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Abbott Animal Health
 

Fluid Therapy

Dog

Keeping An Eye on Your Pet’s Surgical Safety

When your pet is admitted to the veterinary hospital for a surgical procedure, or taken to the emergency facility for urgent care, veterinarians agree that the most important thing to do right away is to insert a catheter in the patient's vein (usually in the front or back leg). This is important in order to administer IV fluids or drugs that may be needed.

During any anesthetic procedure, maintaining the body's fluids becomes very important – not only because your pet has been fasting prior to the surgery, but because the drugs used during surgery have negative affects on the fluid system, which then affect the cardiovascular system. Administering IV fluids during these procedures is important. Your veterinarian should explain to you why the fluids are administered and how it will be done. They may start administering the fluids some time before the surgery and continue for a period after the surgery.

 

 

AAHW-149/R3 September 2011

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