DESEXING MONTH IS HERE AGAIN! 20% off

During July we are offering 20% off
our regular desexing prices.

There are many benefits to be gained by desexing your pet but what can you expect on the day of the procedure and after surgery?

The night before surgery your pet can have dinner as usual. However, food must not be left out overnight for cats and dogs and they will need to skip breakfast. We will offer them afternoon tea once they have recovered! It is okay to leave water out overnight for your pet and important that rabbits and guinea pigs are not fasted at all.

After your pet is admitted to our clinic in the morning, they will be checked over and made comfortable in our separate dog and cat wards. After their desexing procedure they will be recovered under continuous supervision by the nursing team. Once they are alert enough to be offered a snack we will call you to organise a time for discharge later in the afternoon.

It is highly recommended that most pets wear an Elizabethan collar (cone) for eight days after their surgery. We use dissolvable stitches that cannot be chewed at and do not need to be removed, but it is still important that your pet doesn’t lick their surgery site. This is to prevent infection and the wound opening up. Pets quickly get used to these cones and are able to eat, drink and sleep normally with them on. Rabbits and guinea pigs do not need to wear cones.

Your pet may be a little sleepy the night after their surgery but should be bright and eating normally the next day. It is important to rest your pet for the week after surgery to allow the wound to heal quickly. We will dispense pain relief medication for you to give to your pet once a day during this time.

We typically wish to see your pet two days after surgery to check all is going well and then again at eight days post surgery to give them the all clear, get that cone off and get them back to normal activities.

Call the clinic on 5278 5400 to book your pet in for desexing during July.

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