr. Sandler does provide the
service of neutering your male rabbit, but for our female rabbits
we can refer you to a Veterinarian that can provide you the
spay service.
For surgical procedures on your feline friend, we require that
they are update on Feline Distemper vaccine and Rabies. For
surgical procedures on your canine friend, we require that your
pet is current on Rabies, Distemper, and Bordetella vaccines.
For canines we are also requiring that your pet has a current
heartworm test, which means that your pet must have been
tested for heartworm disease within the past year from the
surgery date. The reason why we are now requiring a current
heartworm test is because, if your dog is heartworm positive,
putting your pet under anesthesia can be risky to your pet's
health. If your pet is not current on any of these requirements
they will be given upon arrival for your pet's safety.
| WE ARE PROUD TO OFFER YOUR KITTY A DECLAW LIKE NO OTHER! |
Dr. Jamie Wilson has a special declaw technique. She is able
to remove the nail bed without cutting the flexor tendon. This
enables the cat to still flex its toes. She also uses glue to close
the incision, which seems to be less irritating post-operatively
than sutures. She offers both two and four paw declaws. Dr.
Wilson does the declaw procedure on Thursdays, and we
keep them for two nights and then they are released on
Saturdays. We recommend that you use a non-clay based cat
litter for 1 week following surgery.
to remove the nail bed without cutting the flexor tendon. This
enables the cat to still flex its toes. She also uses glue to close
the incision, which seems to be less irritating post-operatively
than sutures. She offers both two and four paw declaws. Dr.
Wilson does the declaw procedure on Thursdays, and we
keep them for two nights and then they are released on
Saturdays. We recommend that you use a non-clay based cat
litter for 1 week following surgery.
| Dr. Jill Sandler |
| Dr. Jamie Wilson |
| "Nieman" our house cat finds the surg. suite very relaxing |