1. Blood routine

Generally, before surgery, doctors will recommend owners to do a blood routine for their dogs, in order to judge the dog's condition and discover some potential problems. Of course, some owners think that their dogs will not have any problems if they are strong and healthy, but older dogs must be checked. In fact, blood tests are very important to determine the function of various organs of the dog before anesthesia. Just because it looks normal does not necessarily mean that there is no medical disease. Maybe the disease has not manifested itself yet. If the blood test reveals factors that may affect surgery or anesthesia, the surgery may be postponed and the medical illness may need to be resolved before surgery.

2. Fasting

Anesthesia requires fasting, because dogs may vomit due to anesthesia during surgery. If there is food, it is likely to inhale the vomit into the lungs, causing serious damage to the lungs, and even suffocating into the trachea and causing suffocation. Therefore, it is very important to perform surgery quickly 8 to 12 hours before surgery. The fasting time for young pets is shortened accordingly because their blood sugar needs to be replenished in time. Then the operation was handed over to the doctor.

1. Wearing an Elizabethan collar after surgery

It is very important to wear an Elizabethan collar for dogs after surgery. Dogs can easily feel discomfort at the surgical site, and they usually lick it Lick the area for relief. Many dogs do not wear the Elizabethan collar properly or take it off prematurely, causing the wound to open and need to be re-sutured. Even if the wound is not open, licking it continuously can cause inflammation of the wound.

2. Wound disinfection and anti-inflammation

If it is a minor surgery such as castration of a male dog, then you only need to apply iodine tincture on the wound for several days to disinfect it. However, since it is an operation that requires an abdominal cavity, it is best to perform infusions to reduce inflammation in the first three days, and pay attention to the cleaning and disinfection of the surgical site. Also prevent the dog from licking the surgical site.