Procedures
Surgical Procedures, Dental Procedures, Examinations Home
A variety of surgical procedures are available at Jornada Veterinary Clinic. Modern anesthesia techniques and patient monitoring ensure a high standard of surgical care. The following is a list of common procedures, but is not limited to:
Cesarean Section
Orthopedic Surgery
Abdominal and Thoracic Surgery
Lacerations
Ovariohysterectomy
Castration
Declawing
Dewclaw removal
Dentals
Prior to anesthesia, we recommend that your pet be held off of food and water after 9pm. If you have a senior animal, the recommendations may be slightly different. Please ask our staff if you have any concerns.
We recommend pre-anesthetic blood work to check your pet's kidney and liver function. A pet can lose 75% of kidney function prior to showing any signs of illness. Based on the results of the blood work, an anesthetic protocol will be developed for your pet.
Our anesthetic protocol includes a pre-anesthetic injection that helps your pet rest more comfortably. The type of injection will depend on your pets age, breed and results from pre-anesthetic blood work. We then give a short acting anesthetic, intubate (place a tube in the airway) the pet and administer ISOFLURANE gas. Your pets blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels and ECG are monitored throughout surgery. Your pet will stay with us in recovery until he/she can walk back to his/her hospital suite. Pain medication is administered to you pet prior to anesthesia, and depending on the procedure, may receive a follow-up injection once surgery is completed.
We highly recommended dispensing pain medication for your pet. Studies indicate that pets recover from surgery at a greater rate with post-op pain medication than those that do not.
Most pets that are anesthetized for common procedures are ready to go home the same evening. Post surgical care instructions will be provided when you pick up your pet.
Preventative health is highly emphasized at Jornada Veterinary
Clinic. Yearly exams are performed in order to detect health problems early.
High quality vaccines are administered after your pet's health, history, and environmental exposures has been evaluated.
Rabies is required to be given 3 years in the state of New Mexico. Please see our canine and feline health sites for more information regarding vaccines.