Please bring your dog/cat to the surgery on your appointment date between 8.30-9.15 am (please do not arrive earlier unless previously arranged).

Do not feed the patient after 8.00 pm the evening before the operation. Water may be provided until early the next morning. Keep cats in the house overnight so that you can be certain they have had no access to food and make sure they don’t disappear!

On the morning of the operation, please take your dog for a short walk on a lead to allow him/her to empty bowels and bladder but please do not allow your dog to get dirty

For the majority of surgical procedures the patient will be able to go home after 4.00 pm the same day. We ask that you telephone the surgery between 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm when you will be given an approximate time for collection of your pet. Please note that the surgery closes at 6.00 pm at Lyndhurst and 6.30 pm at Totton. We would prefer it if your pet can be collected half an hour before surgery closes but please let us know if this is difficult for you.

In some cases where the patient is slow to recover from the anaesthetic or has undergone major surgery they may need to be hospitalised overnight.

If you have any questions regarding your pet’s operation, please telephone the Totton surgery on 023 8066 0400 - and the Lyndhurst surgery on 023 8028 2358.

Please note: You will be asked on the morning of the surgery if you would like a blood test which will check your pet’s general health before anaesthesia and is done to help minimise anaesthetic risk. This is completely optional.

You will also be asked to provide an emergency contact telephone number. This must be a number or numbers that we can reach you on at any time of the day in case the vet needs to ask any questions.