My vet said he would recommend pre-op blood work on both of my dogs but would require it for my yorkie (the other being a Jack Russell). In fact he sent off for Ben's blood work and it was a much more detailed panel than what Candy, my JR got done in-office. I told him, I would not consider using anesthesia without the pre-op blood work. He said that was a relief, sometimes owners wanted to skip it for cost. I told him I had no problem paying for all the "bells and whistles" which included after-care pain meds. They are my babies and I wanted to make sure any problems would be pre-identified and they would be kept as relatively pain free as possible.
People don't get surgery without pre-op blood work, so why would we want to risk our pets by not doing it? |