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Originally Posted by jkquillin  I have a question...what is a "pretest"?
I asked the vet if Annie needed bloodwork,
((I too am worried because she is so small.))
The vet said he only does bloodwork on dogs
over 8 years old ((or if they have a medical condition
which would call for it).
He said he will only use "gas" on her as it is safer..
is this accurate and what should I ask to have done.
She seems very healthy.
Kasey |
In all honesty, you do not need the 'pre-tes' or pre-op blood work done for a simple procedure. Your vet is right, and most vets only do pre-op blood on older dogs or if there is a known condition(reguardless of age). Now some people here will tell you to get it reguardless because it may find something, but that's not gonna happen 95% of the time. I didn't get it done for morgan when she was spayed at 6 months, weighing 2.5lbs. Most of the vet hospitals i've worked at have been regular clinics and none of them did pre-op bloods on spays and neuters unless there was reason to believe it was needed from past illnesses or other signs, OR if the owner insisted on having it done. The hospital i work at now is an emergency hospital and we do serious surgeries everyday. These surgeries get blood work done because 7 times out of 10, there is something else going on with them internally.