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we require preanesthetic blood testing on all pets going under anesthesia?
Not exact matches
The doctors
require all patients have
preanesthetic blood work prior to anesthesia.
Because sedation is
required for obtaining dental X-rays, your veterinarian may recommend blood work and other
preanesthetic testing before taking dental radiographs of your pet.
Preanesthetic blood work for spay / neuter procedures is not
required, but it is always recommended to ensure that your pet is a good candidate for anesthesia and surgery, especially for patients over the age of five years.
There appears to be a widespread sense in veterinary medicine that such testing is necessary and beneficial, even an obvious standard of care.6 - 8 A 2015 survey at the Veterinary Information Network found that while there was considerable variation in the timing of
preanesthetic blood work, only 3 percent of the 2,275 veterinarians completing the survey did not
require blood such testing in apparently healthy surgical patients.9