We ask that you take the time to read the risks associated with general anaesthesia and surgery prior to your pet being admitted for their procedure.
Please note, we aim to minimise these complications as much as possible.
Pre-operative risks associated with surgery:
Minor side effects:
- Redness and/or swelling
- Reaction to the suture material
- Bruising
Major side effects:
- Sepsis
- Hypothermia
- Minor infection
- Necessity for a second surgery
- Bleeding
- Herniation of the wound
- Wound breakdown
- Organ damage and /or trauma
- Adhesion formation
- Nerve damage
- Death
Pre-operative risks associated with anaesthesia:
Potential side effects:
- Nausea and/or vomiting
- Restlessness
- Drowsiness
- Sore throat and/or coughing
- Diarrhoea
Potential complications:
- Compromised airway (this could be due to a number of reasons, such as: difficulty placing a breathing tube, inflammation of the airway, closure of the airway and/or specific breed related factors)
- Regurgitation
- Aspiration of stomach contents
- Drug Reactions
- Low blood pressure
- Heart abnormalities (this could be a drop or elevation of heart rate during the procedure or a development of a murmur or arrhythmia)
- Hyperthermia
- Eye trauma
- Cardiac or respiratory arrest
- Inability to regain consciousness
- Organ damage
- Death