Ansonia Veterinary Surgical Information

Ansonia Veterinary Surgical Information

• Day Before Surgery Instructions:
  • No food or water after 8–9pm the night before. After they eat dinner –remove foodand water.
  • Good nights rest

• Day of Surgery Instructions:
  • Drop off at our SEYMOUR location on 876 S. Main Street Seymour, CT between 8–830am
  • No breakfast, no treats, no water in the am
  • Call us typically between 2–3pm and we’ll let you know how we’re doing in recovery and when you can pick up your animal
  • Same day pickups are typically between 4–530pm. Animals that say overnight can be picked up anytime after 9am the following day

• Post-Operative Instructions:
  • If your pet goes home with sutures:
  • Make sure we wear a cone collar at all times
  • Restrict activity no walks, no exercise, no running or jumping till we recheck the sutures
  • Suture rechecks are typically 10–14 days after the surgery
  • If anything is looking red, irritated, oozy, shiny, anything other than normal please call us immediately.
  • Make sure suture area stays DRY at all times
  • Make sure antibiotics are always given with food never on an empty stomach

• Dental:
  • No extractions Soft food for 3–4 days
  • With extraction ssoft food for 10–14 days