Things you must know before neutering dogs and cats

Neutering is more suitable for animals over 1.6 months old. 2. Sterilization surgery during estrus should be avoided, because the fragility of the uterus increases during estrus, and the blood vessels increase and become thicker. Sterilization surgery at this time increases the risk of surgery. 3. It is best to make an appointment the day before the operation to avoid waiting too much time due to too many people and pets after entering the pet hospital, and causing unnecessary stress to your pet. 4. Before surgery, generally fast for 6-8 hours and water for 2 hours. This is to prevent vomiting during the operation, excessive abdominal pressure, and unnecessary difficulty in the operation. 5. It is best to prepare a box or cage with sufficient space. Generally, even if the pet is fully awake after the operation, it cannot walk on the ground in person. Sufficient space ensures that the pet has enough resting place. 6. After entering the pet hospital, under normal circumstances, the doctor will recommend some examinations for your pet. It is very necessary to do a routine blood examination to measure the health status of your pet as a whole from the white blood cells, red blood cells, and lymphocytes of the blood. A full set of biochemical examinations is also necessary to assess the animal's physical condition before anesthesia and reduce surgical risks.

Selection of anesthetics

Most hospitals have eliminated domestic anesthetics due to unsatisfactory safety and unsatisfactory anesthesia effects. At present, imported anesthetics for intramuscular injection and respiratory anesthesia are mainly used. Imported anesthetics are generally used for intramuscular injection, and are currently used more in sterilization surgeries in economically underdeveloped areas. Respiratory anesthesia is safe and effective, and can monitor the physical condition of animals in real time. However, the disadvantages are that the equipment is expensive, there are many anesthesia steps, it requires full supervision by an anesthesiologist, and it requires high veterinary skills. As for the final choice of anesthesia method, it depends on your pet’s specific health condition and the doctor’s advice.

Process of inhalation anesthesia for dogs and cats

Process of inhalation anesthesia 1. Weigh the animal, insert intravenous indwelling needle
2. Pre-anesthetic administration: inject heart-protecting drugs and Painkiller