Keeping Your Pet Comfortable after Surgery With Your Collierville Veterinarian

If your pet is having surgery, it can be a stressful time for you and your pet. It's important to remember that a team of veterinarians at your trusted local animal hospital in Collierville is here to help with expert pet care and post-surgery support. At Collierville Animal Clinic, we like to discuss pet pain management after surgery with tips to help you keep your pet comfortable and to ensure a speedy recovery. If your furry friend has just undergone surgery, your post-surgery instructions may vary from this general advice, so be sure to follow the specific directions from our Collierville veterinarian. If you are in the Collierville, Germantown, Piperton, or surrounding areas, don't hesitate to call our animal hospital if you have questions or concerns while your pet recovers form a surgical procedure.

Pet Pain Management After Surgery in Collierville

There are many steps you can take to help ensure your pet has a comfortable recovery period after pet surgery and providing loving care for your pet will help you both feel better and keep stress low to promote healing. After-surgery instructions for pet care and pain control include:

• Prepare clean, soft, pet bedding in a quiet, secured recovery area, so your pet remains relaxed for healing and pain control. Caring attention helps prevent emotional upset, which can worsen physical pain.

• Do not use any medication unless directed by our vet, as many are pet toxic and/or require carefully controlled dosage. Pain reduction options for pets after surgery might include: NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, pain relieving drugs), opioid analgesics, steroid medications and/or holistic or homeopathic options. 

• An e-collar may be recommended to keep pets from biting/scratching at stitches, which can loosen them, causing pain and infection.

• Care for and monitor surgical incisions as instructed by our veterinarian in Collierville.

Pet Surgery and Comprehensive Veterinary Care from our Animal Hospital in Collierville

If you think your pet may need surgery, or if s/he is overdue for a routine checkup, guard your pet's health with a visit to our caring Collierville veterinarian. At Collierville Animal Clinic, we also offer pet emergency care and complete veterinary services for the Piperton and Germantown TN areas. Call us today!