Pre-Surgery Instructions:

Your pet will be having surgery soon. Please be aware your pet may be under general anesthesia and should come in the day of the scheduled procedure with an empty stomach. This means your pet cannot have any food after 11:00 p.m. and no water after midnight the night prior to the procedure.

Please bring your pet to the hospital between 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and bring the completed Surgical Disclosure Form. If you are unable to arrive with your pet at the designated time, please make arrangements to drop your pet off with us the night before the scheduled procedure. There is no charge for hospitalizing your pet the night prior to the procedure (please refer to the Overnight Hospital Stay Disclosure Form attached to the Client Information Form.)

The veterinarians and technicians will carry out post-surgical care when your pet's procedure is completed and during the post-operative recovery period.

Discharge instructions will be given to you upon your pet's release from the hospital. Discharge times may vary according the invasiveness of the procedure and time the procedure is performed. We will advise you on the discharge time expected for you pet at the time of scheduling the procedure or when the procedure is completed.

Please feel comfortable asking all questions, and voicing all concerns, to our doctors and support staff regarding your pet and the expected procedure.

~ The Doctors and Staff of Leesburg Veterinary Hospital