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These guidelines come from the American Animal Hospital Association, a veterinary organization that only accredits approximately 12% of all veterinary practices nationwide. For example, the AAHA guidelines require that we first do blood work, and then depending upon your dog's overall health, other tests to ensure there is not an overt risk of complications from receiving dog anesthesia.

Dog anesthesia is extremely safe when the patients are stabilized before the procedure and all effort is made to have a good understanding of the dog's medical condition before surgery. There is always some risk to anesthesia, however, the risk is extremely low when being performed by a highly qualified veterinarian and surgical team.

Recovery from surgery depends upon the length of the surgery, the age of the dog and the amount of pain medication required to keep your dog free from any post operative pain. Some things to be aware of post anesthesia include:

It is normal for your dog to be groggy or disoriented for a few hours after receiving a general anesthetic

Your dog might sleep deeper or longer for 24 hours after receiving dog anesthesia

Your dog might be a duller version of itself for 24 hours after anesthesia due to the dulling effects of anesthesia

You might need to help your dog balance during feeding and bathroom breaks for the first 24 hours after surgery

Consult your veterinarian for any feeding and/or comfort tips they can provide depending on what kind of dog anesthesia was used, and what surgical procedure was performed

Always remember to call us if you have any questions about your dog's recovery.