Erina Heights Vet Hospital Services
Desex Surgery
At EHVH we have reviewed our advice
on the recommended age of desexing in
dogs after evidence of increased risk of
orthopaedic disease (cruciate disease &
developmental bone disease) and soft
tissue tumours in those desexed before
maturity. The extra 3-6 months delay
beyond the previously recommended age of
6 months may make a difference for your
pet. With females, there is always the
risk of pregnancy, so you as the owner
need to make the decision on the optimal
desex age based on your individual
circumstances.
All male & female
desex surgeries include intravenous
fluid & IV catheters, individual sterile
packeted sutures, intradermal (or
hidden) skin sutures which means no
removing of sutures two weeks after the
operation & no visible sutures for your
pet to chew, minimising complications;
pre & post op narcotic analgesia and
post op nsaid type analgesia at home, along with
standard anaesthesiic monitoring
expected of our practice.
