Anesthesia Admitting Form
The doctors and staff at Lunsford Veterinary Care Center are committed to providing our patients with the safest and most advanced healthcare we can offer. All anesthesia and surgery involve some potential risks and complications for your pet. They will receive a pre-anesthetic risk assessment to check their vitals and rule out any obvious external physical reasons that would lead to any unnecessary risks from anesthesia and/or surgery at this time. There are limits, however, to the information that outward physical symptoms can warn us about. For this reason, we will perform pre-surgical bloodwork, allowing a more thorough evaluation of your pet’s health. We can pick up problems that might have been missed, like anemia, diabetes, or early kidney disease. We will often place an I.V. catheter and administer I.V. fluids to safeguard your pet further. All pets being spayed or neutered will be tattooed, unless otherwise indicated.