Your faithful companion will soon be operated on at Accès Vet. We thank you for your trust.

In order to properly prepare your pet for their surgery, here are some recommendations to follow before your arrival at our hospital.

After admission, your pet will be comfortably placed in its kennel cage. The veterinarian will perform the pre-anesthetic examination and procedures such as blood work and intravenous catheter placement will be completed (if applicable).

The first anesthetic step is the injection of a sedative. From this stage, your pet will be constantly monitored until they are fully awake and able to move around easily.

Once sedated, 10-20 minutes later, your pet will be sedated using the anesthetic injection. In order to maintain the anesthesia, all animals will be intubated and will be kept asleep using anesthetic gas throughout the procedure.

During anesthesia, monitoring of the heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation will be done to ensure that the anesthesia is progressing properly. At the end of the surgery your pet will be woken up under our supervision. Your pet will also be kept warm using a device specially designed for this purpose in order to prevent hypothermia which is a normal side effect of anesthesia.

When you are discharged, you will receive a document detailing everything your pet needs for when they return home. We will explain when and how to administer pain medication or any other treatment needed during their recovery.