Surgery

Cornerstone Veterinary Hospital offers a variety of surgeries to get your pets back to their optimal health. You may be anxious about your pet having surgery. Here are some facts about surgery, what we do and why, and the different procedures we offer at Cornerstone Veterinary Hospital.

Best-Trained Staff

No matter what surgery your pet needs, you can trust that ours is the best trained staff around! We monitor heart rate and EKC (electrical firing of the heart, just like in humans), oxygen saturation, temperature, and blood pressure with machines. And since machines don’t have a brain, we also ALWAYS have a highly trained professional to monitor your fur child from the time they start to get sleepy until the time they can sit up or stand on their own.

ANESTHESIA during Surgery (General vs. Local)

Anesthesia during Surgery

General vs. Local

Most people prefer general anesthesia (your pet will be in a deep sleep) because this is less scary for your pet.

The process of getting your fur child ready for anesthesia involves a complete physical examination of all body functions. Then an assessment of behavior, making sure your pet has not had any food or water by mouth for at least 6 hours (12 is better, but it depends on your pet – we will let you know!) and how he/she has been feeling for the week or so.

Finally, your kiddo will receive an IV catheter so that we can provide medication and fluids to your pet before, during, and after their procedure. We take the very best care of your pet as we possibly can! We want to be able to provide you and yours the safest and most comfortable experience possible!

Dr. Wendy uses a multi-model approach to anesthesia. This means that she selects the best combination of anesthetic agents (drugs) to get the best combination for your baby for their procedure. This way she gets the best of each drug while minimizing the side effects. This is the safest way to perform anesthesia.

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With new information frequently available, veterinary medicine is in a constant state of growth. Regular preventive care allows us to communicate with you about updated medical treatments. This helps in maintaining and improving your pet’s health. An annual exam is a small investment in effort, time and money compared to the return investment you recieve in your fur baby’s overall quality of life.