Veterinary Surgery
Pet Surgery in Mebane, NC
Mebane Pet Clinic is proud to boast a state-of-the-art surgical suite, perfect for routine and complex veterinary surgery procedures in Mebane, NC. Whether your furry friend needs to be spayed or neutered, or needs a mass or tumor removed, our expert staff will work around the clock to ensure nothing but the best results. With a highly skilled and certified team of veterinary surgeons, the latest equipment, and years of expertise, your pets are in safe hands when it comes to needing pet surgery in Mebane. Call us to schedule an appointment!
What you need to know
We provide various veterinary surgical services including:
- Spay and neuter
- Mass and tumor removal
- Tooth extraction / oral surgery
- Bladder stone removal
- Eye surgery
- Wound and laceration care
- Orthopedic surgery
Your pet’s comfort and pain management are our top priorities at all times. This is why we administer anesthesia for most of our veterinary surgeries and procedures. Of course, we will first complete a thorough physical exam and pre-anesthetic blood test to avoid any surgical or anesthetic complications.
It’s not unusual to feel uneasy when your pet undergoes surgery. However, we assure you that your pet will receive the best care until they are ready to return home. When you bring your pet for a veterinary surgery procedure at Mebane Pet Clinic, remember to leave no less than 5-10 minutes to fill out any paperwork and be part of a pre-op consultation. Should your pet undergo a more complex surgery, we will monitor your pet around-the-clock until we’re certain their condition has normalized. We’ll keep you apprised of their progress until it’s safe for you to bring your pet home. While they’re at Mebane Pet Clinic, they’ll have access to the best possible care.
With a full-service pet pharmacy, we can anticipate any and all post-operative medication and prescription needs. We’re proud to offer simple veterinary prescription refills in-person, by phone, and online through Pet Portal, an online service providing secure access to all of your pet’s health and prescription information.
You can also request that we complete other procedures while your pet is under, including dentistry, ear cleaning, or microchip implantation. To discuss these possibilities, please inform us ahead of time to see what can be done.
For more information about pre-surgery instructions, please read this document.
Contact Us About Our Veterinary Surgery Services
If you are considering dog surgery or cat surgery, please contact us at (919) 304-5200 to schedule a consultation with your Mebane Pet Clinic veterinarian.
Surgical FAQs
What You Need to Know Before Your Pet’s Upcoming Surgery
Many people have questions about various aspects of their pet’s surgery, and we hope this information will help. It also explains the decisions you will need to make before your pet’s upcoming surgery.
Is the anesthetic safe?
Today’s modern anesthetic monitors have made surgery much safer than in the past. Here at Mebane Pet Clinic, we do a thorough physical exam on your pet before administering anesthetics, to ensure that a fever or other illness won’t be a problem. We also adjust the amount and type of anesthetic used depending on the health of your pet. The handout on anesthesia explains this in greater detail.
Preanesthetic blood testing is important in reducing the risk of anesthesia. Every pet needs blood testing before surgery to ensure that the liver and kidneys can handle the anesthetic. Even apparently healthy animals can have serious organ system problems that cannot be detected without blood testing. If there is a problem, it is much better to find it before it causes anesthetic or surgical complications. Animals that have minor dysfunction will handle the anesthetic better if they receive IV fluids during surgery. If serious problems are detected, surgery can be postponed until the problem is corrected.
We offer three levels of in-house blood testing before surgery, which we will go over with you when you bring your pet in. Our doctors prefer the more comprehensive screen, because it gives them the most information to ensure the safety of your pet. For geriatric or ill pets, additional blood tests, electrocardiograms, or x-rays may be required before surgery as well.
It is important that surgery be done on an empty stomach to reduce the risk of vomiting during and after anesthesia. You will need to withhold food for at least 8 to 10 hours before surgery. Water can be left down for the pet until the morning of surgery.
Will my pet have stitches?
For many surgeries, we use absorbable sutures underneath the skin. These will dissolve on their own, and do not need to be removed later. Some surgeries, especially tumor removals, do require skin stitches. With either type of suture, you will need to keep an eye on the incision for swelling or discharge. Most dogs and cats do not lick excessively or chew at the incision, but this is an occasional problem you will also need to watch for. If there are skin sutures, these will usually be removed 10 to 14 days after surgery. You will also need to limit your pet’s activity level for a time and no baths are allowed for the first 10 days after surgery.
Will my pet be in pain?
Anything that causes pain in people can be expected to cause pain in animals. Pets may not show the same symptoms of pain as people do; they usually don’t whine or cry, but you can be sure they feel it. Pain medications needed will depend on the surgery performed. Major procedures require more pain relief than things like minor lacerations.
For dogs, we may recommend an oral anti-inflamatory the day after surgery and several days after to lessen the risk of discomfort and swelling. We use newer medications, which are less likely to cause stomach upset and can be given even the morning of surgery. The cost of the medication ranges from $10 to $15, depending on the size of your dog.
Because cats do not tolerate standard pain medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or Tylenol, we are limited in what we can give them. Recent advances in pain medications have allowed for better pain control in cats than ever before. We administer a pain injection 10 minutes prior to surgery. After surgery, pain medication is given on a case by case basis. Any animal that appears painful will receive additional pain medication.We use narcotic patches for some surgeries in dogs as well. The cost will depend on the size of the dog. Injectable pain medications may also be used after surgery on both dogs and cats. Providing whatever pain relief is appropriate is a humane and caring thing to do for your pet.
What other decisions do I need to make?
While your pet is under anesthesia, it is the ideal time to perform other minor procedures, such as dentistry, ear cleaning, or implanting an identification microchip. If you would like an estimate for these extra services, please call ahead of time. This is especially important if the person dropping the pet off for surgery is not the primary decision maker for the pet’s care.When you bring your pet in for surgery, we will need to 5 to 10 minutes of time to fill out paperwork and make decisions on the blood testing and other options available. When you pick up your pet after surgery you can also plan to spend about 10 minutes to go over your pet’s home care needs.We will call you the night before your scheduled surgery appointment, to confirm the time you will be dropping your pet off and to answer any questions you might have. In the meantime, please don’t hesitate to call us with any questions about your pet’s health or surgery.
