Jack is scheduled to be neutered at the end of October. The vet mentioned something about pre-anesthesia testing to make sure Jack will be ok under anesthesia. He said it was optional. What exactly is this and what tests do they do?
My other question is about Asher. He's 4 and was neutered when he was 6 months old. I think they did something like that for him before they gave him anesthesia. But now that he's older he dislikes going to the vet. No one is able to come near him. He hisses, lunges, swats, spits, he's like a tornado of teeth and claws and he never lets up for a second. Therefore the last two trips to the vet (last September and this September) the vet has not been able to do a physical on Asher. He said the only way now would be to put him under and do it then. I really hate to do this to Asher, but I think it's the only way he'll be able to get a physical. Do you think I should have the vet do the pre-anesthesia testing for Asher too (even though he's had anesthesia before)? What do you guys do/or have you done in the past?
Thanks!
My other question is about Asher. He's 4 and was neutered when he was 6 months old. I think they did something like that for him before they gave him anesthesia. But now that he's older he dislikes going to the vet. No one is able to come near him. He hisses, lunges, swats, spits, he's like a tornado of teeth and claws and he never lets up for a second. Therefore the last two trips to the vet (last September and this September) the vet has not been able to do a physical on Asher. He said the only way now would be to put him under and do it then. I really hate to do this to Asher, but I think it's the only way he'll be able to get a physical. Do you think I should have the vet do the pre-anesthesia testing for Asher too (even though he's had anesthesia before)? What do you guys do/or have you done in the past?
Thanks!