Pre-Surgical Examinations Are Important!

People often ask "Why does my pet need a pre-surgical examination with the doctor before being spayed or neutered?" During a pre-surgical examination with Doc Pawsitive, he conducts a complete physical examination "From The Tip Of The Nose To The Tips Of The Toes" and will discuss all his findings with owners while they are present. If owners have any questions on their pet, the surgery itself, pre-anesthetic blood testing, vaccinations or anything for that matter, there is no better time than the pre-surgical examination! For example, this little Chihuahua Prince is scheduled for a canine neuter surgery and had his pre-surgical visit with Doc Pawsitive today! Doc Pawsitive discovered Prince is cryptorchid, which makes the neuter surgery a completely different procedure! Rather than discover this at the time of the operation, Doc Pawsitive was able to explain this condition to Prince's owner and actually had the owner watch a YouTube video in the exam room on an iPad while we were drawing blood for pre-anesthetic blood testing. DOc Pawsitive also discussed owner concerns about hair loss at the base of the tail, which turned out to be "Stud Tail" or more properly "Supracaudal Gland Hyperplasia" due to elevated testosterone levels and hair loss! Try explaining that over the telephone sometime!? We were also able to recommend Doc Pawsitive's videos on neutering and cryptorchidism so the owner doesn't have to remember all that info for the folks back home because they can get exactly the same information from Doc Pawsitive's YouTube channel at home! This is a perfect example of the importance of the pre-surgical visit and examination while the owner is present and available for discussion.

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