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Pre-Anesthesia Testing

Pre-Anesthetic Tests:

Most of us are concerned about the safety of anesthesia performed on our pets. In addition to the physical exam, we would like to screen for internal problems that we cannot detect on the physical exam. Many variables affect anesthesia including the patient, the sedative and anesthetic agents used. Veterinary patients pose a greater anesthetic challenge than human patients because of weight and breed variables. These tests help identify pre-existing conditions thus improving anesthetic safety but also providing valuable baseline data for future comparison.

An example of the value of pre-anesthetic testing in pets

Your veterinarian will recommend diagnostic testing appropriate for your pet, based on a thorough physical exam, past medical history and your pet’s age. We offer four levels of pre-anesthetic testing:

• Junior pre-anesthetic evaluation
• Adult pre-anesthetic evaluation
• Golden pre-anesthetic evaluation
• Senior pre-anesthetic evaluation

View CPAH Videos on Wellness Profiles for Pets and Wellness Profile for our Senior Pets.

Pre-Anesthetic Forms Online:

If your pet is scheduled for surgery, you can fill out and email the appropriate pre-anesthetic form, based on your pet’s age, to expedite check-in time the morning of the procedure. Please fill out the highlighted areas on the second page. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the form when finished.

We advise downloading the lastest version of Adobe Reader (free) to view and fill in the form. Click here to download Adobe Reader.

• Junior Pre-Anesthetic Form for Cats (PDF)
• Adult Pre-Anesthetic Form for Cats (PDF)
• Golden Pre-Anesthetic Form for Cats (PDF)
• Senior Pre-Anesthetic Form for Cats (PDF)

• Junior Pre-Anesthetic Form for Dogs (PDF)
• Adult Pre-Anesthetic Form for Dogs (PDF)
• Golden Pre-Anesthetic Form for Dogs (PDF)
• Senior Pre-Anesthetic Form for Dogs (PDF)